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Executive Dysfunction
Welcome to Season 1, Episode 1 of Executive Dysfunction: a deep dive into the presidential election of 2000, in which a butterfly ballot, a discriminatory voter purge, a staged riot by dorks in khaki, and a Supreme Court ruling that its own authors said should never be used as precedent combined to hand the presidency to George W. Bush... by 537 votes in Florida. Oh, and did we mention his brother was Governor?
00:00 – Welcome to Executive Dysfunction
00:47 – Why the 2000 Election Matters
01:19 – Meet Al Gore vs. George W. Bush
05:31 – Why Florida Decided Everything
06:14 – Elian Gonzalez & The "Punishment Vote"
08:10 – Florida's Voter Purge Scandal
10:41 – Katherine Harris and Conflicts of Interest
12:02 – Election Night Chaos
13:38 – The Recount Begins
14:50 – The Butterfly Ballot Disaster
16:44 – Hanging Chads & The Failed Recount
18:01 – Jeb Bush's Team Joins the Fight
18:38 – The Brooks Brothers Riot
20:00 – The Supreme Court Stops the Recount
21:13 – The Justices Behind Bush v. Gore
22:48 – What Happened After the Election?
24:27 – Did Al Gore Actually Win?
25:38 – The Lasting Lessons of 2000
27:12 – Al Gore's Concession Speech
29:23 – Final Thoughts & Next Episode Preview
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Welcome to Executive Dysfunction
0:00
Why the 2000 Election Matters
0:47
Meet Al Gore vs. George W. Bush
1:19
Why Florida Decided Everything
5:31
Elian Gonzalez & The "Punishment Vote"
6:14
Florida's Voter Purge Scandal
8:10
Katherine Harris and Conflicts of Interest
10:41
Election Night Chaos
12:02
The Recount Begins
13:38
The Butterfly Ballot Disaster
14:50
Hanging Chads & The Failed Recount
16:44
Jeb Bush's Team Joins the Fight
18:01
The Brooks Brothers Riot
18:38
The Supreme Court Stops the Recount
20:00
The Justices Behind Bush v. Gore
21:13
What Happened After the Election?
22:48
Did Al Gore Actually Win?
24:27
The Lasting Lessons of 2000
25:38
Al Gore's Concession Speech
27:12
Final Thoughts & Next Episode Preview
29:23
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