# Poll: Bush and Gore if the election was held tomorrow **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 20, 2002, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070 "2002-10-20T05:40:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2002, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070/41 "2002-10-23T20:40:46Z")
Gore’s got the appeal of a dry pickle. I’m reasonably pleased with Bush but would certainly consider a politically astute Democrat with character. Until then, I’m a Bush baby. ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070/42 "2002-10-24T03:19:32Z")
I voted for Brown in 2000. I’d probably vote for Bush if asked to vote today. But I live in Nebraska, so my presidential vote really doesn’t count much. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070/43 "2002-10-24T03:36:37Z")
I’d vote for Gore. I’d vote for a dry pickle if it had a decent chance of beating Bush. ---
**Author:** ![Koxinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/4af34b/32.png) [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070/44 "2002-10-24T05:11:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cainxinth \* > P.S. All kidding aside I am relieved that Gore is doing as well as he is. I expected much worse. So you liked the beard? ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070/45 "2002-10-24T05:36:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Doghouse Reilly \* > \*\*So you liked the beard? \*\* You shouldn’t refer to Tipper that way. Just kidding. If the election were held tomorrow, I’d do what I did last time: watch it from the safety of my Montreal home. ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070/46 "2002-10-24T05:38:02Z")
I would vote for Gore, and I think that he would win. 1. Gore won once, he can do it again. 2. Bush wouldn’t have the “Katherine Harris factor” this time. 3. Nader wouldn’t be there to suck off three million Gore votes (if he ran, he wouldn’t get many votes.) 4. The idea that Bush would restore “honor and dignity” to the White House now looks laughable. 5. Bush has shored up his support in some areas of the country with stell tarriffs and agriculture handouts, but those same issues would cost him among the all-important moderate voters. > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hayduke Lives!! \* > \*\*Wouldn’t the Dems win big if they changed their stance on guns? > They’re shunning a large population of people who are regular voters. I think the people who like gun control would still stick with Democrats because of other issues. \*\* There aren’t any significant differences between Gore’s stance and Bush’s stance on gun control, so what exact changes would you want Gore to make? And how exactly are the Democrats shunning pro-gun voters right now? ---
**Author:** ![TelcontarStorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ab097/32.png) [@TelcontarStorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelcontarStorm)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070/47 "2002-10-24T15:07:02Z")
Bush Actally I’da prefered to vote for McCain, but I can’t have everything can I? Next election, Dems need Gephart. He’s the only Dem out there with a bit of brains. He may be a lib, but he ain’t stoopid. ---
**Author:** ![Powers106](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@Powers106](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Powers106)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070/48 "2002-10-24T15:27:20Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Breezy \* > \*\*Bush, just like the last time. > > :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D > > I think he’s doing a wonderful job. \*\* Me too! Mark me down as a solid Bush vote! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-bush-and-gore-if-the-election-was-held-tomorrow/133070.md?page=2)