Welcome to Fiasco Season 1 Bush v. Gore

Hacks On Tap

David Axelrod & Mike Murphy

Politics, Government, News, News Commentary

4.7 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2020

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Host Leon Neyfakh transports listeners into the day-to-day reality of our country’s most pivotal historical events, bringing to life the forgotten twists and turns of the past while shedding light on the present. Fiasco season 1 takes listeners to the contested 2000 election between Al Gore and George W. Bush, and the extraordinary legal battle that unfolded in Florida. Fiasco is a Luminary original. To hear other seasons, go to luminarypodcasts.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Axe, I'm excited to share with you a preview of the Luminary Original podcast,
0:04.6	The Asco, Season 1, Bush vs. Gore.
0:07.7	A contested election in an extraordinary legal battle.
0:10.6	You might think I'm talking about worst-case scenarios for November,
0:13.6	but I'm actually referring to Bush vs. Gore in the year 2000,
0:17.6	when a 36-day stalemate led to a high-stakes political frenzy that ended with a 5-4
0:22.7	ruling by the US Supreme Court.
0:24.6	So what can we learn from the debacle?
0:26.7	Host Leon Nayfak tells the story in season 1 of his award-winning Luminary
0:31.8	Original Podcast Fiasco.
0:33.9	As you enjoy this preview of Fiasco, Season 1, Bush vs. Gore,
0:37.6	be sure to subscribe to Fiasco on Apple Podcasts, Spotify,
0:41.0	or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
0:44.4	Good morning.
0:45.9	Hope everybody got sleep last night.
0:48.5	Thank you for coming.
0:50.1	This morning brings news from Florida.
0:53.6	The morning after the 2000 election,
0:57.4	millions of Americans woke up to find out that the 2000 election was still going on.
1:03.2	We still do not know the outcome of yesterday's vote.
1:07.1	The presidential race was stuck in limbo.
1:09.6	After hurtling towards a conclusion for more than a year,
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