by Zak Zeh
Tue, November 4, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Updated Tue, November 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Texas Governor and Republican presidential candidate George W. Bush, right, Andrew Card, Bush advisor, center, and Bush’s running mate Dick Cheney, left, spent most of the morning together at the governors mansion November 9, 2000 in Austin, TX. The nation waits as a Florida recount narrowed Republican Gov. George W. Bush’s lead over Al Gore in the race for the presidency. With votes in 65 of 67 Florida counties recounted, the unofficial tally collected by The Associated Press showed Bush leading Gore by 225 votes. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)