November 6, 2000 - A once tight election now shows that Al Gore is in the lead for the president, Mark Dayton in the head for senate.
November 6, 2000 - Either side could decide that the best way to promote their side is to target certain parts of the internet infrastructure to prove their point.
November 6, 2000 - Chris Farrell talks about the election's effect on the market.
November 7, 2000 - When voters in the small western Minnesota town of Rothsay go to the polls, they'll select a mayor and two city council members. But there are no names on the ballot. No one, including the incumbents filed for election. The empty ballot is something of a Rothsay tradition. The mayor has been elected by write-in ballots seven times despite never being a candidate. Minnesota Public Radios Dan Gunderson reports.
November 7, 2000 - Minnesota enters election day with a status few would've expected when this long campaign season began -- a battleground state in a tight race for the presidency. George W. Bush's strong showing, along with Green party candidate Ralph Nader's popularity, gave Minnesotans a surprise front-row seat to this year's expensive, hard-fought presidential race. After years of seeing the Iowa caucuses hog the limelight, Minnesota's political junkies were thrilled. Some theorize that Minnesota's new identity as a two-party state is long overdue. Minnesota Public Radio's Amy Radil reports.
November 7, 2000 - Today is Election Day. Minnesota voters will cast ballots for the President of the United States, the US Senate seat held by Rod Grams, and all eight US House seats. Many other local races and referendums are also on the ballot. Joining us now is Minnesota Secretary of State, Mary Kiffmeyer.
November 7, 2000 - It's election day! And all across the region voters have been flocking to the polls, apparently undeterred by todays inclement weather. We asked Minnesota Public Radio reporters from around the region to check in with what's getting people out to vote in their areas..
November 7, 2000 - Jane Mansbridge, professor at Harvard In-the-can INTRO: Today is election day, and millions of Americans will be going to the polls, but millions of other Americans will not. For years, political scientists have tried to figure out what motivates people to vote. One school of thought suggests that voting is a fundamentally irrational act because any single vote wont change the outcome of an election. Jane Mansbridge is a professor at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government. She says making the decision to vote can be a complicated process.
November 8, 2000 - D-F-L Senate-elect Mark Dayton says he's thrilled to have won the seat he first sought 18 years ago. Dayton defeated Republican incumbent Rod Grams 49-to-43-percent in yesterday's election. The former state Auditor and department store heir spent more than 11-million dollars of his own money in a bitterly-contested race that Grams didn't officially concede until late this afternoon. Minnesota Public Radio's Laura McCallum reports...
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