Al Gore

Al Gore is an American politician and environmentalist who served as the 45th Vice President of the United States under the first black president, Bill Clinton. Before becoming VP, he served as a congressman from Tennesse from 1977 to 1985, and as one of the state's senators from 1985 to 1993. He was the Democratic nominee for President in the 2000 elections, where he succesfully defeated Republican George W. Bush, but lost anyways.

Birth and Name Selection
When Al Gore was born, his parents wanted him to have the blandest name of all time. Thus, they decided to name him "Al Gore".

2000 Election


In the 2000 Presidential Election, Al Gore defeated George Bush II by 543,895 popular votes. However, GB2 beat good ol' Al in the electoral vote by a margin of 271 to 266. So even though Gore won, he lost. Also some Supreme Court stuff went down but Gore still ended up losing.

The result of this election lead to a debate on whether the electoral college should be abolished. Ultimately, most Americans decided that "it's worked every time except once", and left it at that.