Lessons from Election 2000

One of the most tumultuous elections this country has ever seen raised questions over fairness, the role of the courts, and who really won. We’ll discuss what changes are taking place as a result, and the broader impact of Election 2000. Laura talks with Washington Post columnist E. J. Dionne, Jr. He’s also a senior fellow in the Governmental Studies program at the Brookings Institution(www.brookings.edu). Her other guest is William Kristol, editor and publisher of the Weekly Standard(www.weeklystandard.com). Dionne and Kristol are co-editors of “Bush v Gore: The Court Cases and the Commentary.”