Thinking back to the 2000 election and hoping for change

by PHIL JONES

As you read this on Nov. 8 or 9, we probably won’t know who won the presidential election.

Remember 2000? On election night, there were three states – New Mexico, Oregon and Florida – in which the vote was too close to call. But because of the mathematics of the electoral college, Oregon and New Mexico didn’t matter.  The election came down to who won Florida.