Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)

7.3/10 50 min Documentary

Overview

Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election is the riveting story about the battle for the presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America. Filmmakers Richard Ray Perez and Joan Sekler examine modern America’s most controversial political contest: the 2000 election of George W. Bush. What emerges is a disturbing picture of an election marred by suspicious irregularities, electoral injustices, and sinister voter purges in a state governed by the winning candidate’s brother. This 2004 Campaign Edition features new commentary by Danny Glover and a new segment on the dangers of electronic voting machines.

Cast

James Baker III

Self (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Jeb Bush

Self (archive footage)

Antonin Scalia

Self

Clarence Thomas

Self

Jake Tapper

Self

Andrew Gillum

Self

Peter Coyote

Narrator

Alan Dershowitz

Self

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