2004


 * End Results:**
 *  BUSH (current president)- 286 EV **
 * KERRY ( Massachusetts Senator- 242 EV **

Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_2004 http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2004/
 * Important Information on the Election:**
 * Main Focus on Election- foreign policy (war on terrorism, and 2003 invasion of Iraq)
 * At Democratic National Convention-Kerry chose Edwards as his VP running mate and made a memorable speech "the future doesn’t belong to fear, it belongs to freedom"
 * Since the 2000 election, the electoral college was changed to create less problems in choosing a president
 * The battle states were Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida
 * Near time of election Bush's approval ratings were in the 60% range, where as after 9/11 they were around 90%
 * Swift Vets and POWs for Truth- questioned Kerry's service in Vietnam and was unsure of the "legitimacy of his combat medals"
 * The new president was not announced until the next day because of question about the amount of votes in Ohio, Kerry finally accepted Bush's win in Ohio (later both Howard Dean and Kerry have stated that the votes in Ohio were not fairly treated)