President Elect - Articles - An analysis of the U.S. Presidential Election of 2000 . Comedian Jay Leno put it best describing the election of 2000 – who would have thought Al Gore would be more popular, and George Bush would finish ahead in college? Sadly for Al Gore, a presidential election really isn't a popuelection of 2000 – who would have thought Al Gore would be more popular, and George Bush would finish ahead in college? Sadly for Al Gore, a presidential election really isn't a popularity contest. http://www.presidentelect.org/art_sheppard_e2000an.html