2000 Republican Party presidential primaries
Candidates:
- Retired General Colin Powell (R-NY)
- Governor George W. Bush (R-TX)
- Former Assistant Secretary of State Alan Keyes (R-MD)
- Businessman Steve Forbes (R-NJ)
- Former Undersecretary of Education Gary Bauer (R-KY)
- Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- Former Governor Lamar Alexander (R-TN)
- Author Pat Buchanan (R-VA) (ran independent after dropping out)
- Former Labor Secretary Elizabeth Dole (R-NC)
- Congressman John Kasich (R-OH)
- Former Vice President Dan Quayle (R-IN)
- Senator Bob Smith (R-NH)
Primaries and caucuses:
Blue denotes primaries and caucuses won by General Colin Powell, red denotes those won by Governor George W. Bush
Powell scored an early victory in the Alaska caucus, however Bush pulled an upset victory in Iowa. Despite the loss of Iowa, Powell scored a decisive victory over Bush in New Hampshire. Bush went on the immediate offensive against Powell in South Carolina, with his campaign manager, Karl Rove, launching a huge attack campaign in the state. General Powell used the attacks against Bush to his advantage, painting Bush as being "desperate" and retreating to mudslinging.
With a slew of defeats leading up to Super Tuesday, Bush dropped out of the race after losing every contest on March 7.
This is going to sound really dumb and nit picky, but Alan Keyes' honorific is Ambassador.
Other than that I'm excited.
