Why was the media biased against Gore in 2000?

[Derek]

I hope you're joking. They held the DUI story til the weekend before the election in order to screw Bush and deflate his surge.

[Derek]

Bush should have come out with the DUI story himself. Still, I've never seen a candidate get is as badly from the press as Bush did between 2000-2004.

[Derek]

The media did not like lower taxes. Gore's tax cut was probably for ppl who don't pay taxes or ppl who barely pay any taxes. A tax cut is a huge reduction of what is paid by all tax payers. Bush's tax cut did not turn out as planned either. He originally wanted to cut taxes instead of hand everyone the same amounts of money depending on if they are married or single. He did not have enough Republicans in the Senate so he did rebates with money that should've been used to pay off the deficit. Bush was portrayed as the candidate running against peace and prosperity. I wouldn't say Bush's charisma is what put him over the finish line of 270 either. The gun issue did that. Gore basically shot himself in the foot by wanting more gun control. It doesn't go over well in places like Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia, or Arkansas.