During his presidency, Jerry Brown managed to implement his plans for protectionism, term limits and campaign finance reform, but failed to implement a flat tax and end the Department of Education. On foreign policy, he focused on maintaining supremacy through trade.
Al Gore runs with Tom Harkin as his running mate and tries to chart an independent course, hurting him due to Jerry Brown's considerable popularity. George Bush attacks the Brown Administration for its "extremist" proposals on taxes, foreign trade and education, promising to govern as a moderate conservative. Bush is narrowly elected.
