If you are inclined to think that the unjustly awarded election of 2000 led to one of the worst Presidencies of this or any other era, it is not easy to look at Al Gore.
(The forecast model draws lots and awards the election to Mr. Romney 80 percent of the time in such cases).
His many scientific awards include election as a Fellow in the NY Academy of Science, and membership in Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, the American Physical Society, the American Chemical Society, and the Optical Society of America.
She was the recipient of numerous honours and awards, including election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2008) and the Award for Scholarly Distinction (2009), presented by the American Historical Association for lifetime achievement in the discipline.
Since she made her professional debut as the baby in the very last shot of her mother's 1949 film In the Good Old Summertime, Minnelli's career has been filled with awards -- election to the Grammy Hall of Fame, four Tonys for five nominations and countless other accolades from groups as diverse as the Drama Desk, Harvard's Hasty Pudding Club and the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Nominations poured in for the Oakland Police Officer's Association's annual award, an election that usually draws about 200 votes.
As the two parties fight digital impact, though, it's also worth remembering the other lesson from Obama's award-winning election campaign.
As the New York Times reported in November of 2001 Contrary to what many partisans of former Vice President Al Gore have charged, the United States Supreme Court did not award an election to Mr. Bush that otherwise would have been won by Mr. Gore.
Contrary to what many partisans of former Vice President Al Gore have charged, the high court did not award an election to Mr. Bush that otherwise would have been won by Mr. Gore.
Footnotes "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart," which yesterday won its second Peabody Award for election coverage, will be issued on DVD in June for the first time in its nine-year history, Reuters reported.
By barring any further hand count of disputed ballots in Florida and effectively awarding the election to Gov. George W. Bush, the majority of five conservative justices overlooked the bedrock democratic principle that every vote should be counted before the winner of an election is determined.
