Episode 19: 2000 Presidential Election

America's presidential elections are notoriously byzantine in their complexity, with thousands of counties all counting votes to report to states that then select electors that themselves vote for the president in a process dating back to the late 18th century. In spite of all of this complexity, for the most part elections end up, well, working. Every now and then, though, the system throws up a result that is close or questionable enough that the power to decide the next President of the United States ends up being thrown into the hands of the other two branches of government. In this episode of "No One is Competent" we'll be discussing the 2000 American presidential election, one of the most infamous elections in recent memory.