Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI), December 14th, 2000
There's finally some agreement in this unusual presidential election: Both candidates' won points for their speeches Wednesday night.
A sampling of UW-Madison political science professors generally approved of Vice President Al Gore's words of concession and president-elect George W. Bush's acceptance speech.
The two talks worked very well together, said Charles Jones, emeritus professor of political science and an authority on presidential transitions, in that both called for a united country.
``The Gore speech was as authentic as I've ever seen him,'' said Jones. ``He made it easy for B...
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