The Elections of 2000: Politics, Culture, and Economics in North America

Index

abortion as issue in Canada, 86–91 as issue in U.S., 59, 154 Abramowitz, Alan, 167 Ackroyd, Dan, 127 Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ), 111–12 Afghanistan, 186 African Americans, 135 support for Gore among, 68–71 age of U.S. voters, 67–68 Aguilera, Narciso, 211 Alarcon, Francisco, 127 Alemán, Arnoldo, 205–11, 212–14 Alemán, Maria Teresa, 212 Alemán, Miguel, 23, 25 Alliance for Mexico, 39, 42–43 Alliance for Prosperity, 186–87 Alliance Party. See Canadian Alliance Party Almazán, Juan Andew, 23 Alvarado, José Antonio, 213, 216 Alvares Desanti, Antonio, 222 An American Family (television series), 129–30 Anaya, Rudolfo, 127 Anderson, Pamela, 127 Araya, Ronaldo, 221–22, 226 ARENA (Alianza Republicana Nacionalista; El Salvador), 229–32 Arkansas, 72 Atwood, Margaret, 127 Avila Camacho, Manuel, 23 Axworthy, Lloyd, 16 Bachand, André, 107–8 Báez, William, 213, 215 Bernard, André, 108 Black, Conrad, 77–78 Blais, André, 84 Bloc Québécois Party (BQ; Canada), 81, 96, 140 in election of 1997, 100 in election of 2000, 105, 106–10 Bolaños, Enrique, 215, 217–18 Bouchard, Lucien, 96, 104–5, 239n. 8, 248–50n resignation of, 110, 114 Bourassa, Robert, 97 “brain drain” into U.S. from Canada, 121, 184 Bravo River, 189 Brochu, Édith, 109 Browne, Harry, 52 Buchanan, Pat, 51–53 Bujold, Genevieve, 127 Burke, James Lee, 122 Bush, George H. W., 7–8, 52, 144 Bush, George W., 4 age of supporters of, 67–68 declared president by Supreme Court, 168 defense spending in support for, 62 economic issues in support for, 56 economic policies of, 170–71 elected in 2000, 8, 168 election campaign of 2000 of, 141, 154–56, 160 ethnicity of supporters of, 70 277 Index Bush, George W. (cont.) on Florida election results, 73–74 foreign policy issues in support for, 60–62 Fox’s cancellation of visits with, 186, 189, 190, 192 men’s support for, 66 moral issues in support for, 57, 59 on North American identity, 13–14 religions of supporters of, 71 socioeconomic status of supporters of, 64–66 on tariffs, 175 on U.S. relations with Mexico and Canada, 7 vote in election of 2000 for, 51–54 Bush v. Gore (U.S., 2000), 51, 74 butterfly ballots, 72 Cajun culture, 122 Calles, Plutaraco Elías, 25 Cameron, James, 119 Campbell, Kim, 91 Canada border of U.S. with, 133–34 consequences of election of 2000 in Quebec in, 110–15 cultural influence of Quebec on, 131 decline in value of currency of, 176 economy of, prior to election of 2000, 168–73 election of 1993 in, 168 election of 2000 in, 4, 5, 15–16, 76–82 election of 2000 in Quebec, 96–98, 106–10 energy imported into U.S. from, 173–74 ideology of political parties of, 161–62 immigration into U.S. from, 120–21, 183–84 Lipset on political culture of, 137–39 opinion in U.S. on, 62–64 Quebec independence movement in, 98–106 rhetoric in election campaign of 2000 in, 141–49 role of religion in election of 2000 in, 84–91 trade between Central America and, 236 trade disputes between U.S. and, 174–75 U.S. election of 2000 covered by media in, 93–94 in U.S. popular culture, 126–31 Canada Health Act, 148 Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA), 172, 176 Canadian Alliance Party, 15, 76, 82, 106 under Day, 140 in election of 2000, 107, 142 on health care, 147–49 media coverage of, 84–85, 87–89 support for, 85–86 Canadian Americans, 70, 123 French Canadians, 120–22 influence on U.S. culture of, 126–31, 134 Canadian Election Study (CES), 77, 245n. 1 Canadians, immigration to U.S. of, 120–21 Candy, John, 127 Carazo, Rodrigo, 222 Cárdenas, Cuauhtémoc, 10, 24, 27 in election of 2000, 33, 38–42, 45 Cárdenas, Lázaro, 25 Carias Andino, Tiburcio, 198 Carrey, Jim, 127, 129 Carville, James, 170 Castañeda, Jorge G., 179–81, 185–86 Castro, Fidel, 186 Catholics, 71, 90 caudillo politics in Central America, 198, 204, 211 CDU (Centro Domocrática Unido; Covergencia Democrática; El Salvador), 229 Central America, 6 I N D E X 278 El Salvador, 229–32 Guatemala, 228–29 Honduras, 232–33 in integration of North America, 197 political parties in, 198–204, 233–37 See also Costa Rica...