Brooks Brothers riot
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The Brooks Brothers riot was a demonstration by pro-Bush protesters outside a meeting of election canvassers in Miami, Florida on November 19, 2000, leading to the cancellation of a hand recount in which 10,750 ballots remain uncounted in the recount of the 2000 United States presidential election. The name refers to a traditional brand of suits associated with conservative business attire like that of the protesters.[1] The crowd was reported to have been directed by Congressman John E. Sweeney,[2] a Republican from New York.
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- ^ Parry, Robert: Bush's Conspiracy to Riot, The Consortium, August 5, 2002
- ^ Lantigua, John: Miami's rent-a-riot, Salon.com Politics, November 28, 2000
| United States presidential election, 2000 |
| General election results • State results • Florida results |
| Key figures |
| Al Gore (presidential campaign) • George W. Bush (George W. Bush campaign) • Katherine Harris • Theresa LePore • David Boies • Joseph P. Klock • Theodore Olson • James Baker |
| Election Day |
| Florida Central Voter File (scrub list) • Volusia error • Chads • Butterfly ballot |
| Aftermath and legal proceedings |
| Florida election recount • Brooks Brothers riot • Palm Beach County Canvassing Board v. Harris (Harris I) • Gore v. Harris (Harris II) Bush v. Gore |
| Reaction |
| The Best Democracy Money Can Buy • The Betrayal of America • Fahrenheit 9/11 • Supreme Injustice • Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election |
