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On July 25, 2000, Bush surprised some observers when he selected [[Dick Cheney]]{{snd}}a former [[White House chief of staff]], U.S. representative, and secretary of defense{{snd}}to be his running mate. At the time, Cheney was serving as head of Bush's vice presidential search committee. Soon after at the [[2000 Republican National Convention]], Bush and Cheney were officially nominated by the Republican Party.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=La Ganga |first1=Maria L. |last2=Barabak |first2=Mark Z. |date=July 25, 2000 |title=Bush Chooses His Running Mate; All Signs Point to Cheney for Job |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-25-mn-58518-story.html |access-date=January 3, 2023 |website= | On July 25, 2000, Bush surprised some observers when he selected [[Dick Cheney]]{{snd}}a former [[White House chief of staff]], U.S. representative, and secretary of defense{{snd}}to be his running mate. At the time, Cheney was serving as head of Bush's vice presidential search committee. Soon after at the [[2000 Republican National Convention]], Bush and Cheney were officially nominated by the Republican Party.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=La Ganga |first1=Maria L. |last2=Barabak |first2=Mark Z. |date=July 25, 2000 |title=Bush Chooses His Running Mate; All Signs Point to Cheney for Job |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-25-mn-58518-story.html |access-date=January 3, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103230557/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jul-25-mn-58518-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
Bush continued to campaign across the country and touted his record as Governor of Texas.<ref name=msn /> During his campaign, Bush criticized his Democratic opponent, incumbent Vice President [[Al Gore]], over [[Gun law in the United States|gun control]] and taxation.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Sack, Kevin |author2=Toner, Robin |date=August 13, 2000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/us/2000-campaign-record-congress-gore-selected-issues-ready-for-prime-time.html |title=The 2000 Campaign: The Record; In Congress, Gore Selected Issues Ready for Prime Time |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 23, 2009 |archive-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512192919/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/us/2000-campaign-record-congress-gore-selected-issues-ready-for-prime-time.html }}</ref> | Bush continued to campaign across the country and touted his record as Governor of Texas.<ref name=msn /> During his campaign, Bush criticized his Democratic opponent, incumbent Vice President [[Al Gore]], over [[Gun law in the United States|gun control]] and taxation.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Sack, Kevin |author2=Toner, Robin |date=August 13, 2000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/us/2000-campaign-record-congress-gore-selected-issues-ready-for-prime-time.html |title=The 2000 Campaign: The Record; In Congress, Gore Selected Issues Ready for Prime Time |work=The New York Times |access-date=June 23, 2009 |archive-date=May 12, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512192919/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/13/us/2000-campaign-record-congress-gore-selected-issues-ready-for-prime-time.html }}</ref> | ||
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=== Reception === | === Reception === | ||
The George W. Bush presidency has been ranked as below-average in [[Historical rankings of presidents of the United States|surveys of presidential scholars]] published in the late 2000s and 2010s.<ref name="US News">{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/history/articles/2009/02/17/historians-rank-george-w-bush-among-worst-presidents|title=Historians Rank George W. Bush Among Worst Presidents, Lincoln and Washington were rated as the best|date=September 2, 2009|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202121702/http://www.usnews.com/news/history/articles/2009/02/17/historians-rank-george-w-bush-among-worst-presidents|archive-date=February 2, 2011|publisher=US News}}</ref><ref name="Austin">{{cite web|url=http://hnn.us/articles/historians-still-despise-george-w-bush|title=History News Network | Historians Still Despise George W. Bush|last=Austin|first=David|publisher=[[History News Network|HNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501010212/http://hnn.us/articles/historians-still-despise-george-w-bush|archive-date=May 1, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Mann">{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=James |author-link1=James Mann (writer) |title=It's not too soon to judge George W. Bush's presidency on key issues |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-oe-0205-mann-assessing-george-bush-20150206-story.html |access-date=August 8, 2020 |work= | The George W. Bush presidency has been ranked as below-average in [[Historical rankings of presidents of the United States|surveys of presidential scholars]] published in the late 2000s and 2010s.<ref name="US News">{{cite news|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/history/articles/2009/02/17/historians-rank-george-w-bush-among-worst-presidents|title=Historians Rank George W. Bush Among Worst Presidents, Lincoln and Washington were rated as the best|date=September 2, 2009|access-date=January 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110202121702/http://www.usnews.com/news/history/articles/2009/02/17/historians-rank-george-w-bush-among-worst-presidents|archive-date=February 2, 2011|publisher=US News}}</ref><ref name="Austin">{{cite web|url=http://hnn.us/articles/historians-still-despise-george-w-bush|title=History News Network | Historians Still Despise George W. Bush|last=Austin|first=David|publisher=[[History News Network|HNN]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501010212/http://hnn.us/articles/historians-still-despise-george-w-bush|archive-date=May 1, 2013|access-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Mann">{{cite news |last1=Mann |first1=James |author-link1=James Mann (writer) |title=It's not too soon to judge George W. Bush's presidency on key issues |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-oe-0205-mann-assessing-george-bush-20150206-story.html |access-date=August 8, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20160414020730/https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-oe-0205-mann-assessing-george-bush-20150206-story.html |archive-date=April 14, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{cbignore|bot=InternetArchiveBot}} | ||
A 2010 [[Siena Research Institute]] survey of the opinions of historians, political scientists, and presidential scholars ranked him 39th out of 43 presidents. The survey respondents gave President Bush low ratings on his handling of the U.S. economy, communication, ability to compromise, foreign policy accomplishments, and intelligence.<ref name="Siena_2010">{{cite web|url=http://www2.siena.edu/uploadedfiles/home/parents_and_community/community_page/sri/independent_research/Presidents%20Release_2010_final.pdf|title=Rushmore Plus One; FDR joins Mountainside Figures Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Lincoln as Top Presidents|date=July 1, 2010|publisher=[[Siena Research Institute]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001005/http://www2.siena.edu/uploadedfiles/home/parents_and_community/community_page/sri/independent_research/Presidents%20Release_2010_final.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Bush said in 2013, "Ultimately history will judge the decisions I made, and I won't be around because it will take time for the objective historians to show up. So I am pretty comfortable with it. I did what I did."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/2/george-w-bush-history-will-judge-opinion-polls-i-c |title=George W. Bush: History will be the judge; as for opinion polls, 'I could care less'|website=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref> C-SPAN's 2021 survey of historians ranked Bush as the 29th-best president; Bush had initially been ranked the 36th in 2009.<ref name="CSPAN Survey">{{cite web |title=George W. Bush – C-SPAN Survey on Presidents 2021 {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/presidentsurvey2021/?personid=3813 |website=[[C-SPAN]] |access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref> | A 2010 [[Siena Research Institute]] survey of the opinions of historians, political scientists, and presidential scholars ranked him 39th out of 43 presidents. The survey respondents gave President Bush low ratings on his handling of the U.S. economy, communication, ability to compromise, foreign policy accomplishments, and intelligence.<ref name="Siena_2010">{{cite web|url=http://www2.siena.edu/uploadedfiles/home/parents_and_community/community_page/sri/independent_research/Presidents%20Release_2010_final.pdf|title=Rushmore Plus One; FDR joins Mountainside Figures Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Lincoln as Top Presidents|date=July 1, 2010|publisher=[[Siena Research Institute]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001005/http://www2.siena.edu/uploadedfiles/home/parents_and_community/community_page/sri/independent_research/Presidents%20Release_2010_final.pdf|archive-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> Bush said in 2013, "Ultimately history will judge the decisions I made, and I won't be around because it will take time for the objective historians to show up. So I am pretty comfortable with it. I did what I did."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jul/2/george-w-bush-history-will-judge-opinion-polls-i-c |title=George W. Bush: History will be the judge; as for opinion polls, 'I could care less'|website=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref> C-SPAN's 2021 survey of historians ranked Bush as the 29th-best president; Bush had initially been ranked the 36th in 2009.<ref name="CSPAN Survey">{{cite web |title=George W. Bush – C-SPAN Survey on Presidents 2021 {{!}} C-SPAN.org |url=https://www.c-span.org/presidentsurvey2021/?personid=3813 |website=[[C-SPAN]] |access-date=July 18, 2021}}</ref> | ||