2000 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 2000 U.S. presidential election . Incumbent Vice President Al Gore was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 2000 Democratic National Convention held from August 14 to 17 , 2000 , in Los Angeles , California , but he went on to lose the Electoral College in the general election against Governor George W. Bush held on November 7 of that year , despite winning the popular vote by 0.5 %
2000 Democratic National Convention
2000 Democratic National Convention
2000 Democratic Party presidential primaries