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The Brooks Brothers riot was a demonstration by Republican activists at a meeting of election canvassers in Miami, Florida on November 19, 2000, organized for the purpose of bringing about 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. At least half a dozen of the identifiable rioters were paid by Bush's recount committee. [1] The crowd was reported to have been directed by Congressman John E. Sweeney,[2] a Republican from New York.
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