I like Clinton and Gore too, though I like Gore more.
BTW, Gore is also a last-minute person, strange for
someone reputed to be so disciplined.
I think another important factor in 2000 was that the
media was in the tank for Bush, especially on the
character non-issues of "Buddhist Temple" and Gore's a
liar" . Of course you could argue this media bias was
caused by the media's contempt for Clinton, but its
kind of convoluted to hold Clinton responsible for the
media's whorishness.
Bottom-line: If Gore had run a better campaign he
could have won, but if conditions had been so
favorable for Democrats then they should have regained
the House. And (have you noticed?) they didn't.
Re: 2004, it strikes me that Bush simply could not
beat Gephardt. flat impossible. So I was surprised
when you dissed his chances.
posted by Anonymous at 9:11 PM
