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House Minority Leader Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.), who decided only last month not to run for president and instead to concentrate on returning Democrats to power in the House, joined Gore at the rally to announce he would support his former colleague in the 2000 election...
...glad to see the show of solidarity between Gephardt and Gore," said Erin B. Ashwell '02, a member of the College Democrats who attended the rally. "I thought it was a good way to get people interested in his campaign...
...Democratic lineup for 2000 tightened considerably on Monday. House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt endorsed Vice President Al Gore for the presidential nomination, leaving the only other declared Democrat, Bill Bradley, to mine ever-shrinking political terrain. "The Gephardt endorsement makes Gore look even more formidable than before by shoring up the centrist vice president's connections to the liberal wing of the party," says TIME Washington correspondent John Dickerson. Add to the mix Gore's "incredible fund-raising operation" and the "Democratic nomination looks like even more of a slam dunk for Gore," says Dickerson...
Once archrivals intent on gunning each other down, the two new allies have something important to gain from their new friendship. For Gephardt, the prize is to become Speaker of the House. "Gephardt believes he has a real shot at the post, given the popular disenchantment with the Republican performance on impeachment," says Dickerson. "The endorsement allows him to leverage his ambitions off Gore's momentum." For Gore, the impetus is the ability to focus more on his electability -- a proposition that looks more problematic at the moment than winning the Democratic nomination. For despite the current Republican disarray over...
...Twenty-four Congressional representatives, including minority House leader Richard A. Gephardt (D-Mo.) and David E. Bonior (D-Mich.) signed a letter expressing "strong support" for the efforts of PSLM and other protestors of sweatshop labor...