Word: gore
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...Washington, but his ability to sing for his supper does. The event is for Gephardt's congressional-campaign coffers, which of course can be converted to a presidential war chest in a snap. Gephardt is determined to show the smart money in Washington that he can compete with AL GORE at fund raising. The event is a very early test for those who are serious about Campaign 2000. The effect, says a Gephardt adviser, is to send a signal that Gephardt "is capable of raising a lot of money...
...intensely political and was one of Clinton's first backers in 1988. What Berger lacks is the chumminess and personal chemistry that Clinton enjoys with Bowles. Clinton might also be reluctant to shuffle his foreign policy team now that it is clicking. The other candidates remain long shots. Al Gore's guy, Jack Quinn--his former chief of staff--has gone into the private sector and is likely to remain there. And deputy chief of staff John Podesta has tangled with Hillary Clinton in the past. All of which makes Berger the early front runner...
Wipe the smirk off your face. This is not a paid announcement for Gore 2000. Of course, things are far from perfect--life at the bottom of the ladder remains a desperate struggle for millions of Americans, and scrambling up the rungs can seem well-nigh impossible. But get used to it, pilgrim: For better or worse, this may be just about as good as it gets in the U.S.A...
...GORE SHOULDN'T COUNT ON CLINTON
...said President Clinton "must choose between making history and smoothing the way for Gore" [NATION, April 28]. But it would be a mistake to ascribe any of Clinton's quixotic policy shifts to a desire to advance Gore's candidacy in 2000. Quite possibly Clinton and Gore have the closest personal and professional relationship of any President and Vice President in history. Nonetheless, Presidents are notorious for demanding unwavering loyalty from subordinates without ever contemplating returning that loyalty, and Clinton has already demonstrated that he is no exception. He is concerned about how historians will rank him as a President...