Word: gore
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...they watched Vice President Al Gore '69 and former U.S. Senator Bill Bradley on debate on television for the first time, audience members got a taste of the upcoming battle in the Democratic primary...
Students from both the Gore and Bradley camps used the event to win converts, posting signs and distributing campaign literature...
...Gore countered with his own health care plan, deriding the cost of Bradley's as "way excessive," which drew a laugh from the crowd. Gore's presentation was often informal, as he engaged questioners in dialogue and told one "St. Peter at the gates of heaven" joke about health maintenance organizations...
...crowd reacted strongly to Gore's freewheeling style, though it was uncertain whether students were laughing with the Vice President or at him. Luke P. McLoughlin '00, president of Harvard Students for Bill Bradley, contended that the mood was pro-Bradley...
Bradley supporters were often vocal, applauding him and snickering at Gore's constant references to his wife Tipper...