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...Gore is having a hard enough time convincing Democratic Party leaders that he deserves another shot at the presidency in 2004. But now he may be having trouble where it really counts: with his moneymen. The latest setback comes from Jonathan Tisch, the New York City hotelier who has generously backed Gore causes since 1988, giving the Democratic Party $325,000 during Gore's 2000 presidential bid. Sources tell TIME that Tisch recently informed Gore he's uncommitted for 2004. That might not sound like a rebuff, but considering Tisch's previously unwavering support for Gore, Democratic insiders were stunned...
...Gore stumbles-or gets pushed-Gephardt has nurtured the organization, alliances and funding it takes to vault to the front of the pack. All three will matter more than ever in a front-loaded primary calendar that means candidates have to make a national impact even before the Iowa caucuses. No one, not even Gore, is closer to labor, thanks to the many battles Gephardt has fought for unions over trade issues. And the more the Dow sinks, the more broadly appealing his brand of feisty populism sounds...
...left office. That made it politically impossible for Clinton to strike--especially given the upcoming election and his own lack of credibility on national security. "If we had done anything, say, two weeks before the election," says a former senior Clinton aide, "we'd be accused of helping Al Gore...
During the 2000 election flap, the G.O.P. needed somebody, in KATHERINE HARRIS' words, to hold Al Gore to "the letter of the law." And the then Florida secretary of state did so with gusto. This year she seems to have disobeyed both the spirit and the letter of the law herself. After she quit her job to run for Congress, she admitted to violating Florida election rules. It seems she sent her letter of resignation to Governor Jeb Bush Aug. 1, more than two weeks later than the rules called for. "I made a mistake in not filing a letter...
...discussion covered a variety of subjects, from why former Vice President Al Gore ’69 lost the 2000 presidential election to the benefits and drawbacks of genetically engineered food...