Word: gores
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Thomas H. Kane '91 said he thought Gore was impressive and had made strides "in separating himself from the other candidates," but he added that he was still unsure for whom he would vote...
Student reaction to the discussion was mixed, although most said they were impressed with Gore's performance. Peter B. Paris '91, who asked Gore to describe the programs he supported on behalf of lower-income Americans, said that he was "satisfied in a general sense but not in a specific sense." Paris noted that Gore's response failed to identify specific proposals that he would adopt if elected...
This is now the clash that confronts the Democrats. Paul Simon is struggling to parlay a close second in Iowa into political survival; Albert Gore is hunkering down in a hunting blind in the South, lying in wait for Super Tuesday; and Mario Cuomo still hovers mysteriously in the wings. But for the moment, the two contenders who ran first and third in Iowa will define the Democratic debate. Dukakis' opposition to Gephardt's agenda of get-tough trade policies and an oil-import fee is only part of the equation. More telling are their differences in orientation and outlook...
...dethrone Gephardt as the principal challenger. Gone was the Illinois Senator's reticence about direct attacks; already in debt, he borrowed $110,000 to pay for ads deriding ! Gephardt's weather-vane voting record. But Simon's scorched-earth tactics could in the end mostly benefit Dukakis and Gore, whose money and organizational strength will keep them well equipped for the march through the South...
...Albert Gore: Mystery. Gore has put very little time into either Iowa or New Hampshire and is banking on an amazing Super Tuesday sweep. No president since 1952 has won election without taking New Hampshire first, so how or why Gore plans to do the impossible remains to be seen. He will have a few more problems, namely his excessive ambition and the growing bickering between his and Rep. Gephardt's campaigns. But he certainly cannot be discounted. The Tennessee senator is one of the Democratic Party's rising stars and a likely vice presidential candidate...