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...official on Tuesday and filed papers declaring that he'd seek the Democratic nomination for president in 2000. That pits Bradley directly against Vice President Al Gore, the most formidable Democratic heir apparent in a long time. "Evidently Bradley thinks he can do it," says TIME senior writer Eric Pooley. "He's really running for president, and not just positioning himself for vice president. He's the kind of guy who's used to being a star...
...Money is the factor that will determine how far Bradley can go. "He had terrific fund-raising clout as a senator," notes Pooley, " and the question remains whether that will carry over as a presidential contender." As a practical matter, Bradley needs to raise $20 million to $25 million before the end of the year. Whatever his chances, his entry injects at least some interest into the Democratic race. More importantly, it introduces a steam-venting outlet for Democrats who, as a result of the Republican impeachment stampede, have been afraid to air their anti-Clinton-Gore frustrations...
...issue. I visited with him earlier this month in the windowless beige conference room where every weekday this year he marshaled his troops in pursuit of Bill Clinton. He insisted that he had been falsely caricatured and thus agreed to spend hours last week with Michael Weisskopf and Eric Pooley as well as to open his office to photographer Karin Cooper...
...Bill Clinton who was breathing a little easier after the afternoon vote; only 31 Democrats crossed the aisle. "The White House had put out the word that anything under 50 would be a victory, and of course that bar was comfortably high," says TIME senior writer Eric Pooley. "So they're satisfied...
...real vote, says Pooley, is the vote on the articles of impeachment, which won't happen until this Congress is back from the midterm elections -- or perhaps even sometime next year. "The idea was to let Democrats vote whichever way they needed to to please their voters at home," says Pooley. "That way they'll be around to help out when it counts." The low defection rate, then, is a relief for Clinton on two counts: Not only is the majority of Democrats still behind him, but their voters...