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...reformer with results." Gore boasts that his record on Capitol Hill and as second-in-command of an administration that has presided over a record economic boom makes him the man for the job. "It's natural for candidates to spar over their records," notes TIME political writer Eric Pooley. "But despite what Bush says about what he's done in Texas, Gore clearly has the more impressive record in government. So don't be surprised when we see Bush turn to the insider-outsider thing," with the Texan saying he'll be able to bring true reform and fresh...
...Bush is obviously very bruised after his battle with McCain," says TIME chief political correspondent Eric Pooley. There are many McCain supporters who want to fall in line with the Bush camp, agreeing with him on issues like tax breaks and military funding, but the Texas governor will have to find a convincing way to quell fears that he has lunged too far to the right on social issues. "As a function of his campaigning in South Carolina, some people don't see Bush as a moderate any more," says Pooley. "They see him as a hard-core conservative...
There are no such overt struggles on the horizon for Gore. "He is very comfortable, very happy about where he is now," says Pooley. Having not had to stray far from his centrist-Democrat path in his tussle with Bill Bradley, the vice president won't have to do too much repositioning in his wooing of McCain independents in the coming months. And according to the exit polls taken in open primaries exposing the social libertarianism of many McCain supporters on issues like gay rights, Gore's moderate stance on social issues will probably find a welcoming audience. The vice...
...Reported by Elaine Rivera/Albany and Edward Barnes, Eric Pooley and William Dowell/New York
...results rolled in, one question was foremost in everyone's mind: After Saturday's defeat, is there a credible scenario in which McCain could win the Republican nomination? "Not really," says TIME chief political correspondent Eric Pooley. "At this point, a McCain candidacy becomes almost inconceivable...