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...tosses her Easter Bonnet in the ring, could Tipper Gore make it? On the upside, she'd attract national attention and would be swimming in money and name recognition. But so would her likely opponent, former Gov. Lamar Alexander. The conventional wisdom is that Tennessee has drifted to the right and is inhospitable for Democrats, but the state remains closely divided and her charm is considerable. If she wins, there's nothing to preclude Al from running for President in '04. Ted Kennedy served in the Senate while brother John was in the White House. Meanwhile, even if she doesn...
...Tipper Gore's seemingly sudden consideration of a Senate bid seemed to take everyone by surprise last week. "This is insane," said one friend of the former second lady. The woman who seemed to shy away from public life, who was so emblematic of the reluctant political spouse who preferred family dinners to fundraisers, suddenly cut short a California trip to race home to Tennessee and meet with advisors - just like any pol considering...
...pieces of political memorabilia, including a vice presidential desk set and presidential pen from the Clinton White House, a Florida butterfly ballot from the 2000 Presidential election, signed by Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris and a signed picture of Al Gore ’69 and his wife, Tipper, sharing a kiss at the Democratic National Convention...
Those close to Gore say, implausibly, that he has not dwelt on his loss. Instead, they say, he has focused on traveling, teaching, giving little-noticed speeches and writing a book with Tipper about strengthening families. He has stoked up his political action committee, and he's stumping on behalf of Democrats like New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Jim McGreevey. But what does he think about last year? Few can say. An associate recalls asking Gore what he thought the mistakes of the 2000 election had been. "He gave me a look that said, 'Well, I won, didn...
...president, playing woodenhead second banana and stunt double to a character like Bill Clinton, are followed by a grinding presidential campaign, itself traumatically prolonged, in which the real Gore (whoever that may be - the core Gore) is forced to play the protean part of Boy Scout/statesman/policy wonker/philosopher king/Alpha Male/dynamite Tipper-kisser...