SUDDENLY, THE NEW AL GORE IS LOOKING A LOT LIKE THE OLD AL GORE

摘要

It took months of pounding on hapless rival Bill Bradley, a reworked wardrobe, dozens of town meetings, and a swaggering new attitude. But when his Presidential campaign hit its stride in March, Al Gore seemed transformed into a contender. Finally, after trailing for months, he passed gop nominee-in-waiting George W. Bush in the polls. But springtime has turned out to be fleeting for Gore. His polls have headed south. A glitzy Hollywood appearance with Bill Clinton at a fund-raiser hosted by DreamWorks mogul David Geffen, served mainly to highlight the old klutziness. And George W.'s attempt to horn in on Al's centrist turf—health care, housing aid, and tax relief for working moms—is paying off.