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Gored by the media bull: why the past would have been prologue for Al in 2004.
American Prospect, The, January, 2003 by Waldman, Paul
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WE MAY NEVER KNOW THE REAL REASON AL Gore opted to bow out of the presidential race last month. In his interview announcing this decision on 60 Minutes, the former vice president said he wanted the 2004 race to be about the future, not the past. While he had the "energy and the drive and the ambition" to make another bid for the White House, he realized it was not "the right thing" for him to do.
Left unsaid was how much Gore's decision was affected by his treatment from the press. In his 2000 campaign, Gore was dogged by his image as a "phony." ...
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