Who is most responsible for Gore's loss in 2000?

[Derek]

Let's see, he lost his home state of TN, Clinton's home state of AR, an WV which had been a locked in democratic state since the civil war.  Another mistake was OH which Gore pulled out of 6 weeks before the election because of polls showing him down by double digits and it turned out to only be by a few points.  Any of these states would've helped.  His positions on guns hurt him in all 4 of those states too.  Going into that election I had Bush winning 51-45 anyhow so I was surprised to even see it that close.