The lessons of history cannot be ignored, in 1960 Eisenhower was reasonably popular, Nixon was seen as the favorite going into the campaign against a less well known Kennedy, in 2000 Clinton was reasonably popular, despite the impeachment drama & Monica Lewinsky, Gore was seen as the favorite, against G.W. Bush, look what happened, Gore's weird behavior in the debates and his willingness to squander a political advantage of having Clinton out on the hustings. Well we know what has happened, can anyone actually believe that Hillary won't be as politically clumsy and tone deaf. The manifestation's of some Hillary's worst characteristics leads me to believe, that despite all those built in advantages, they will be squandered and discarded. That's a view & a hope☺
this is total fiction. Gore was a MASSIVE GE underdog to GW Bush a year before the election. anyone would have taken the under on his eventual showing of 48.38% (!).
Gore's Labor Day to Election Day campaign was also incredibly well-run, as was his election-day ("GOTV") effort.
Gore outperformed his odds from a year out more than any candidate since Reagan 1980.
