After eight years of Bill Clinton, people approve of him more than ever, but in truth they're also tired of his constant scandals and he certainly hasn't been a good role model for our kids. And like it or not, Gore, who praised him as a great president, is tied to that fatigue. Favorable ratings of Gore have dropped since 1997, and only 39% see him as a strong leader.
No wonder Bush, a Republican without some of the rough edges of Newt Gingrich, seems like a refreshing change. People see him as a strong leader and someone with solid conservative moral character, which is probably why polls have showed him with double digit leads all year. I expect things to tighten up, but here's my current state of the race (no, I don't expect Gore will carry his home state of Tennessee. He knows he's lost touch with the state, which may be why his campaign headquarters started out in DC!):
