I have no idea who's going to win this election, but it's telling that Al Gore spent part of last week in Tennessee and Oregon. In this economy, with President Clinton' s approval ratings still celestial and a rookie as an opponent, Gore should be a shoo-in.
Computer models predict a double-digit win.
Instead, the vice president is in his home state, grasping at tiny blips upward in the polls. It doesn't take a genius to figure out why. Gore's candidacy is simply too liberal for the country. After a career of extreme moderation, Gore chose the most important campaign of his life to run as Ted Kennedy. Given everything we know about American politics and everything Clinton proved about survival in a polarized, conservative polity, his decision is truly baffling.