Since the kiss, Gore has maintained a slim but consistent lead in the polls. Bush's erstwhile drinking problem was discussed at some length. The Republican candidate refused to confirm or deny that his wife had threatened to leave him if he did not stop drinking. That if my name were George Jones, I'd be a country and western singer. Bush said he was not running to avenge his father's humiliating loss to Bill Clinton in 1992.
Revenge is such a negative thought.
I am running for positive reasons. Bush, however, confessed that he has always lived in the shadow of his father. The woman appeared perplexed and unmoved by Bush's general statements about the American dream and educating young people. A short while later, another audience member asked Bush how he planned to make sure the death-penalty system protects the innocent and punishes the guilty. When Bush defended the current system, Winfrey pressed him and questioned the Texas system, which has executed 143 persons since Bush took office.