Still, the Bush campaign seemed to get what it wanted from Ms. Winfrey's show. I know and work with every day. The Gore campaign, though, tried its best to keep Mr. Bush off balance. So her interview dealt mostly with biography, not policy. She pressed Mr. Bush on his father, asking whether he was running to restore his family's name and legacy.
Revenge is such a negative thought.
I'm running for positive reasons. She asked him to talk about his having given up drinking at age 40. Ms. Winfrey wondered whether his wife, Laura, had ever given him an ultimatum. She said it was the first heckler in 15 years of the show. Later, Ms. Winfrey asked Mr. Bush to describe a time when he was overwhelmed with doubt.