People want to hear he's on their side. This strategy could lift the sagging Gore campaign if he pursues it with conviction until November. Despite the strong economy, there is deep popular discontent.
Polls indicate that voters are almost evenly divided on whether the country is on the right track.
They also think the wealthy and big corporations have prospered in recent years, but not everyone else - a fairly accurate perception. They are looking for improvements in education, health care and retirement security rather than tax cuts. If people believe it. Gore's credibility problem has less to do with his personality than with history. The clash of corporate influence and Gore's populist credibility recurs time and again.