Premise:
"Campaigns are self- If Bradley gets close enough to be a real challenge to Gore, he will be subject to the same withering fire that Gore faces."
Hypothesis: This campaigns has been relatively mild and smooth for Gore.

no

Premise:
"And the mere mention of him scares you stiff!""
Hypothesis: Mentioning his name doesn't bother you at all.

no

Premise:
"And still more unusual, he was not concerned with the follies and foibles of everyday life, that least interesting comic subject, but something deeper, darker, and less ephemeral."
Hypothesis: He is considered to be an introvert, being silent most of the time.
it is not possible to tell