Many on both sides anticipate that the Democratic primary of 2000 will be a showdown, with Dick Gephardt representing the old Dems and Al Gore standing in for the new.
They expected the new Democrats to finally dethrone the older vestiges of the party.
mnli hypothesis: They expected the new Democrats to finally dethrone the older vestiges of the party. premise: Many on both sides anticipate that the Democratic primary of 2000 will be a showdown, with Dick Gephardt representing the old Dems and Al Gore standing in for the new.