Having ignored him throughout the campaign, Gore has decided--at a moment oozing with political expediency--to reverse course, demand an open exchange, and cast himself as the idealist.
Gore wanted to depate for all to see.
mnli hypothesis: Gore wanted to depate for all to see. premise: Having ignored him throughout the campaign, Gore has decided--at a moment oozing with political expediency--to reverse course, demand an open exchange, and cast himself as the idealist.