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Dates: during 2000-2009
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It was almost as painful as when Mike Dukakis put on the helmet, which fit him like a kettledrum, and climbed into the tank for a photo op. Gore didn't know the words but tried to fake it, and that was the least of his problems. You wanted to...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Diary: He Sings, He Strains | 1/17/2000 | See Source »

In retrospect, it would have been smarter to have Kennedy mail in his endorsement. A Kennedy fills a room, not just casting a shadow but creating a total eclipse. At the Grover Cleveland Middle School in Dorchester, Mass., Kennedy packed the hall with labor leaders, party loyalists and other wildlife...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Diary: He Sings, He Strains | 1/17/2000 | See Source »

It's not that Gore doesn't have his moments. He had a roomful of women swooning in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, with the moving story of his mother's struggle to put herself through college. "I wasn't sure about him before I came," said Merritta Florence, 68, a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Diary: He Sings, He Strains | 1/17/2000 | See Source »

And Gore was quick on his feet at the Kennedy sing-along after Chris Matthews, host of CNBC's Hardball, asked him why he keeps caning Democratic opponent Bill Bradley like a redhaired stepchild. In responding, Gore playfully kept plugging the name of Matthews' show, to which Matthews replied, "I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Diary: He Sings, He Strains | 1/17/2000 | See Source »

John McCain is to campaign-finance reform what John Brown was to the abolition of slavery: the guy with the ax. So what happens if you have to swing it at yourself? McCain's services on behalf of a major contributor gave an opening last week to George W. Bush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Financing: When Does Money Matter? | 1/17/2000 | See Source »