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dansolo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 10:26 AM
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Why is Al Gore always referred to as an "insider"?
If Al Gore really was an insider, *HE* would be the nominee. When he announced he wasn't going to run, he indicated that he wanted to run, but strongly implied that he was pressured not to run.
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 10:28 AM
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1. It's part of an attempt to portray Kerry as an outsider, because
outsiders are "cool" now.

IMHO
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waylon Donating Member (598 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 10:28 AM
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2. He was the VP
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Monte Carlo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 10:29 AM
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3. And a Senator n/t
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 10:31 AM
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4. Key word: "was" (n/t)
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Sinistrous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 11:21 AM
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7. Disagree. I doubt his network has dissolved. n/t
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flaminbats Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 10:35 AM
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5. Only Vice-President Nixon succeeded in redefining himself as an outsider..
Edited on Tue Feb-10-04 10:36 AM by flaminbats
it worked both in 68 and 72, but not during Watergate for some reason.
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FreeperSlayer Donating Member (666 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 11:00 AM
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6. Let's see..
...father was a Senator; Gore was a Senator, V.P.; ran for Pres.
Gore knew more about raising soft money than all but a handful of people.
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WiseMen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 11:33 AM
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8. Is this the same as "WHY IS DEAN REFFERED TO AS CENTRIST?"
Why the endless denial of the facts.
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dionysus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-10-04 12:16 PM
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9. well he WAS an insider,
till the other insiders booted him out. Now he's on the outside looking in.
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