Reply #50: He was too Gore-like [View All]

[ramapo]

Sure he should've responded to the Swift-boat thing immediately and forcefully. I think he could've defused the "voted for, voted against" thing too if he had not nuanced around.

I see the big problem was that neither candidate would make definitive policy statements. They tried to straddle the line, have it both ways, and not offend prospective voters. This is a basic problem of Democrats. Gore walked away from the environment issue and then played nice with Bush in the debates. We need somebody with the guts to just tell it like it is. Ross Perot without the wackiness. The new (real?) Al Gore.

Would a real person be able to win? I'm not sure, but it would be refreshing to hear a candidate talk like a person, not a machine spouting carefully crafted campaign messages.