My thoughts on Gore

Copied from a comment I left in Fred's (frisky070802's) journal:

I think Gore is a mediocre candidate, which may be good enough this time. The others, being less tested, may turn out to be better or worse at the job of being a candidate. I suspect Edwards is better, and the two front-runners are worse, but not much worse.

And I think Gore would be the worst of the four at the candidate-like aspects of the job of President. He'd rather only communicate with smart people.

And when it comes to policy, he's still no Superman. Probably a smidge to the right of Hilary. Yes, I said to the right. Remember back in 1988, when it seemed the smart thing to do to support Dukakis in the early primaries, because Gephardt was to much of a demagogue and Gore was way too conservative?