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I also remember Bush being embarassed by not knowing the names of foreign leaders. Since conservatives tend to pride themselves on their ignorance of the world around them this wasn't much of a surprise, but a Gore who was trying a little less to be 'likeable' could have jumped on this.
Bush wasn't a strong campaigner and he was a HORRIBLE debater, but Gore was constantly trying to 'loosen up' and was also trying hard to distance himself from Clinton, both strategies which later proved to be mistaken.
Also after the first debate, when he was calling Bush on his dimwittedness, the press made this HUGE stink about how mean he was being to poor GWB, so he deliberately backed off of any personal attacks in the following debates. Anyone who says the press is leftist is a blind monkey.
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