Michael Whouley, a longtime Gore aide and key adviser, said the candidate is doing what comes natural.

CNN: He also shows more relaxed attitude in several NH stops

Mr Gore won the Philadelphia suburb of Montgomery County by 30, 000 votes, a district Michael Dukakis had lost by more than 60, 000 in 1988.

ECONOMIST: Lexington

During his AP tenure, King broke several major political stories, including Michael Dukakis' selection of Lloyd Bentsen as his running mate in 1988 and Clinton's selection of Al Gore in 1992.

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