"Tonight, for the sake of our unity as a people and the strength of our democracy, I offer my concession, " a relaxed Gore stated firmly in a speech from his Washington office in the Eisenhower Executive Office building.
You may think looking and sounding relaxed may have come naturally for him but he put in days and hours into rehearsing for every major speech and product launch.
But he gave a good speech that showed he has grown into his role, the gawky stiffness replaced by a more relaxed style that he has thus far kept private.
The prime minister said it was a "complete misconception" to suggest the MPs were opposing the Queen's Speech as a whole by tabling the amendment, and repeated his position that he was "relaxed" about how backbenchers voted.