"I didn't like Gore's manner, " said Audrey Lewis, 68, a retired bank employee in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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"I don't think Gore can walk away, " said Louisiana Senator John Breaux, widely considered the most agnostic about new legal challenges to the election.

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When Gore fired back that he's been endorsed by many prominent blacks, including most of the Congressional Black Caucus, Bradley drew loud boos by responding that those leaders didn't know Gore's voting record as well as he did.

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