Gore will not win a popularity contest, he will not win a personality contest, but he can win an idealogical battle, and he can win a battle of experience.

One of the risks of a public trial is a public verdict.

Perhaps the cruelest thing ever said of Hubert Humphrey was that he had the soul of a vice president.

The Democratic chairman doesn't need to be a household name. Most people didn't know who Ron Brown was when he was chairman of the Democratic Party, but he put the party in a position where Bill Clinton could come in and he had a solid base to run from.

I'm always suspicious of really beautiful women telling us we shouldn't be worried about beauty.

In most presidential elections, the taller candidate wins.

I've been doing these conventions for 20 years, and we used to at least have debates about issues. Nothing is happening basically at this convention, other than speeches.