Reply #27: That's a great editorial.

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I wish he had hammered relentlessly at that theme throughout the campaign. If he had, then it would not have been close enough for Bush to steal. After all, Bush is so obviously a child of privilege--that's his great vulnerability, and it's one that Democrats are still reluctant to talk about.

And yes, I'm aware that the link doesn't claim that Gore backed off. I used it as an example of what a remarkably ugly shitstorm resulted from some fairly tame "populism."