Reply #60: Frank said that Bush was more popular

[demwing]

that Gore was wounded, and if he ran he would lose.

This was back in December 2002,Kerry was obviously going to run, and Frank was behind Kerry.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn?pagename=article&contentId=A32361-2002Dec9¬Found=true

It didn't come off like Frank was concerned about the party, or that he cared much about Gore, just that he should step aside and let Kerry run.

Within a few months time Kerry was urging us to stop crying in our teacups about the election theft, telling Dems to get over it.

http://www.buzzflash.com/contributors/03/07/10_kerry.html

Those two events are stuck together in my mind. The whole thing stunk. Frank's words were repeated ad nauseum by the repukes, and -- of course -- Gore did not run.

I think it was shitty. If Frank wanted to say that to Gore in private, fine. But not in public. It was rude and manipulative, and Gore deserved better.