The Clinton Effect: How a Lame-Duck President Impacted His Vice President’s Election Prospects

Was it Clinton fatigue or Clinton nostalgia? No matter-both factors seemed to have worked against Gore. Either Bill Clinton was too scandalridden and Al Gore was a mere extension of his presidency or Clinton was a politician in a class of his own and Gore never reached similar expec­ tations. Any way you put it, Gore was in trouble. To make matters worse, he waffled on his strategy dealing with this dilemma.