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To: Alex who wrote (16173)8/19/1998 5:48:00 PM
From: John Mansfield  Respond to of 116873
 
OT - 'Al Gore's Year 2000 Problem

"It will happen right in the middle of the presidential campaign," says Tony Blankley. "There are two
ways it could have an effect on politics. One is the general view of the future and how things are
going...that will burden the incumbent--Gore. The other way is if Gore's opponent could tie it in a
specific way to Gore and some action he has, or hasn't, taken."

The record of Senator Moynihan's unsuccessful efforts to warn the administration may be just the
linkage Gore's opponents (including fellow Democrats in the primaries and a Republican nominee in
the fall) need to make their case. Just as Bush was bewildered and confused by his sudden drop in
popularity after the Gulf War, Gore may be in for a shock when the voters connect him with the Year
2000 computer crashes.
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