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The hack who collects the most votes will be declared victor and be invited to return next year to face challengers.
Probably the most distinct theme to emerge thus far among the leading challengers to quasi-incumbent Al Gore in the 2000 presidential race is that the material wealth of America in the 1990s has brought with it a sense of spiritual discontent.
And he hopes to level the playing field for challengers and incumbents by providing free airtime for candidates.
Incumbents have an even bigger edge over challengers.
He's trying, in effect, to give John a gold watch, to cast him as a senator for the past--a strategy often discussed in politics but seldom fully executed, as challengers usually turn to harder-edged negatives.