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By moving his campaign headquarters to Tennessee and challenging Bradley to a series of debates, Gore is trying to recast himself in the position that has served Bradley well: as a scrappy challenger and an outsider rather than the front-runner.
Analysts called it a win for 1) Bush, who gains support from women voters; 2) Dole, who increases her chances of nabbing the vice presidential nomination; and 3) John McCain, who can again cast "Bush as the charmed insider and [himself] as the scrappy outsider."
Other questionable programming this week: Sunday, ABC is showing D3: The Mighty Ducks (8:00 p.m.), in which Emilio Estevez's scrappy young hockey heroes face their grimmest challenge yet--Prep Schoolers.
Gore gave a "scrappy" speech in Iowa and "offered himself as a feisty underdog," reported the New York Times . "Bradley may no longer have the luxury of trying to be above politics--and repeated debates."