The Hotline’s electoral scoreboard shows George W. Bush with poll leads in 31 states worth 335 electoral votes, and Vice President Gore with advantage in 10 states worth 153 electoral votes (270 needed to win), but some post-Democratic-convention polls have Gore bouncing ahead . . . Gore: “I will not say a single unkind word about Governor Bush or Dick Cheney. I will not have a single negative personal attack on either one of them.” . . . Jimmy Carter, on whether he agrees with Gore that President Clinton is one of the greatest presidents, on ABCNews.com: “Well, no. And I never have.” . . . Joseph Lieberman, same subject, on Meet the Press: “You know, I’m going to leave the exact words for history.” . . . Lieberman, on raising Social Security and Medicare retirement age, which Gore opposes: “We should keep it on the table for the good reason that people are living longer” . . . Convention crowd cheers Clinton mightily, but barely stirs when president praises Lieberman as “New Democrat.” . . . San Francisco mayor Willie Brown, in New York Times: “The most important thing to me is that Gore is not emotionally in touch with the party’s base. He will have to find ways to repair that.”
Clinton: “By the way, Mr. Gore did sponsor the legislation” that led to creating the Internet . . . Clinton, on how impeachment made him a better man: “If I hadn’t been knocked down … I might not ever have had to really deal with [the crisis in my personal life] 100 percent.” . . . On first night of Democratic convention, president and Hillary Clinton watch stage from separate skyboxes . . . Clinton, on public policy: “I am quite sure that some of my positions are wrong.” . . . Clinton, at fundraiser for Sen. Chuck Robb (D., Va.); “I do not believe there is a braver person in public life today than Chuck Robb.” . . . At another fundraiser, Clinton refers to his presidency as an “affair of the heart.” . . . Word “adultery” flashes across C-SPAN’s closed captioning during early-morning replay of Clinton’s convention address, and executives suspect sabotage . . . Some White House employees continue to download pornography from Internet, despite reprimands last year, reports Washington Post . . . Aircraft travel for Clinton’s trips cost $247 million since 1997, says General Accounting Office.
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