Yes, but:
A) Gore was running to follow a fairly popular president
B) As much of a pompous bore as he was, Gore was far more likeable than Shrillary!
Also the economy was doing well in 2000. Say what you will but for a few short years in the 1998~2000 period we had a balanced budget.
Not that the republican congress did not have a lot to do with that, but Gore could claim he was part of the administration that balanced the budget, enacted welfare reform and saw the internet boom from 1994 to 2000. The Clinton Whitehouse, while leftist, was center left post the 1994 congressional defeat.
Gore was affected adversely by the fund raising scandal, where he raised money while calling from the Whitehouse. Folks forget it but that was an issue in the 2000 election. Seems mild by todays standards.
Hillary has none of those advantages. The economy sucks, she is not at all charismatic, she has so many scandals it is hard to keep track of them, she is ill and the Whitehouse she has embraced is so far left that even old time leftists are wondering what is happening.