If that’s what you believe, then I’m not going to change your mind.
Gore was considered by many bible-belters to be even more religious than Buchanan who was on the GOP ticket as well.
BTW, after responding to your first reply, I was reading what others were writing on this thread, and I have to back off. I was only disputing your assertion that Gore was considered the liberal on the Clinton/Gore ticket, I am no way using this to justify Perry supporting Gore or running his campaign.
Quite the opposite. My jury is still out on Perry, but my initial thoughts are that he is a snake oil salesman, just like the Gores. I have been chastised about this before, but as silly as it sounds, he has that demeanor about him like a carnival barker (I cant’ really put my finger on why, to be honest). I could be wrong, and if he wins the primary, I’ll vote for him.
Again, maybe Perry has had an epiphany, and he is the greatest conservative in the world. I just don’t see it, his issue on the borders, from what I’ve been reading here turns me off big time, but his job creation and what people say he’s done for his states economy make me want to stand back, and relax a bit and let the facts come out. It could be all hype and spin, and probably is, but it ain’t even the primary yet, so I watch with earnest as those from Texas and others, who are smarter than me, debate his history. It would be too early for me to say either way.
As far as your take on Gore, well, that’s your take on it. My memory of the Gores on the Clinton ticket is much different I guess. I go by what I saw, not what Bill Clinton says. Also, remember the campaign was probably run differently in different parts of the country. Here in Illinois, Gore was postured as the right side of the Clinton Gore ticket, and as a great patriot, because of he and Tipper’s work on social issues, such as banning Rock music, and he was branded a patriot, because Clinton was being labeled a draft dodger by Bush, whereas Gore was being lauded as a vet. They were exact opposites, and that’s what Clinton needed, not because as you say, they were similar. At least that’s how it was being played here in our neck of the woods. It might have been a different campaign where you are.