The American Spectator

Washington Prowler

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Fred Thompson , but several former aides say that Gore is increasingly sounding like a man ready to run for President again. Over the past month, Gore has been holding informal lunches and dinners in New York and Washington with former campaign aides and White House staffers. "He's been reaching out, talking to us, letting us know that he's still thinking about running," says a former senior campaign worker. "He's not committed, but the fact he's asking us not to commit to others is telling." /p>

Both Sen. John Kerry and Sen. John Edwards have been making runs at senior Gore 2000 campaign fundraisers and strategists, and have met with rejections. "We're waiting for Gore," says a former DNC fundraiser who has done work for Gore going back to Gore's Senate days.

While Gore hasn't set a hard date for a decision to run or not to run, insiders say that June is apparently the magic month for him. "He'll have to make a decision no later than July 1, would be my thinking," says a current DNC fundraiser.