The American Spectator

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In fact, Gore and his campaign finance people went out of their way in September 2000 to raise enough money for Penelas to ensure that he wasn't caught up in a primary or general election battle for his mayoral seat. By clearing the deck for Penelas, it allowed him to work almost full-time for Gore.

Problem is, Penelas apparently didn't do a very good job. Gore lost the bulk of the Cuban vote to George W. Bush. So when Gore was recently asked about his Cuban-American amigo in Miami his only comment, through a spokesman, was, "Alex Penelas was the single most treacherous and dishonest person I dealt with" during the contested 2000 presidential campaign."

p>Gore, according to former campaign advisers, was extremely annoyed at Penelas's lack of effort on his behalf during the general election, but grew even more irate when Penelas failed to muster any support for Gore during the recount battle. br> /p>

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