Simply put, neither man is very well thought of among
the mass of voters who decide the November election. And, not to
put too fine a point on it, Americans don't turn over the Oval
Office to people they don't like.
An important difference: Conservatives who want Newt to run
generally don't think he can win; they just want an articulate
conservative voice in the race to nudge the frontrunners to the
right. Liberals who want Gore to run are absolutely serious about a
2000 do-over.