I think that the difficulty for Al Gore is that he started with the sense that the nomination was coming his way, that major opponents like (House Minority Leader) Dick Gephardt and (Nebraska Sen.) Bob Kerrey dropped out. I don't think he realized how for
Quotes about gephardt (11 Quotes)
The Democrats became the party of the cold and the aloof. And in 2004, you look at Howard Dean and John Kerry and to a lesser extent Dick Gephardt the Democratic Party is now the party of anger.
I get pretty mad when I hear Dick Gephardt telling everyone I hate Medicare,
You know, to listen to Senator Lieberman, Senator Kerry, Representative Gephardt, I'm anti-Israel, I'm anti-trade, I'm anti-Medicare and I'm anti-Social Security. I wonder how I ended up in the Democratic Party. I'm not a new entrant to the Democratic Party. I've been here a long time.
Dick Gephardt and I have had our fair share of policy differences. But I have always admired his ability to articulate his philosophy and marveled at his tremendous work ethic, ... I wish him the best in his future endeavors.
Loyalty is the cornerstone and foundation of what this movement is about. Not to be loyal to a man like (Rep.) Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) who has been working families' most loyal champion is just unacceptable.
John Kerry was officially endorsed by Dick Gephardt, and Kerry said, 'What did I ever do to you?'
Gephardt now has an additional burden, financially, for the third quarter,
The Republicans and the president seem to have come together on a number of issues to arrive at a consensus. The deepening division is now between the Democratic President Bill Clinton and the Democratic leader in the House, Dick Gephardt, and a lot of this is positioning for the year 2000.
Earlier this morning, the rumored news was that it would be Gephardt, and I think the markets would have had a little tougher time digesting that, especially with his long-held protectionist stance. They would have viewed that as a bigger negative.
There is an alternative that is being worked on that is not ready for discussion now, and members on the committee and others in the Congress are carrying on conversations to report to myself and (House Minority) Leader (Dick) Gephardt tomorrow afternoon. We will try to craft an alternative that is both fair and prompt,