31.   Gore is trying to woo moderate Republicans in rural parts of Wisconsin, for example, but he is also defending his left flank in urban centers like Madison.

32.   Gore often tried to steer the conversation into policy areas.

33.   Gore tried to turn that statement to his advantage.

34.   Gore tried to claim the high road, saying he would not attack in kind.

35.   Gore tried to make it happen.

36.   Gore is trying to rejuvenate his presidential bid with a more relaxed, less rigid style on the campaign trail.

37.   Gore tried, in a round of satellite interviews with Midwest TV stations, to place blame with his Republican presidential opponent, George W. Bush.

38.   Gore also is trying to win delegates over to the U.S. position of more modest reductions than Europeans are advocating.

39.   Gore has been trying to keep Clinton out of the campaign, fearing the president would alienate swing voters still stung by the Lewinsky and impeachment controversies.

40.   Gore has tried for months to avoid the downside.