The Democratic Party's primary election had ended in June, and since appearing on "60 Minutes" in February, Clinton's support rate had been soaring.
During the four months of the primary election, he traveled with his campaign team across all 50 states of America, with his support rate exceeding 50% in more than half of them.
With such data backing him up, Clinton had clinched the party nomination without any suspense.
Then in the scorching heat of July, Clinton announced his choice of Gore as his running mate.
Given that both Clinton and Gore were in their forties and from neighboring states, this choice came as a surprise.
Usually, to optimize electoral effectiveness, the vice-presidential candidate would present differences from the presidential candidate in various aspects.
But this pairing wasn't like that, and the reasons primarily involved two factors.
