John Kerry ran for President only ONCE. He got the nomination on his FIRST TRY. And he came damn close (or won if you take election fraud into consideration) to defeating an incumbent President during wartime.

Al Gore ran for President three times, which means he lost twice before 2000. And if you also consider that he didn't get the nomination on either of these two prior attempts, it can be said that Al Gore's track record is not nearly as good as John Kerry's.

In horse racing lingo, Kerry had one start and lost by a nose resulting in a second place. Of Al Gore's three starts one was a Photo Finish resulting in second place and in the other two he was an Also Ran.

Kerry: one start - second place
Gore: three starts - second place

I'm not sure if you know anything about handicapping horse races, Karen, but from a mathematical perspective, who do you think they handicappers would prefer?