Closing thoughts

I think the confrontation with Inhofe reinvigorated Gore. He was looking REALLY BAD at first. But this format was much more suited to his professorial tendencies. He was able to go into more depth, and to speak more technically (which fine I suppose in this context, though he never spoke more technically than he did in An Inconvenient Truth, which is great). There were--Inhofe aside--fewer insane people to deal with. Bond and the sun spots didn't trip him up at all, and though Craig was at times acerbic, Gore killed him with kindness.

I'll say that, to me, his performance in the Senate equaled his showing in the House. Again, that's just my interpretation. Because if the media zeroes in on (or airs on repeat) the dust up with Inhofe--even though it was one of the most foul pieces of political opportunism I've ever seen or heard of--it won't play well with the public at all.