Gore drew tens of thousands of people at a downtown rally in Chicago, where he declared, "We're going to win Illinois on Tuesday . . . and take the presidency." ...

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He notes that Gallup polls and others showed George W. Bush up by 17 points or more until the Democratic convention. On election day, Gore beat Bush by 3 points.