"The vice president has focused on the recounts only," said a senior Gore adviser.

Some Gore advisers date the campaign's turnaround to that poll.

The overall fund-raising staff has been reduced to 6 people, from a peak of 40 this summer and early fall, a senior Gore adviser said.

He was left with from $9.7 million to $10 million in the bank as of today, Gore advisers said.

That would cover an additional one million uninsured children, Gore advisers say.

The goal, Gore advisers said, will be to get them to the polls.

In any case, Gore advisers are focused on other things.

And Gore advisers said their man had little to lose by going on the attack, particularly since the debate had limited reach.

But to Gore advisers, the risks seem minimal and the benefits tangible.

But a top Gore legal adviser said today that he expected the issue to be settled by the Florida court.

"The vice president has focused on the recounts only," said a senior Gore adviser.

Some Gore advisers date the campaign's turnaround to that poll.

The overall fund-raising staff has been reduced to 6 people, from a peak of 40 this summer and early fall, a senior Gore adviser said.

He was left with from $9.7 million to $10 million in the bank as of today, Gore advisers said.

That would cover an additional one million uninsured children, Gore advisers say.

The goal, Gore advisers said, will be to get them to the polls.

In any case, Gore advisers are focused on other things.

And Gore advisers said their man had little to lose by going on the attack, particularly since the debate had limited reach.

But to Gore advisers, the risks seem minimal and the benefits tangible.

But a top Gore legal adviser said today that he expected the issue to be settled by the Florida court.