Mr. Gore now needs to use the issue of impeachment to his advantage.

Mr. Gore also needs to be mindful that he is running in states outside New York.

Mr. Gore needs to leave an equally crisp paragraph in the heads of the voters after his convention.

This is also an issue where Mr. Gore, who has promised reforms, needs to bolster his credibility.

Mr. Gore, well established in his party nationally and seen as a member of its mainstream, needs to shore up his regional base.

But Mr. Gore needs to think hard about whether he wants to win on dimples.

Mr. Gore needs to keep them and sought his way to their hearts today through their children.

This was a convention week in which conventional wisdom held that Mr. Gore needed to knock one out of the park tonight.

He said Mr. Gore needed a consistent focus on "the extraordinary peace and prosperity."

Mr. Gore lost his home state in 2000 and would need to win there to capture the White House.