The 800 number as a fund-raising tool is one; he used that one in his earlier Presidential efforts in 1976 and 1980.
It must be the first major Presidential effort in modern times in which no press spokesman makes the rounds with the candidate.
The public appreciates Presidential efforts to reach out to as many Americans as possible.
Within the Gore camp, several key advisers say the Senator's campaign opened the way for future Presidential efforts.
If the history of American social policy offers any lessons, it is that breakthroughs will not come without strong Presidential effort.
Iowa, where he ran strongly in his 1980 Presidential effort, has been hard hit by failing farms and agricultural difficulties.
The tactical objective of a Presidential primary effort is, quite simply, surviving.
But whether the Senate's oldest freshman will win a second term seems more in doubt than any other statewide race here, including the Democratic Presidential effort.
Mr. Gore's actions could well affect how enthusiastically environmentalists support his Presidential effort in 2000.
They witnessed Gary Hart's Presidential effort from its start to its early finish.