The former vice president has written an email to supporters of Howard Dean, the current Democratic presidential frontrunner, asking for money for Dean's primary campaign:

...Governor Dean is under attack not only from those Republicans but also from other Democrats in the primary race. Howard Dean needs the resources to respond to these attacks and get his message to the American people. As Democrats, we cannot afford to let fighting among ourselves damage the strongest candidate we have to take on George Bush...

Gore's email hearkened back to his own primary campaign efforts in 2000, but left out mention of his own ferocious attacks against former New Jersey Sen. Bill Bradley - including an effort to stain Bradley by saying, in a debate, "Look we have taken action, but you know racial profiling practically began in New Jersey, Senator Bradley."

The remark - at the Apollo Theater in Harlem - was largely viewed as an example of Gore's own cut-throat manner of campaigning.

His latest email, this morning, paints Dean as the only candidate with a chance of defeating President Bush in 2004:

If the Democrats want to beat Bush next November, we need Howard Dean as our party's nominee. Thank you for doing what you can to make it happen.

Sincerely,
Al Gore