At a campaign stop at a Salvation Army office in Atlanta, Vice President Al Gore called for "a new partnership" between government and "faith-based organizations." Gore attacked the "false choice" between a Right seeking to impose "a specific set of religious values" and a Left that has "said for too long that religious values should play no role in addressing public needs."

Following these notable comments, Gore's senior advisor Elaine Kamarck told the Boston Globe that they were the opening shot in a campaign to "take God back" for the Democrats in Election 2000.

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