CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: The biggest story here is Bill Bradley. Bradley. apparently losing ground to Al Gore, has climbed down off the high road. Yesterday he said he'd had it with Gore, and did everything but explicitly call Gore a liar. CNN's Jeanne Meserve is with the Bradley campaign in Lebanon, a city in western New Hampshire -- Jeanne.</s>JEANNE MESERVE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Carol, Bill Bradley will be here at this senior center in about an hour's time, the first stop in a busy day. He is picking up the pace of his campaign and sharpening his criticism of his opponent, Al Gore, in an attempt to reverse those sagging poll numbers without losing his appeal as a positive candidate. It is a tricky line to walk. He will today received an endorsement from a Lowell Weicker, the former Republican senator and independent governor of Connecticut.</s>BILL BRADLEY (D), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: He's someone that I respect. I think that he's someone who's respected in American life as a standup guy. In the Senate, he always stood up, he stood up to special interests, he stood up for his convictions. He drove an independent course as a politician. And I think having his support means a lot to me, A, because of a friendship over a long period of time, but, B, because of what he stands for in American politics.</s>MESERVE: Weicker had contemplated a run for the presidency himself this season on the Reform Party ticket, he opted against it, and will throw his support to Bradley. One note, at this senior center yesterday they conducted a straw poll, and Al Gore won. Bill Bradley will be trying to change some minds here. Jeanne Meserve, CNN, reporting live from Lebanon, New Hampshire.
Election 2000: Bradley Climbs Down from High Road, Challenging Gore