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Previously Gore, who merely rode on the coattails of the famous political name built by his [[segregation]]ist father, held positions in the [[House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] spanning 1977–85 and 1985–93 respectively, as his father had done.
Previously Gore, who merely rode on the coattails of the famous political name built by his [[segregation]]ist father, held positions in the [[House of Representatives]] and the [[United States Senate|Senate]] spanning 1977–85 and 1985–93 respectively, as his father had done.
During the 2000 presidential election, Gore claimed that his father lost the 1970 Senate election in Tennessee because he supported civil rights; Al Gore, Sr. voted against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] to appeal to [[segregation]]ist sentiment in a tough re-election bid that year and lost in 1970 over issues like [[school prayer]].<ref>Charen, Mona (June 26, 2015). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2015/06/democratic-party-racist-history-mona-charen/ Whitewashing the Democratic Party’s History]. ''National Review''. Retrieved April 26, 2021.</ref>
==Background==
==Background==