In order to win big this year, Grossman said that Gore has to do more than just gain the support of minorities and other traditional Democratic constituencies.
"Bill Clinton and Al Gore were elected by American women. [Gore's] challenge is to do far better with woman that he has done to date," he said.
Discussing Bush, Grossman predicted that the Democratic Party would emphasize the governor's staunch opposition to gun control legislation.
"We need to take those issues and wrap them around George W. Bush the next seven and a half months," he said.
Grossman has been rumored as a candidate for the 2002 Massachusetts gubernatorial election in recent weeks. A profile this week in the Boston Phoenix quoted senior state Democrats as saying he was an attractive option.
Grossman did not address the article, though he did refer to himself as a "potential candidate for office in 2002."
If he does decide to run, he will likely face opposition from one of a number of Democratic officials--including State Senate President Thomas F. Birmingham '72 and State House Speaker Thomas M. Finneran.
Though Grossman has not held elected office, he does have an impressive array of connections within the Democratic Party, said Marc Stad '01, president of the Harvard College Democrats.