Eileen O'Connor on Gore's strategy

CNN Correspondent Eileen O'Connor is in Washington covering the Gore campaign.

Q: Do you have any sense that the Gore team is starting to consider that it might end up conceding the election to George W. Bush?

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O'CONNOR: "The Gore campaign is not entertaining any such notion. It believes the Vice President has won in the state of Florida. They are not going to concede until all the votes are counted."

Q: How closely is Vice President Gore monitoring today's legal proceedings in Florida?

O'CONNOR: "The vice president is monitoring the event, but I wouldn't say he's glued to the television. He looks at the television, and he's in some contact with his aids by e-mail, telephone or cell phone. It's a very important case for them. And, rest assured, if they win and get the votes counted, they fully expect that the Bush team will make a legal challenge against the court's decision."

Q: We hear a lot about the Bush transition team and how it's moving ahead in making plans for the new administration. But what is Gore doing?

"Gore had two big transition meetings this week. He met with top aids on his transition team, and, apparently, they have been calling people. The vice president, for his part, has said that the transition is quietly progressing. But Gore and his aids don't want to seem as if they're presumptive and act as they've been elected. They have criticized the other side for that; so, they are walking a fine line in respect to preparing a transition as the legal proceedings continue."

Q: Are protests still going on outside Gore's residence?

O'CONNOR: "There have been protesters outside the vice president's mansion for the past few weeks. They sort of come and go and range from 15 or 20 people to as many as 100.

Most are against the vice president, and they're saying he should concede. On the weekend, there tend to be more protesters, because people are off of work."