Until now, candidate Web pages have been almost entirely positive, with profiles of the candidates, baby pictures and position papers. Most campaigns have even kept their negative ads off their Web sites, showcasing the positive spots.

Now Gore has launched a "Bradley Information Bureau" on his Web site (www.algore2000.com). It contrasts a series of statements by Bradley with the Gore camp's version of the facts. Some of the points are about serious issues such as gun control and school vouches. Others are rather minor: The site points out that Bradley once told a child that he is only "close" to being a millionaire when he actually has more than $5 million in assets.

It also accuses Bradley of distorting Gore's record on several points.

"We thought it was a creative way to call Senator Bradley to task for his negative campaigning," said Gore spokesman Doug Hattaway. "Bradley's been going ballistic since he lost Iowa and New Hampshire. It's only fair to hold him accountable for his statements on the campaign trail."

The Bradley camp said the site showed the former senator's message was getting through.

"It's a little late for the Gore campaign to get into the truth-telling business after five months of misinformation," said Bradley spokeswoman Kristen Ludecke. "If we tried to put up a similar Web site our entire network would crash under the sheer volume of material."

(The Bradley campaign later introduced their own Web page on which they claim Al Gore was "a conservative congressman ... anti-choice, pro-gun, pro-tobacco and indifferent to education and health care." The site is linked off the Bradley Web site and is at www.moreaboutgore.com.)