I agree with all of your statements, except with a caveat for the last one.
You said "...a woman could be intimidated by the ex-VP? Yes." Definitely that could be true, but I have to ask "why now"? He was an ex-VP then and he's an ex-VP now. She went to the police, made an accusation, and then for years refused to follow up on it. Why not follow up?
She said she didn't want to have him prosecuted for the crime of sexual assault, but considered suing him in civil court. Why not? Is it because the burden of proof in a civil case in less than in a criminal case?
Then the woman said she decided to [go public] "to protect other women who may have experienced the same trauma", and followed up that noble sentiment by going to the National Enquirer and asking $1 million for her story. Surely all of this isn't a red flag only for me.
I'm looking at this woman's actions and finding them not believable, but that's an opinion. It's like trying to untangle a mystery when all the facts aren't known. Maybe something else will come to light that gives her more credibility to me but the facts so far aren't doing it.
I neither liked nor disliked Gore, but if you want a "dis" from me, here's something: I think the Gore marriage broke up because Al's cheating with someone. I think it's more likely than the assault claim.