Gmail won't go online, won't take password

I recently had a problem with keychain access not accepting my passwords. After a few hours of frustration, I was able to create a new keychain with a new password. Still have some problems with keychain upon start-up, but that is for another day. Right now, I'd like to get my gmail account working again with Maverick's mail app. While I can successfully sign into gmail in "Accounts," when I attempt to check my mail I get a "Cannot connect to Google account "Gmail"" notification and a password prompt. However, the prompt will not accept my password.
From the mac side:
I checked to make sure all mail preferences are correct for the gmail account. They all appear to be correct, but the Outgoing Mail Service (SMTP) dropdown is stuck at Gmail (offline). I tried to delete the google account and readd it, only to delete my downloaded messages.. I do not recommend trying this.
From the google side:
I made sure 2-step verification was turned off. I re-enabled the ability to connect my gmail to a new device. I know that my password is correct because from Mac's mail app, Mail > Account > Gmail accepts my password, it is when I try to take accounts online that it does not accept the password.
Not sure if this is a google problem or a mac problem, but I would like to be able to get my mail all in one place without having to download the gmail app. Anyone experiencing anything similar?

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