Reply #36: Here's a suggestion: Why not focus on the excellent choice [View All]

[TwilightGardener]

of candidates we have now, instead of elevating Gore to "savior" status? I like Gore OK, but it's a mistake to pin all of these hopes on someone who probably has no intention of running, and may not win even if he entered the race--there's this weird assumption in DU that there's a national hunger for him, and that he would somehow be the strongest candidate for the general. I disagree--he lost before (please don't go into SCOTUS--what happened happened, and he ultimately lost), and I don't see anything about him that makes him more likely to win this time--no, an Oscar won't make a difference. The global warming cause, while very important and inspiring to us Dems, is not going to resound with the average voter, and it's certainly not going to pull over 'Pug voters. We've got a good lineup of qualified candidates, all of whom would take steps to combat global warming. There is no compelling reason for Gore to run.