Buzz around Gore fuels talk of another run for president

[Emillereid]

>By Holly Yeager in Washington
>Published: May 19 2006 18:55 | Last updated: May 19 2006 18:55
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The former vice-president is the subject of a new documentary about global warming that opens on Wednesday. And the buzz he has been generating is fuelling speculation that he may want to return to politics.

A poll released this week by National Journal, a Washington magazine, showed Mr Gore moving into fourth place when Democratic “insiders” were asked who had the best chance of winning the party’s 2008 presidential nomination – up from ninth place in December.

Mr Gore insists he has “no plans” to run again and that he is committed to his campaign to protect the planet.

But for some Democrats he represents a viable alternative to Hillary Clinton, the 2008 frontrunner, who they fear is too polarising a figure to be elected president. With a network of activist supporters and financial backers and an aura of celebrity, he is one of the few politicians who could enter the race late in the game and be able to wage a national campaign.....


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Al Gore '08, The world can't wait!

[MadMaddie]

1. Gore/Feingold 2008

[madaboutharry]

3. Yeah, that sounds good.

President Gore and Vice-President Feingold. I could live with that. Or Gore/Clark.

[lyonn]

10. Gore has been out there telling us how he feels

about this admin. and he has been dead on. The lousy lead up to war, bush's trashing of the environmental laws that were on the books, etc. Gore is a leftie but not far left, just what we need. Finegold, Clark, those are very do-able.

[krkaufman]

49. Yes, how 'bout we go w/ someone who had it right, from the start...

... rather than someone lacking the vision to see the path clearly, or the courage to lead.

[stepnw1f]

14. Oh Hell Yeah

That would be ideal.

[DesertRat]

18. Oh yeah

That would be a great ticket! :toast:

[zann725]

28. OR Gore/Kerry.Either wold be 'winning' team...with complimentary strengths

n/t

[ecoalex]

34. Flush war hawk Clintoon run a winner :Gore /Feingold

The rush to the right Clinton , and her whoreing with Murdock shows she's not for the people, another corporate shill.

[wordpix2]

45. agree, Gore/Feingold, with Murtha Sec. of Defense. Give Sharpton a role in

next admin., too.

[midnight]

43. Yes.

I could go for that.

[hippiechick]

47. Aw Hell YEAH!

:applause: Been stumping for this ticket for a few months now.

I could actually get excited about politics again if Al & Russ were atop the ticket !!

[billbuckhead]

2. I would think Al Gore would be the immediate frontrunner

I'd like to see polls.

[DearAbby]

4. He just says the word...and it's a go!

RUN AL...RUN!

[maryallen]

5. Give it another go, Big Al ...

Hillary's only "the 2008 frontrunner" in the delusional minds of the GOP and the effin' MEDIA!

[tinfoilinfor2005]

6. He may truly feel that the corruption is so great between

the republicans and the media (not to mention Diebold) that no democrat stands a chance until it all completely unravels, and therefore his commitment to the planet over the party is not only sincere, but much smarter than facing an election that might very well be tainted and compromised.
He and we will know so much more after the November elections.

[lyonn]

11. The planet is this party's commitment

We can't stand around again and say we can't win against the repub machinery. Kerry wasn't forceful enough, maybe led poorly by his handlers, Gore got in that game too. Gore appears to get it that you can't play softball and win. Hilliary will lose on the war issue in my opinion.

[Gregorian]

7. He can't not run.

We need someone like him. And he deserves to be in that White House. For us.

[Southsideirish]

8. Go Al, go. The world needs you - not just the U.S.

[Placebo]

9. Clinton has higher approval ratings than Gore!

How is he going to be any less polarizing, then, eh?

[garybeck]

23. I don't know what poll you're referring to

but if you look at the issues people side with gore over clinton

people are against the war. hillary clinton has sided with bush on the war. that's the #1 issue right now. I think if hillary really has to go up against gore in a primary, her voting record will haunt her. how did she vote on the war, roberts, scalia, .... people are really looking for someone who is anti-bush.

[MissWaverly]

40. also I don't want her to get tough with Iran

I don't want her to follow GWB's ruinous path, I think we should cool down our posturing
in the Middle East not step it up, I look for her to be aggresive which I do not think
is wise at this time. Also, whatever, a presidential candidate has, she doesn't have it,
she is not at ease with crowds, she looked like some kind of exotic species of bird, bobbing
up and down at Coretta King's funeral. She does not have that warmth that people want to
reach out to. She is intelligent, and I think she has done well as a NY senator but I
do not feel that she has the popular appeal to gain the presidency.

[AnOhioan]

12. With all I am................

I hope Al runs....he deserves the job....we need him in the job.

[mucifer]

13. In an interview he called himself "a recovering politician".

I think he has too much integrity to run.

[Psephos]

15. They LUV this idea in freeperland n/t

[jobycom]

17. They also love belt buckles, goats and sheep, and Ray Stevens

WHo cares what Freeperland likes? They are an island floating in a sea of denial, and couldn't even spell reality, much less understand it.

[DesertRat]

19. Freeperland loves the idea of Hillary Clinton too

But who cares what they think? They are apologists for the WORST PRESIDENT EVER!

[AlGore-08.com]

16. K & R for President Gore

:kick: :patriot: :kick:

[Rainscents]

20. I'll vote for Gore, Clark or Feingold...

Any one of them! Gore/Feingold and Secretary of State Clark!!! What-ta team!!!

[lovuian]

21. Gore and Feingold

i like that!!!

[garybeck]

22. please o please o please

this is really what I want. he is the man for me.

if hillary gets the nomination I tell you, I will not have a lot of enthusiasm. she makes me sick.

[farmboxer]

24. President Gore has proven he can win

and he can win again, only this time even bigger!

[calmblueocean]

25. WTF is with the opening paragraph?!

"Does Al Gore want to do it again? Hard as it is to believe, the question is suddenly under serious discussion."

WTF? Why would that be hard to believe? More to the point, how does this kind of editorializing actually get in the paper, and why don't Republicans ever get this treatment?

[krkaufman]

50. "hard to believe" probably because of the treatment...

... he received the first time around. Why would he want to subject himself and his family to all that, again? He doesn't have to be Prez to effect environmental change; but he *will* need a Democratic Congress (House and/or Senate) and a Democratic President.

[lonestarnot]

26. Come on Al your country needs you! Just do it!

[LiberalHeart]

27. Goe won the presidency once; no reason he can't do it again. n/t

[Yavin4]

29. Gore Was Cheated in 2000

He deserves another shot.

[JackDragna]

30. Wow! Al Gore for president.

Think he'll actually put up a fight when the election is blatantly stolen this time?

[laundry_queen]

42. Oh yeah, he just rolled over and played dead the next day.

What-evah.
Flamebait.

[AzDar]

31. When , dear Jeebus, will 'they' quit trying to shove the idea of Hillary

as 'frontrunner' down our throats?
When you have Gore(hopefully), Feingold, Clark, Edwards, or even Kerry in the mix, WHO, exactly considers Hillary to be a contender? The Republicans, perhaps...

[chapel hill dem]

32. A friend who worked for Gore's campaign (paid staffer) said Gore will

only run if Hillary is really and truly leading the pack in 2007, once other folks start campaigning. Apparently, Gore's dislike of Hillary is strong and that would be the tipping point for him.
FWIW.

How about Gore/Clark? Covers all of the bases...

[President Kerry]

33. Gore/Finegold '08

Bill Clinton Sec of State, Clark Sec of Def, Richard Clarke Nat'l Security Advisor...

The train is coming, people! The Republican wall in crumbling, and the dam is going to break open in Nov '06.

Run Al Run! We the people want you, and will stand by you!

:bounce:

[pezdespencer]

35. gore/hillary 08

Hillary should not run till 2016 IMHO. She will hurt the Dem's, I fear a primary of mud slinging between Hillary and Gore will ensure victory for Mc'Cain

[lutefisk]

37. Gore/Clinton 2008 = Gore/Lieberman 2000.........bad idea, imho

I agree that it would be better to not have them drag each other down in the primaries, but my choice is Gore/Feingold.

[krkaufman]

52. Wouldn't that be a treat? For a team of Democrats...

... to begin building the new Administration before the election, to let the people know exactly the experience they'd be getting and that they'd be ready to jump right in.

[Strathos]

36. I'll vote for Gore over Hillary!

ANYDAY! But still would be happier with a ballsy man or woman running for POTUS, that isn't Republican.

[noel adamson]

38. Al Gore and Theodore Roosevelt IV

Theodore Roosevelt IV is the great grandson of Teddy Roosevelt who was the last Republican to actually conserve anything. His conservative philosophy is responsible for setting first aside large tracts of wilderness and opposing corporate fascism to whom his famous quote "Talk (or walk) softly and carry a big stick" was directed. Gore and T.R.IV have formed an alliance on global warming. Perhaps a sane conservative on the Democratic ticket would give it balance and enough appeal to put the election out of the reach of vote rigging, voter intimidation tactics to be effective. Then the Republicans would be stuck with only the KKK and the top one tenth of one percent of the economic heap who benefit from neocon insanity.

[faithnotgreed]

39. i wish he wouldnt place so high on the "insiders" list

the person they say will win then i know i want someone else (and i want al gore)

[kitty1]

41. Gore would produce a more united base than Hillary

[ozone_man]

44. I think he can still do this as president.

"Mr Gore insists he has “no plans” to run again and that he is committed to his campaign to protect the planet."

As president he can work towards the U.S. conforming with the Kyoto agreement, renewable energy programs, tax breaks for buyers of efficient cars. It's time for real change and I think Gore is one of the few Democrats who can make it happen.

[Voltaire99]

46. Worth voting for this time around.

What a difference being outside the party made for Gore, now his own man at last.

Best of the bunch at present; preferable to the appeasers currently in office, anyway.

[Stephanie]

48. AL 08

Al's my man.

[dkos refugee]

51. why would he not run?

He already won the popular vote once. And anyone who voted for him is almost certain to vote for him again. I bet he could run as an independent and win.

[Ganja Ninja]

53. I'll be voting for him if he runs. n/t

[redqueen]

54. I'd prefer a non-DC Dem to a DC-Dem.

I'll take what I can get... but the link in my sig says it all.

[sarcasmo]

55. A kick back to the top. Gore/Clark 08

[dysfunctional press]

56. If Gore is going to run, and if i'm going to support him...

i NEED to see more from him than we saw in 2000-

he has to be ANGRY...there has to be some FIRE in his belly, and Brimstone in his speech.

a subdued/play nice Gore does NOT get my vote.

[17yroldtwins]

57. My 'dream team'

Gore/Boxer 2008

That's a ticket for all of us!!

[genieroze]

58. Wanna protect the planet Mr Gore? Then run for president, you won the

first time.