What does Gore's endorsement of Dean do to Lieberman?

[jenk]

The president in exile doesn't even endorse his VP. I figure he'd wait until he drops out at least.

time to drop out Joe, it's OVER!

[Padraig18]

1. Good night, Senator!

That's what it means...

[Sagan]

2. have you ever seen old WW2 Battle of the Atlantic footage?

Like where the U-Boat torpedos hit a big freighter amidships?

THAT'S what it does to Joe's campaign.

[joeybee12]

I'm willing to bet the two of them don't even talk anymore

Holy Joe doomed Al's campaign.

[Doctor Pedantic]

12. Al's Not The Most Loyal Guy

I'm happy about the endorsement, and man, what an embarassment/slap in the face to Holy Joe.

I'm a little troubled, though, by this mini-repeat of 2000. Gore, for whatever his reasons (I think they were mostly personal), completely distanced himself from Clinton during the election. This after eight years as Clinton's VP, which resulted in his practically being handed the nomination (sorry, Bill Bradley fans).

Now here he is again, distancing himself from his former Vice Presidential candidate. Lieberman constantly invokes Gore's name, and has shown no sign of deviating from their prior alignment. Now Gore jumps ship and refuses to endorse Lieberman, or for that matter his former colleagues in the Senate and House.

Again, don't get me wrong -- I like Al well enough, believe he was robbed in 2000, and think the nomination will really help my guy. But you have to wonder if he has any loyalties to anyone other than himself. Shocking in a politician, I know, but still....

[Larkspur]

22. Ah, Lieberman stabbed Gore in the back at last year's DLC meeting

when he said that Gore's populist message cost them the White House, but polls proved that it was Gore's populist message that helped him win the popular vote.

[dansolo]

24. Lieberman is the one who has been disloyal

Lieberman stabbed Gore in the back after the election by placing the blame on Gore's populist platform, and I believe that he was instrumental in convincing people not to back Gore this time around, leading to Gore deciding not to run. Gore owes absolutely nothing to Lieberman.

[nonconformist]

3. I think he'll drop out soon

Just as well anyway. It's actually time to narrow the field a bit.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

4. Lieberman??? Let's see, wasn't he somebody once?

Perhaps, he and Zell can get together and whine about the Democratic party not being republican enough.

[Arugula Latte]

5. Mark my words...

A wave of overwhelming LIEBERMANIA is about to sweep the nation, making Gore's endorsement moot...You heard it here first. Also, monkeys are going to fly out of Joe's ass any day now.

[Snellius]

6. As John Kerry would say: "He's ...

f***ed.

[izzie]

7. Joe had gone to far to the right I think.

That was the trouble last time between Gore going to the middle and Bush going to the middle no one knew what was what.Just as Nedar said.

[goobergunch]

8. DEAT

At least that's what it does to his chance of being nominated.

[realFedUp]

9. I'll be interested in Gore's response when asked that question

[Yupster]

17. Very gracious I'll bet

Senator Lieberman and I are very close friends, and it was a difficult choice, but when you have so many good candidates, you know you're going to disappoint some of them and I'm sorry for that.

[cally]

10. He's done

Remember, Dean helped Gore in the primaries. Lieberman never stood behind Gore during the thwarted recount.

Gephardt and Kerry didn't do much either. We may see several candidates drop out after this which is good for the party.

[jenk]

11. Kerry should drop out, not Gephardt

he's still doing pretty well

[Yupster]

13. It would bury him, but

he's been buried for quite a while already.

[Patriot_Spear]

14. Gore sends a clear 'thank you' to Joe...

'Thank you for being a sell-out, here's you're payoff.'

[Bombtrack]

15. I guess if you want a friend in Washington, by a dog

Lieberman is a decent man, he deserves better than this.

I hope before he drops out he'll say what's obvious, that Gore did this so he'd have an open primary in 08

[ecstatic]

19. Give me a break

Dean can win--people who don't agree listen to O'Reilly, Hannity, Coulture too much. Also, Gore owes no allegiance to Lieberman--Lieberman is a sellout who dragged him down in 2000.

[Liberal Veteran]

23. He may be a decent man, but he's a crappy candidate.

Why do I detect a hint of "Those grapes were probably sour anyway"?

[Iverson]

16. It may actually help Lieberman.

Just look at how many of us were compelled to remember him as a result of this gesture.

[oasis]

18. If Joe drops out he will take a shot a Dean while endorsing Gep or Kerry.

[sybylla]

20. What ever it does, can I watch?

Buh bye, Holy Joe :hi:

[kentuck]

21. Gore is attempting to change the face of the Party...

By endorsing Howard Dean. He respects the grassroots support of Dean and this is a slap in the face to Joe Lieberman and the DLC wing of the Party. Gore recognizes that he beat Bush in the popular vote because of his populist appeal to the grassroots, contrary to what many may say. He sees Dean as a person that can rebuild our Party from the base up - rather than the top down. That is my opinion.

[Moderator]

25. Duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=851533