Report: Gore Unlikely To Endorse In Dem Race

[Kurt_and_Hunter]

Report: Gore Unlikely To Endorse In Dem Race
By Eric Kleefeld - December 28, 2007, 8:48AM

Within the Democratic race, Al Gore is perhaps the most coveted endorsement a candidate could get. However, the New York Sun reports that former aides say he's unlikely to actually do it. A main reason is that he would not want to sully his post-politics work in environmental activism by taking risks in the primary.

"In many respects, he has transcended partisan politics," said former staffer Chris Lehane. "I think he'll be extremely sensitive about doing anything that could potentially impact his global brand."

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/2007/12/report_gore_unlikely_to_endorse_in_dem_race.php

http://www.nysun.com/article/68678

[aquart]

1. Good.

[JackORoses]

7. don't you mean "good because there was no chance in hell that he would endorse sHillary"?

[Evergreen Emerald]

8. why not?

[JackORoses]

10. Al will not support Hillary and her tactics

She struggled with him for 8 years to undercut his role as VP.
She competed with him for fundraising during the 2000 election.

Gore canned Mark Penn, Hillary thinks Penn's her best friend.

The list goes on...

[Evergreen Emerald]

11. I was unaware that they were not friends.

[ronnykmarshall]

14. Rona Barrett knows all!

[onehandle]

2. No surprise in the primary.

In the General, he'll support the Democratic nominee.

[rsmith6621]

3. A Sign ...He is Running

....He really is....I feel it now...Watch around Feb 8th.....

[cali]

5. There is no way he COULD run as a dem now

He is definitely not running.

[chascarrillo]

13. Only possibility would be an impasse at the Convention

If, somehow, no one won enough delegates, Gore could sweep in... but that's so unlikely as to not bother thinking about.

[no name no slogan]

16. There won't be

the convetions are little more than media spectacles these days. The last time we even came near a deadlocked convention was in 1960, and even that was sorted out relatively easily.

[EstimatedProphet]

6. Yes! Our Lord Gore has given unto us a sign!

Amen! Praise be to Lord Gore!

:rofl:

[ronnykmarshall]

15. Hold my snakes, I gonna fall to the floor and talk in tongues!

Bllappa yoda plapap goog!

[PATRICK]

4. We could all take a lesson

about putting the agenda ahead of the person.

[joeybee12]

9. Didn't help Howard Dean last time...

...just saying.

[Drunken Irishman]

12. It did, but the media's bullshit killed Dean's campaign.

[tritsofme]

17. Good, his endorsement in 2004 was irresponsible.

He shouldn't try and play kingmaker.

[FredScuttle]

19. Irresponsible?

I'm genuinely intrigued by this...why do you think it was "irresponsible" for Gore to endorse Dean in the '04 campaign? Was it the timing? Was it that it was a slap in the face to Holy Joe Lieberman?

[Lord Helmet]

18. Makes Sense

Regardless of what people here think about Gore, he could end up being a liability if he does this. Aside from the inevitable "he's-using-the-Nobel-Peace-Prize-for-political-gain" argument, it would help to break down the Democrat's platform of change.

Besides, remember what happened to Dean after he got Gore's endorsement? Does anybody here really think that any of the candidates would accept it?

[maximusveritas]

20. They expect me to believe Lehane and the NY Sun over Gore himself?

What a joke.
He may not endorse, but this is just spin from Lehane. He knows Gore wouldn't endorse his candidate, so he's trying to discourage him from doing so.