Senior Democrats mull Al Gore's nomination: Oh, I hope!

[debbierlus]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/30/wuspols130.xml

From the linked article:

"Tim Mahoney, a Democrat congressman from Florida, said last week: "If it goes into the convention, don't be surprised if someone different is at the top of the ticket." This suggests the party would accept a Gore-Clinton or a Gore-Obama pairing."

We should be so lucky. He would actually represent TRUE progressive policy change: Universal Health Care, Green Energy has THE focus of his administration, Corporate Accountability...He is by FAR the best candidate, if our goal is to actually implement the
change we are always saying we want.

IF Hillary stays in and this goes to the convention, the party will be split in two. Neither side will want to give their votes for the oppossing candidate.

I want the candidate who can best lead this country. No one is entitled to POTUS. The interests of the people are WAY more
important then the nomination of any individual candidate. I want Gore.

[surfermaw]

1. Clinton's campaign stop I saw many HILLARY & Gore signs!

[SwampG8r]

11. 1968

all over again but with al gore as humphrey

[GarbagemanLB]

2. So instead of just pissing off Clinton supporters, the DNC would piss off Obama supporters too. Grea

t idea.

[debbierlus]

13. Half of them are going to be pissed, enough to swing to McCain

There would be a HUGE support base for Gore. I think it is a great solution.

[cali]

18. bullshit.

pulled that right out of thin air, didn't you? The real cultists have always been the gorophiles. I'll vote for Hillary if she's the nominee but I surely will not vote for gore if he's installed without winning a single vote.

You keep posting this delusional crap over and over again. You get little support for it, and you still don't get it. Pathetic.

[democrattotheend]

17. Tell me about it

Although depending on how things look in June, I might be okay with it if he puts Obama on the ticket. And if he agreed to only serve 1 term and made Obama his VP I'd definitely be ok with it. My boss was mulling that scenario the other day, and I said that I'd be simultaneously heartbroken and relieved. I love Barack to death and I want him to be president more than anything, but I'm afraid this country's just not quite ready and that too many people think he's not ready...after being VP for 4 or 8 years (or having 4 more years in the Senate under his belt if they lose) he would be in a stronger position because the inexperience argument would be less potent. I am scared to death that if he is the nominee, a lot of people will want to vote for him but will get skittish at the last minute that he's not experienced enough and end up voting for McCain. Republican fear-mongering ads could easily have that effect.

[bowens43]

3. Gore couldn't even beat bush. Enough said.

[cali]

4. this piece from The Telegragh

is nothing but rumor. and there is virtually no chance that the SDs will take the nomination, like it's some kind of crackerjack prize, and hand it to someone who didn't run. They know that nothing would tear up the party more than that.

And I don't want Gore. Had he run, he likely would have had my support, but he didn't. He didn't put forth policies. He didn't go out and speak to voters. He went off and did his own thing. I'm fine with that, but I'm not fine with destroying the entire party to hand him the nomination.

[DerekJ]

5. "congressman from Florida"

That just says it all.

[Hugabear]

15. No shit - they're the ones who really fucked things up big time

And no, it wasn't just Charlie Crist and the GOP that did it, Florida Democrats were 100% complicit as well.

[Connie_Corleone]

6. Yeah, just throw the Obama and Hillary supporters overboard.

If Gore wanted to run for president again, he should've got in during primary season. He didn't, so anyone who keeps bringing this crap up is talking out their ass.

Whoever goes thru the primary season and has the most delegates should be the nominee. Not someone who rides in at the convention to "save the day".

[sellitman]

7. No one on DU admires Gore and more than I do BUT:

He would never step on Obama or Hillary to get the nomination. Never. He is too fine a man to do that. We would look way to much like the repiggies we hate by pissing away the vote of the American people. It's just a stupid ignorant argument that Gore is going to ride in on his white horse and rescue the Democratic party. Isn't going to happen nor should it..

:think:

[davidpdx]

8. For all the talk about this

it probably isn't going to happen. If (and I say if) the party was still divided in last July or August, then it would be a remote possibility.

I want to point out the following though:

1) This isn't even an American paper you've sourced.

2) Gore isn't on the ballot anywhere. Both candidates would have to agree to step aside. The only candidate that benefits from the "Gore argument" right now is Clinton.

3) Gore doesn't want to be president. Many people (including myself) believe he is happier doing what he is doing now, helping promote the problem of global warming.

[Arkansas Granny]

9. I won't take any of the talk about Gore seriously until I hear it from Gore. I have seen nothing

to show me that Gore wants the nomination or would take it if offered. This kind of talk is pure speculation.

[high density]

10. Gore doesn't want the job

The Gore supporters pushing this crap are embarrassing both themselves and their guy. Not to mention Gore is the NAFTA guy and that's just not going to fly right now. CNN has everything they need in their archives to destroy him from day one.

[davidpdx]

12. Like I said above

I agree with you about Gore not wanting it. He would be an absolute fool to run for president now and give up the positive things he is doing.

[NDambi]

14. Gore said on 60 Minutes last night...he's done with political office n/t

[Sensitivity]

16. Go and STOP HILLARY IN PA by any means necessary. Else she continues to kneecap Obama for the GE

[frazzled]

19. Even as a Gore lover, I would be royally pissed

First of all, I doubt this would ever happen ... but if it should, I would be royally pissed.

After a year and a half of wall-to-wall primary races, hundreds of millions of dollars raised and spent, scores of debates, untold ink spilled in newspapers, endless pundit blathering on television, kazillions of volunteer hours, and millions of votes cast---if the party were to simply select another candidate, I would lose my faith in the system and the party forever.

We might as well just cancel the notion of primaries and let the big guys decide.

I love Al Gore, but it is not his time, and ... no.

[xchrom]

20. wouldn't i love to see him sworn in for prez. nt

[mkultra]

21. the best that gore could do

Is be vice again. I personally would rather see the vice be someone with experience to cancel out McCain all together.

[mmonk]

22. #1, Gore has said he is not interested in becoming a candidate.

#2. Such a scenario wouldn't be democratic and tells the candidates despite going through the primary system and working for the nomination, they are to be denied. #3, it's a direct slap in the face of millions of voters, volunteers, and donors for being part of the process.