What about Al Gore?

[NNguyenMD]

Losing to Kennedy didn't stop a leaner, meaner, Nixon from running again in 1968.

I read a post from an earlier thread and I'm convinced that if Al Gore chose to run in the 2008 primary I'd give him a clean slate to work off of. He's obviously a different man than we was in 2000. Since getting screwed by EVERYONE during the Florida debacle I'm certain he won't be the poll watching candidate having his campaign manager micromanage his every move.

He endorsed Howard Dean, that ought to tell you something about the lessons he's learned in the last 4 years, that its better to stand on principle AND be proud and VOCAL of where you stand.

I felt sad hearing about how he fought for 36 days despite being grossly being abandoned by his own party and the rest of the left, even getting screwed by Lieberman. He's going to be the candidate who doesn't give a shit about what "some people" think of his personality or attitude. I think if Gore runs in 2008 you'll get a Howard Dean with the red state mentality that we've all been looking for.

On a side note, for a VP pick we realyl ought to get someone who doesn't want to be president. Not that Edwards was bad, but we need an attack dog to viciously go after the target. And I think the best way to accomplish that is to get someone who really couldn't give a shit whether he'll run for president or not. Thats why Dick Cheney works so well for the retarded chimp.

[John Q. Citizen]

1. Interesting idea.

I like it, but first we got to fix the problems with conducting fair elections or the same thing will happen as in 2000

[bahrbearian]

5. Al Gore, is my President !

[mccormack98]

2. If he runs, I will max out my campaign contributions to him.

I will do whatever it takes to support a Gore candidacy. I have seen Gore speak three times since 2002 ... the man is on fire.

He also happens to poll better than any Democrat in the party. Zogby polls in September 2003 had him miles ahead of Hillary and the rest of the dem candidates.

I think the lesson of 2004 is that if the Repubs can elect a Chipanzee to office, we can renominate a former candidate.

[NNadir]

3. I've had this thought too. It's not clear that a pretense of an election

will be necessary in 2008.

[coloradodem2005]

7. What do you mean?

Backlash against the Republicans by then?

[SammyWinstonJack]

4. I'd vote for him

I wanted him to run in '04! I was so disappointed when he wasn't allowed to. :-(

[greekspeak]

6. Campaign slogan

Al Gore: I didn't concede in ten minutes; I only conceded after a month.

Or

Al Gore: I bend in the middle now. Watch.

Or

Al Gore: I only invented the Internet; the Internet(S)are Dubya's invention.

Sorry for my sarcasm. I think we need a new, fresh, mover and shaker dark horse candidate from the South next time. Like Bill Clinton, but less homophobic (his little "pretend you don't like the homos" approach has me fuming)" and NAFTA-y.

[robbedvoter]

10. "Where were we?" (when so rudely intrerrupted)

[NNguyenMD]

13. I don't think that thats a fair assessment of who he is today...

And I'm not talking about him reinventing himself again.

He fought longer and harder than anyone could have expected him to given the circumstances. He didn't have the armies of Lawyers with Jets ready to cross the country like Kerry did, he made his stand and yeah it didn't go through. But damnit at least he fought regardless of how unpopular it was back then. He is MY president and in my book he's redemned for all of the times he fell into line for Clinton's right of center policies.

He won't bend in the middle this time because if you listen to he recent speeches its obvious that he's learned his lesson, and understands what it means to stay on the party message.

And one last point, he never said he invented the internet. In his 1999 interview with Wolf Blitzer he said "During my service in the US congress I took the initiate in creating the internet." Meaning that while in the US senate he fought for funding Arpanet, which was later developed as the internet as we know it.

He's a changed man, and I say give him one last shot for the top job.

[TBreeze]

8. I miss him saying 'lockbox'

If he ran again I'd be happy and supportive, but who knows if he'd actually want to?

[robbedvoter]

9. I appreciate him even more (by comparison). But no one

should think campaigns until real elections are restored.

Famous last words
He is impatient with Democratic oratory about the "stolen" election.
"Stop crying in your teacups, It isn't going to
change. Get over it."

John Kerry, campaign July2003
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/connelly/129019_joel02.html

[intheozone]

11. Howard Dean for VP!

If we get the vote fraud out of the way, those two could be a winning combination.

[Samantha]

12. Al Gore is in a class by himself

I would vote for him any time, any place for anything. I have a lot of respect for Dean as well.

Perhaps they could have a co-presidency, as Gore and Clinton did. Now that would be the ultimate.