If Gore decided to run, will you vote for him in your primary?

[question everything]

Sorry, can have only 10 choices:

[hippiechick]

1. Current Gore Supporter: YES!

:applause:

[Coyote_Bandit]

7. Ditto n/t

[Island Blue]

2. Self Delete.

[kimmerspixelated]

3. Not just yes,

but, HELL YES!!!!

[Rydz777]

4. Yes in the primary, then in the general, and again in 2012 n/t

[MistressOverdone]

5. yes, yes, a hundred times yes

well, I'd only vote once; but you get my drift.

[Systematic Chaos]

6. Only Edwards and Kucinich even come close.

If Gore announces I'll probably crap my pants and pass out from elation.

[Czolgosz]

17. I agree (but not quite as emphatically)

[TankLV]

8. In a NANOSECOND!

Gore is my NUMBER ONE choice - if only for the relish of the "revenge" factor alone...

But that is way down on my list of why I like Gore...

Fact is, I like ALL the crop to some extent for differing reasons so far - that's why I'm "noncommital"...

[Alexander]

9. I may write his name in even if he doesn't run.

Worked for Henry Cabot Lodge. The other candidates don't inspire me.

[saracat]

11. And Lodge was elected president? Yeah, I know this is the primary

but wasting a vote is lame.

[Alexander]

21. He could have been, but he refused to run after winning several primaries.

By the way - I already decided who was getting my vote in 2004 - Howard Dean.

When the Arizona primary came around, the nomination was a done deal - Kerry had won.

So did I "waste" my vote, since neither Dean nor anyone else but Kerry had a chance of winning?

I don't think so.

[saracat]

23. It wasn't a done deal In Az.esp in 2004.That is why Dean Kerry and Clark

were all here campaigning on the eve of the election.You didn't waste a vote but you would have if you had written in a candidate. My DH voted for Clark and I believe CXlarke got enough votes that there were Clark Delegates. You have to get 10% of the vote to qualify for delegates.

[Alexander]

26. It was a done deal as soon as Kerry won Iowa.

Dean and Gephardt were expected to win Iowa, and when Kerry pulled off that upset, his fate as the nominee was sealed.

"You didn't waste a vote but you would have if you had written in a candidate."

That's in the eye of the beholder. Dean only got 3 Arizona delegates compared to Clark's 22. I knew Dean was a goner after the "scream" nonsense, but I voted for him anyway.

The New Hampshire voters who gave Henry Cabot Lodge a victory (and delegates) probably didn't feel that they were "wasting" their votes. Write-in campaigns have worked before.

[question everything]

27. Edwards won my and next caucuses

and as I was driving home I heard in the news that he pulled out.

Was very disappointed.

[dogman]

10. If Clark doesn't.

He'd be a better choice for me than the current crop.

[Greyskye]

22. Agreed.

[AtomicKitten]

12. Gore has my full support. n/t

[kimmylavin]

13. Yuppers

Voted for him in 2000.
Would vote for him in 2008, 2012, however many he wants!

[Uncle Joe]

14. I need Gore for President as LynneSin needs cowbell.

I have a fever and the prescription is President Gore.:)

[AtomicKitten]

16. and we all could use more cowbell

[Uncle Joe]

18. Yes, the world would be a much happier place if we had more cowbell

:thumbsup:

[sueh]

15. Current Kooch supporter, but I'll vote for Al if he runs.

[Adelante]

19. Currently Uncommitted

If Clark stays out, YES to Gore.

[illinoisprogressive]

20. Current Obana supporter and don't plan on changing that.

[featherman]

24. LOVE Al but his high negative rating and the continuing bile of the MSM

against him would concern me greatly in the general election. Electorally it is hard to overcome a press that is still nearly universal in its inexplicable need to continually demean and diminish this great man.

[Adelante]

25. Uncommitted is really high

I'm glad to see it, because it's so early in the game. People are taking the time to consider all.

[question everything]

28. Yes. But then, only 113 voted out of 100,000 DUers

Here is what prompted me to post this, after reading this in the WSJ (don't roll your eyes, it is more about the Republicans)

The Shadow Candidates
By JOHN FUND
May 3, 2007; Page A16

(snip)

Playing hard-to-get also creates allure and curiosity. Today noncandidates appeal to both parties. Depending on the poll, between one-third and three-fifths of Republicans are dissatisfied with their current crop of candidates. Last month, a straw poll at the Oklahoma Republican Party's convention saw noncandidates Fred Thompson and Newt Gingrich top the field with a majority of the votes between them. Democrats are more happy with their field, but persistent doubts about Hillary Clinton's electability or Barack Obama's seasoning fuels speculation that Al Gore or some other savior will enter the race.

Mr. Gingrich is touring the country touting his ideas without the scrutiny and legal constraints that an official candidate's fund-raising team would get. His aim is to offer "solutions so compelling that if voters say I have to be the president, it will happen." He will make up his mind in September, but in the meantime his audiences are larger, his influence greater and his exposure on TV even more ubiquitous.

The same is true for Mr. Gore. Only a noncandidate could get the praise and royal treatment he enjoyed testifying before Congress in March. This summer, he is both losing weight and keeping his name in the headlines by promoting his new book and environmentally themed rock concerts. Even if he doesn't win the Nobel Peace Prize this fall, he could parachute into the presidential race. He has trained thousands of people to present his global-warming film in every state, a cast of supporters who could easily be converted into campaign volunteers. A Quinnipiac Poll of three battleground states shows that Mr. Gore polls better against leading Republicans than either Mrs. Clinton or Mr. Obama.

(snip)

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117815994430490526-search.html?KEYWORDS=shadow&COLLECTION=wsjie/6month (subscription)

[Trajan]

31. Another aspect to consider ....

Careless spewing of hatred against Democratic candidates is bound to offend most of us ....

Something to think about as we meander about DU ....

[kowanda32]

29. Clinton supporter. NO!

[Trajan]

30. I support all of them ....

And Gore too .....

Gore would be NUMERO UNO though ....

I dont think he will ....

[More Than A Feeling]

32. Maybe.

I'd give his pitch a fair listen, and compare it to Edwards, whose supporter I currently am, and decide whether I still want Edwards.

I honestly haven't given it much thought, because I don't think he will run.

[MrSlayer]

33. The only way I wouldn't vote for Gore is if Clark was in it too.

Absolutely 100% yes. And Gore/Clark would be unbeatable in the general election, Republican cheating or not.

[fazoolius_2006]

34. Not just yet

I think that all we would get from him is Global Warming this and Global Warming that. What about the real issues like health care, war in Iraq.

Gore will have to separate himself from the others for me to vote yes.

[TwilightGardener]

35. This Obama supporter says: Hell no!

[jefferson_dem]

42. This Obama supporter says the same. No thanks!

n/t

[polichick]

36. The Wild Card

Looks like Gore would stir things up considerably if he got into the race. It would be even more interesting if he jumped in as an Indie.

[PresidentObama]

37. Current Edwards supporter for Gore 2008!! n/t

[Capn Sunshine]

38. Yes, but I'd also seek medical help

for the painful condition of monkeys flying out of my butt.

[DesertRat]

39. YES!!!

[bigwillq]

40. I would vote for Gore

he is my top choice right now...I wish he would announce his plans.

[Forkboy]

41. No in the Primary...Yes in the General.

[Jed Dilligan]

43. Any other year in history,

I would be an Edwards supporter, but this time I think the environment takes priority over the poor. Both are in desperate need of an advocate in the most powerful person on earth.

I just hope that Gore, while focused on global warming, manages to reinstitute some of the "trickle-up" policies that once made America a less desperate place.

[Greyhound]

44. Supporting DK in primaries, but will gladly support Gore if he gets the nod. n/t

[A Brand New World]

45. Absolutely, Positively! He's who I'm waiting for!!

n/t

[Crewleader]

46. Oh Yes!

:applause:

[Pierzin]

47. Not just Yes, But HELL YESSS!!! Run Al Run!!!

God!
the GOP has proven that they are maniacs! They are killing their own party and won't see it until it is too late. Like now... We need to take DRASTIC actions VERY SOON to eliminate this catasrophe!