Who do you support for the '08 Democratic Presidential nomination?

[WI_DEM]

With Feingold and Warner opting out--here is the list of those who, apparently, are still contemplating a run:

[More Than A Feeling]

1. If you had an undecided option, I'd vote for that.

Now that Feingold is out...

[WI_DEM]

5. Yeah, unfortunately there aren't enough lines

[Demeter]

11. OR One Free Agent/ Draft Choice to Be Chosen Later

or whatever that sports phrase is....



PS: My heart belongs to Howard--the Doctor is In in my books!

[MrSlayer]

2. Wes Clark.

Easily and with no hesitation.

[HannibalBarca]

33. Yep,

me too, the optimum choice.

[HereSince1628]

3. I'm not ready to vote for anyone on that list.

Frankly I'm ideologically opposed to all but one of them.

[sleepyhead]

4. Gore.

He won in 2000 and he can win in 2008.

[quickesst]

7. I like Clark...

but whoever gets the nomination will get my vote. It would be a waste of time, not to mention helping the bfee to do otherwise. I might though, if my liberal ego needed a stroke or two. Thanks.
quickesst

[NJ Democrats]

6. Gore

[JABBS]

8. the strongest ticket for the Democrats

would be either edwards or clark on the top, and either warner or max cleland as veep

the southern strategy worked in 1992, and it can work again.

[Auggie]

9. Gore -- best chance to win

[jefferson_dem]

10. Gore - Obama! Though i would be more than happy with Obama at top of ticket.

n/t

[elocs]

12. If I had to pick now, I would have to choose Gore.

It is imperative that we have a candidate who did not cast a vote for the war in Iraq. Let's take that issue entirely off the table.

[jahyarain]

13. RE-ELECT PRESIDENT GORE

with Vice President Obama, of course. ;)

[William769]

14. To early for me to tell yet.

[rhiannon55]

15. Gore/Obama

Sweet home Al/Obama -- LOL

The credit for the above goes to DUer HeeBGBz in a reply to a thread I started on Oct. 23.

LOVED it! :rofl:

[Tellurian]

16. Gore/Hillary

yep, we win the Trifecta!

[hfojvt]

17. Isn't Sharpton gonna run?

:hide:

Like the majority so far, I would love to see Gore get re-elected, but I just do not think he can win. The M$M has spent too long tearing him down, he is now more unpopular than Cheney. It would be a huge uphill battle.

I was for Clark in 2004, mostly because I thought we needed a soldier to beat the BFEE. I would prefer Edwards or Dean, but Dean is still living down the scream, and seemed stiff on TV on election night. Relax and smile a little Howard. And Edwards could not even carry his home state in 2004. I am afraid Hillary will win the primary if she runs.

[NYCGirl]

21. Dean STIFF, unsmiling? Obviously, you haven't seen this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fZ6-2j73-A

[Alexander]

23. Gore's more unpopular than Cheney? Prove it.

Oh wait, that's right - you have absolutely nothing to back up your absurd claim.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

27. I duped you.

I think the other guy is doobieing us.

[hfojvt]

34. I don't? Why wouldn't I?

I've even posted it before #29. I'm not happy about it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=364&topic_id=2355107

I like Gore and so does Somerby http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph...

but Somerby thinks it would be hard for Gore to win.
http://www.dailyhowler.com/dh041906.shtml
"But that doesn’t make Gore the near-perfect candidate—because of the matter which Cohen omits. Uh-oh! Unfortunately, Cohen and his Millionaire Pundit Colleagues have spent the bulk of the past eight years turning Gore into a public buffoon. Result? Gore’s approval numbers are very low. When the Roper Center did a survey in February, for example, Gore’s “favorables” were 27 percent—and his “unfavorables” stood at 46. By contrast, Hillary Clinton was 42 percent favorable, 40 percent unfavorable. John McCain—the press corps’ greatest saint—was 40-18, favorable. Rudy Giuliani—another press saint—stood at 49-15. (Bush: 36-49. Cheney: 29-50. Gore: 27-46!)"

So I kinda hope he does not run, because he might win the nomination but lose in the general.

[NYCGirl]

36. Of course that was written in April, before Gore's movie came out. And Somerby

uses the word "CURRENTLY" in his title — which you have conveniently omitted.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

38. And refers to a survey done in FEBRUARY...

And the Roper Center doesnt do polls, but gathers info
from other polls, meaning the data considered was
probably PRIOR to February... Read the small print.
Not only has Gore likely gone up since then, but
Cheney certainly went south--wasnt he in the teens
recently?

[Name removed]

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[A-Schwarzenegger]

26. Gore "is now more unpopular than Cheney" ????

[TahitiNut]

18. I think a Gore/Kucinich ticket would be peachy-keen.

:silly:

It covers the "north-south" litmus test. Kucinich has Executive experience (Mayor of Clevlenad) and a track record of INTEGRITY. They cover the ideological base of the party. They cover the House and the Senate. Gore's a veteran.

Now ... if one would get a sex-change, it'd be perfect? :dunce:

[Crunchy Frog]

19. Clark. n/t

[berni_mccoy]

20. Gore/Clark 2008! That IS THE TICKET!

[ladjf]

22. They would be great candidates!

[Guava Jelly]

24. Die hard Clarkie here

:)

[Alexander]

25. Gore/Feingold or Gore/Obama.

Al Gore won the first time - and with An Inconvenient Truth receiving accolades from just about every scientist who knows about the topic, is demonstrating his broader appeal.

If you saw Gore before and after the 2000 selection, he was witty. He was funny. He smiled more. He was more animated. Watching him during the '88 primaries, he tore apart Michael Dukakis and looked good in the process. He was considered a front-runner for 1992, until his son got hit by a car and he took time off to be at his side. In the '92 campaign he was full of energy and witty repartee.

It's those damn Donna Brazile-type DLC advisers who suggested that he not offend people, not speak to the poor and the unemployed, court the middle-class votes and abandon the liberal base.

The DLC thinks it won the 1992 election. Wrong. Clinton did, because he's Clinton, and is a master politician. Gore could be too, if he'd just shake off the stupid advisers who contributed to his gaffes in the 2000 race.

[BootinUp]

28. What makes people think Gore is running?

just curious.

[Alexander]

50. Webb wasn't running for the VA Senate seat until a huge draft movement came along.

I think if Gore saw a huge groundswell of support, he'd think it over.

[cool user name]

29. Gore/Clark or Clark/Gore ...

I'm cool either way.

[bluedogyellowdog]

30. Mike Gravel is running too

Former U.S. Senator from Alaska, best known for getting the Pentagon Papers read into the congressional record and filibustering the renewal of the draft. He's already an announced candidate for 08.

[Hippo_Tron]

31. He'd have a chance if he were 20-30 years younger

[bluedogyellowdog]

35. True

and sadly he's a longshot for this reason. But he should be included in polls all the same.

[Alexander]

40. Gravel would be 78 in 2008, older than Reagan when he left office.

If he had run in the 1980s, he might have had a shot.

[Hippo_Tron]

32. I'd re-elect President Gore but I'm worried his negatives are too high

My pragmatic voice says Clark is the better option.

[Bucky]

45. I'm a Clarkie, but if Gore kicks our ass a year from now, I'll take it smiling.

Right now he's my second choice. But a lot of those names look good to me.

[bigwillq]

37. Right now, Edwards

but it's way to early for me to commit.

[Adelante]

41. Clark nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

42. I voted Clark.

If he didn't win the Primary, I'd want Al Gore and then a Gore/Clark ticket.

[Nicole]

43. Clark

I wanted Clark/Feingold.

Now Clark/Gore or Gore/Clark.

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

44. I will Mosh for Al Gore.

President Al Gore is the best chief executive ever voted into office. He was educated and groomed since his earliest memory to take a leadership role, and he has done so, in spades. A World leader in the best sense of the word, he is at once a pragmatist and a visionary, a policy wonk to rival the Big Dog himself.

He's clean! Not a hint of corruption and a genuine dedication to Constitutional principles.

[upi402]

46. KUCINICH was first and out front, for elected officials.

Why is he omitted?

[B Calm]

52. Kucinich is my choice too..

[ddbaj]

47. CLARK is my first choice! =D

I like the idea of Clark/Obama or Clark/Richardson. I wouldn't mind Obama, Gore or Edwards either.

When it comes down to it, I'd vote for must any Dem over a Pub.

[Clarkie1]

48. I think it's pretty clear that if Clark, Gore, and Clinton run they will be frontrunners. nt

[FrenchieCat]

49. Loved Gore, flirted with Kerry, but married Clark,

and am enjoying not just the honeymoon but the idea of a future together!! :)

[Raine]

51. Clark first, Gore second

then Edwards.

[hayu_lol]

53. Clark! Of course, none of these possibles have declared as yet...

I really wish they would give up this top hat and cane dancing act and just declare one way or the other.

Wonder who not yet considered will come forward after watching the new Congress after they are seated and sworn on January 3rd?

[Raiden]

54. Wes Clark!

Gore already ran in a general election; it's time for someone new! :kick:

[Norquist Nemesis]

55. What? No Lieberman?

Anyone else think Lieberman's going to toss his hat into the pool? I wouldn't put it past him to make a run as an Americans for Lieberman candidate.

[Onlooker]

56. Hillary

Gore and Kerry are out. They had their chance. They didn't show courage, and there's no reason to believe they would act much differently this time around. They're both good people, but they won't win the presidency. Biden is weird; Obama will be attacked for his lack of experience; Clark did not demonstrate much political ability the last time around. Richardson, Vilsak, and Bayh I don't know enough about. For me, it comes down to Edwards or Hillary. Edwards is probably my first choice, but I think Hillary would have a better shot. The conservatives would overplay their hand against her, and she is a superb politician. True, she has a block of people who can't stand her, but they wouldn't vote for any Democrat.

[Uncle Joe]

57. It's a photo finish with me between Al Gore, Albert Gore and Albert Gore Jr.

Personally, I favor the casual use of Al Gore, however Albert Gore sounds more Presidential, finally as a Jr. myself Albert Gore Jr. has special significance. Decisions, decisions, I just can't make up my mind.:shrug:

[stanwyck]

58. A Midwesterner on the ticket

would be good strategy. (or, as Bush says, strategery).
The South (where I live) isn't as hostile to Midwesterners as we often are to politicians from the Northeast. Southerners think all Northeasterners are Ted Kennedy -- and that's not a good thing come election time.
Kerry was a nightmare down here. (don't get me wrong. I love Ted Kennedy and John Kerry - but I live here. I know how these politicians are viewed.)Kerry was the frightening East Coast wealthy liberal intellectual.
But Midwesterns are perceived (and this is not about reality - but perception) as less scary.
Bring on a Midwesterner somewhere on the ticket!

[VeniceBeat]

59. Murtha/Schweitzer 2008

Dark Horses.

[upi402]

60. Murtha will be painted as dirty by the corporate media.

Unfortunate, but they Will NEVER let up if they find even a speck of dirt on us.

After they cover-up for pedophiles, perverts, criminals and cooks -they will feed in a frenzy over any DemDirt.
Watch that Malkin skunt foam up over this.

[Coventina]

61. Our once and future president: Al Gore

:loveya: