Gore's twofer

[Perky]

Talkabout taking the wind out of the sails of the draft Gore movement!

first he takes liberals to task for their criticism of congresscritters who voted for war funding

and now he is saying impeachment will not be successful. All in about 24 hours.



is he trying to piss off the liberal base so that they will stop the infuatuation?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1015081
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1015081

[trumad]

1. Context isn't your strong suit is it?

[Perky]

5. well there are two obvious links on page 1 of GD

I added the liks to the OP

[seriousstan]

8. It's not your fault some people have to be spoonfed.

[azurnoir]

2. No, he is trying to

speak what is also an inconvenient truth.

[WI_DEM]

3. Actually for the first time I think he may really be positioning himself for a run in '08

by these recent assertions.

[Pirate Smile]

4. He is saying what he thinks. If other people had ascribed views to him which

he never expressed, that isn't his fault. I do think that happens frequently.

A realistic picture of his views is a good thing for people to know. I'm sure they are consistent with what they have been for a long time.

[Uncle Joe]

6. If anyone wants to know who Al Gore is,

read his book "The Assault on Reason".

[Catch22Dem]

7. Impeachment would fail

Why is it wrong for him to point that out?

[Perky]

9. Noothing at all I happen to agree

but its an odd thing to say outloud when so many on the left are frothing at the mouth for hime to get in.

On top of the comments he gave poliitco yesterday. This seems awfully calculated.

[Pirate Smile]

11. Maybe it is just his "reasoned" opinion. He is answering questions.

He still seems like a very pragmatic, left-of-center, Democratic politician.

His answers to these questions doesn't change his strong views against the Iraq War, wire-tapping, torture, the Patriot Act, etc.

He seems like he is squarely in the middle of the Democratic Party.

By the Way - in a new Quinnipac Poll, Gore is only behind Hillary. I'll look for the link and the numbers.

edit to add: Oops. I see it was only PA.

"MAY 31, 2007 - Gore Moving Up In Pennsylvania, Quinnipiac University Poll Finds; Leads Obama Among Dems, Runs Best Against Giuliani"

Former Vice President Al Gore, who has not declared his candidacy for the 2008 presidential nomination, runs better in Pennsylvania than any Democrat against the Republican front runner, former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani: Gore has 45 percent to Giuliani's 44 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.


Giuliani leads New York Sen. Hillary Clinton 47 - 43 percent and tops Illinois Sen. Barack Obama 45 - 40 percent, the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN uh-pe-ack) University poll finds. In other possible presidential matchups in Pennsylvania:

Clinton edges Arizona Sen. John McCain 45 - 43 percent;
Clinton tops former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson 50 - 36 percent;
McCain gets 42 percent to 41 percent for Obama;
McCain ties Gore 44 - 44 percent;
Obama beats Thompson 47 - 32 percent;
Gore beats Thompson 50 - 35 percent.

Sen. Clinton gets 33 percent of Democratic primary voters, with 16 percent for Gore, 13 percent for Obama and 11 percent for Edwards. This compares to a March 29 poll showing 36 percent for Clinton, 17 percent for Obama, 13 percent for Gore, and 9 percent for Edwards. "While it's still Sen. Clinton and Mayor Giuliani at the top of the presidential race, Vice President Gore is getting stronger and Sen. McCain weaker in the latest Pennsylvania poll," said Clay F. Richards, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.


"Sen. Clinton continues to get about a third of all Democratic voters in a potential primary, but Gore is now in second with 16 percent while Sen. Barack Obama has dropped to third."

http://www.quinnipiac.edu/x1284.xml?ReleaseID=1070&What=&strArea=;&strTime=0

[zalinda]

14. Look where he is in the polls and he hasn't

spent a dime. In fact, he has made money from his appearances. Smart, very smart.

zalinda

[melody]

10. LMAO! You guys really ARE worried, aren't you?

Everyone knew his position on the vote AND impeachment. He's a realist who works within
the system. He's also the only one who can win.

[NYCGirl]

12. No wind out of our sails — our NYC group has a big meeting next week.

Sorry to have disappointed you, but we're not going away.

:kick:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

13. To Each Their Own. To Me It Shows How Smart And Capable He Is. He's Spot On With Both.