GALLUP - Al Gore in statistical tie for 2nd place in DEM field!

[RiverStone]

Here:

http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=27910


Keep up the good work Al!



Great to see him climbing in the polls without spending a dime on his campaign (yet).

:kick:

[Greeby]

1. kick for President Gore

:kick:

[sellitman]

2. Is it soup yet?

Please?

[otohara]

3. Someone Called The Other Day From Edwards Campaign

and as much as i like John Edwards, my heart belongs to Al Gore and I'm hanging on to my hope that he will change his mind.

[marmar]

4. If he is planning to run, this will be remembered as one of the best tactical stealth campaigns ever

.... and I certainly hope he is. :applause:


AL GORE 2008: SO WE CAN PRETEND THE LAST 8 YEARS WERE A (REALLY) BAD DREAM

[rucky]

18. It would be just like the last season of "Dallas" n/t

[Blue Belle]

19. Yeah but if Gore ended up in Pam Ewing's shower...

The right would have a field day with it. :+

[RiverStone]

24. I'd even vote for Gore if he ran with JR on his ticket! n/t

[Bucky]

47. JR Ewing would kick Dubya's ass

But not until lately when all the shit's been hitting the fan. That JR really knew how to cover up his fuck ups.

[pacalo]

21. So true. And btw, I think I picked my user name very well. :)

[John Q. Citizen]

44. Not exactly a stealth campaign, but cetainly a non-conventional campaign.

It's early yet, the American people are turned off by the 2 year official campaign season.

I was chatting over the fence with a woman, a single mom who lives next door to one of my rentals the other day. She asked me if I'd seen "An Inconvienent Truth" and I said "no but i want to." She then went on to say that she rarely votes because she usually finds the candidates from both parties to be bozos, but she said she thinks Gore is going to run and she intends to vote for him if he does.

I think that's kind of significant. This person seems fairly intelligent, but not particularly political. For instance, she's never heard of Dennis Kucinich. So the fact that she's energized and looking forward to a Gore presidency was a little surprising and somehow hopeful.

[BattyDem]

5. Has a non-candidate EVER done this well in the polls?

This is AMAZING! Go Al!!! :bounce:

[Bucky]

49. George Washington

Dude didn't lift a finger in public. He let Madison pull the strings while he sat back at Mount Vernon and wrote his book about global warming.

[mdelaguna2000]

6. Whoo - hoo!

[Alexander]

7. If this keeps up, he may be drafted in Denver (if he doesn't announce).

It would be the first time in 56 years that a major-party nominee was drafted.

[RiverStone]

14. please elaborate...

I'm interested Alexander, Al would be "drafted" by whom and if so, what would that mean?

Thanks:)

[ISUGRADIA]

23. Not gonna happen....the rules aren't the same as '52

a deadlock is next to impossible given the current calendar

[Major Hogwash]

35. No shit, what's he waiting for?

And the big money people are all going to be committed to someone else by September!

Hillary has already raised $50 million, and Obama has probably raised that much as well.
The financial quarterly reporting period ends June 30.

Gore is already down by $50 million if he enters the race July 1st.

[rosesaylavee]

56. Al has enough money to fund his own campaign

from what I hear. And I also heard that some contributors were holding back waiting for a Gore campaign.

I don't think money will be an issue.

[AikidoSoul]

64. Without hesitation I would empty my bank account to support Gore

and will experience irreparable heartbreak if he doesn't run.

I honestly think that our country is completely lost unless he gets into the race. He's the only one with the intellectual depth and vision to repair the damage.

[bvar22]

8. How many large "single source" campaign contributions...

How many large "single source" campaign contributions (bribes) has Al Gore accepted from:

*The nations worst polluters?

*The nations Richest HMOs?

*The nations worst War Profiteers?

*BIG Pharma?

*Insurance Providers?

*Global Corporate predators?

*The manufacturers of the War Machine?

*The outsourcers of American Jobs?

*The Political PACS and "Think Tanks" that control our political Parties?

*BIG OIL?

NONE!!!!!


I'm interested!
Go Al!!!!

An outsider late Primary run would be a wonderful slap in the criminal faces of the backroom $power$ brokers who have decreed that Hillary will be the corporate anointed Democratic nominee!!!


The Democratic Party is a BIG TENT, but there is NO ROOM for those
who advance the agenda of THE RICH (Corporate Owners) at the EXPENSE of LABOR and the POOR.

[RiverStone]

9. a prediction...

The weekend after Al jumped in the race, I'd predict the amount of $$$ he would receive from the net root community in just one weekend would not only be unprecedented, but would equal or surpass what Hillary's well oiled machine brings in a month.

I mean, I live on a pretty tight budget --- but I'd fork over $50 (maybe more) in a heartbeat to Al's campaign. How many other millions of people, if given a compelling an urgent "call to arms to help Al" would do so with equal speed?

Forgot the special interests and corporate connects - Al would truly be a voice of We The People and not beholden to anybody but We The People! Add Clark or Richardson as V.P. --- it would be a knock out!

[leftupnorth]

10. I'd give all I could afford to President Gore.

I've been holding back on giving until I see what he does.

[RestoreGore]

28. Well, you could give to his campaign for the planet

If you support him.

[lildreamer316]

61. I actually agree with you on this; but for a reason you may not like:

I don't think he will need any campaign contributions; for the reasons we are all aware of; and it would only enhance his image and help the whole movement if the money ppl want to give him is given to climate change instead. It's a perfect idea any way you slice it.

I even think if he announces he will possibly tell ppl NOT to contribute to him except of their time and effort.

We will see....

[tbyg52]

16. I have not given to any other candidate

If Gore announces, I will immediately give all I can afford. I will start saving now.

[diane in sf]

33. Al will get my time and some of my money.

[FogerRox]

46. IMHO Gore would raise 10 million in the 1st week/ 50 million 1st month.

[mod mom]

36. and I endorse that SLAP! Run Al Run!!!!

[trogdor]

41. Gore '08 - "You had me at 'hello'."

My dream bumpersticker.

[hippiechick]

42. Exactly!!

:applause:

[Greyskye]

11. Gore / Clark

Gore / Clark 2008
Gore / Clark 2012
Clark / ?    2016

UNBEATABLE!

[Alexander]

12. Clark would be 72 by that point...

Then again, I saw pictures of him working out - he still looks pretty good for 63.

[Greyskye]

15. true...

...but Ronny RayGun was 70. And I have a feeling that the General is/will be in much better shape at that age then Ronny was.

[diane in sf]

34. Wes won't be out of his mind from using lead-based hair dye like Ronnie.

[OnionPatch]

22. I do love that combo!

This is my dream ticket. (My realist dream ticket, not necessarily my fantasy ticket. :))

It finally dawned on me why I like Clark so much....he represents the kind of military that I would want for our country. And we're hurtin' real bad for some leadership in that area right now.

[CabalPowered]

45. I like the way you think! nt

[colorado_ufo]

62. Let me repeat:

Gore/Clark
Gore/Clark
Gore/Clark
Gore/Clark
Gore/Clark

Could there be a reason that NEITHER of these has declared?

[NastyDiaper]

65. Yes. I like it.

But I believe that it could turn out

Gore / Clark 2008
Clark / ? 2012
Clark / ? 2016

[Greyskye]

66. I could live with that.

:toast:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

13. My Only Disappointment In That Article Is That They Did The Head To Head With Clinton And Obama, Not

Gore. I would've love to have seen the Hil, Al matchup instead. :)

[1776Forever]

17. Wow! That is really something! I hope it isn't a dream and he does run!!

Come on Al - I thought we needed you before - but now it is crisis mode!:yourock:

[mzmolly]

20. Amazing.

That's my man!!!

[Radical Activist]

25. Yup. Gore is the only way Hillary will win the nomination

by further splitting the progressive vote. That's what the poll numbers say.

Can someone tell me why a former nominee and Vice President only places third in a poll of Democrats?

[PassingFair]

26. Because he's not in the running? n/t

[RestoreGore]

27. But Al Gore derides polls

And he's right. Seems these sites are no different in spewing sound bites and all the political trappings that bypass reason...his book is SO on target.

[autorank]

29. 2008 is about COMPETENCE...to help save the planet.

It's that serious folks. Get on board the Al Gore bandwagon. Everybody welcome.

[mod mom]

37. Great slogan: GORE-COMPETENCE TO SAVE THE PLANET!

:hi:

[Bucky]

51. With all due respect, Mom, I remind you he's not running for president of the Justice League

The better slogan would be "Vote Gore, 2008: No More Fuck Ups!"

[Apollo11]

54. Or how about this:

GORE-OBAMA: Experience with a side-order of hope


Just kiddin' ;-)

[fooj]

30. I believe.

[Warren DeMontague]

31. That's the power of an extremely good idea working--- completely on its own.

Or, if you're someone who needs a different nominee for 2008, an "inconvenient truth".

[JCMach1]

32. My wallet remains closed til Gore runs or we have a nominee

preferably it will be both...

[RestoreGore]

38. He is not interested in running based on his actions...

And he is not running a stealth political campaign. I just read he may be going to India in October or November, and is also planning other appearances surrounding the climate crisis, one that he will be holding in the Canary Islands in September. He is not thinking about polls with this planetary emergency going on, and to keep seeing threads like this appearing on the front page it only validates his book and that people only care about him when they can talk politically in the same sound bite way. This is part of the very process he has fallen out of love with, but it looks like there are those who still will not listen to his own words and think he is some sort of prevaricating politician using this crisis for a political end because they just want to see that Clinton-Gore brawl so bad, and I think that is sad. If he ever decided to change his mind which I don't think he will for this cycle, it would only be if he sees what he is looking to see... seeing people continuing on the same path is not what I think he is talking about.

[ProfessorPlum]

39. Thanks, Carnac. Maybe it would be more accurate for you to say

"I don't know if he's going to run, and neither do you". And leave it at that.

[RestoreGore]

48. maybe you should just mind your business about how people wish to express their comments here

Since you don't know any different.

[Bucky]

52. !

Seriously, Carnac, why are you mentioning all these inconvenient truths in this "Come Back, Elvis" thread?

[RestoreGore]

55. Just trying to give the fantasy a bit of realistic balance

Not that many even give a damn that he may be going to India, or the Canaries, or that he just came from Greece where he made great strides regarding discussing this crisis with An Inconvenient Truth being given to all of their schools. And of course, the most obvious reason is because I am donor member of this site and can respond in any thread I choose to. So is the inquisition over now?

[Vilis Veritas]

50. I hope you are wrong.

I personally think that Al Gore was born to be President.

Unfortunately, Presidents today are made, not born.

Peace.

[closeupready]

60. While I have come to agree with you that I sadly don't think he's running,

he's been talking a lot lately less about the environment and more about what ails the democratic process. seems to me he could do a lot about changing that process from within the beltway.

However, I received a solicitation the other day with a form letter in which he writes something like "While the days of campaigning for office are behind me, ..." I take that as a soft way of putting to rest all these rumors and speculation. Which honestly is fine with me - I certainly wouldn't want to run for office and don't blame him for it, either.

[JacquesMolay]

40. Please get in the race ...

... we need someone with a vision for the country and a track record of success.

[Highway61]

43. OMG....It would be a dream come true

I hope with everything I got that he runs...we are in such trouble that he is the ONLY one with a true vision to fix this mess...He is respected all over the world for his work and that alone would help to un-tarnish our reputation.
If he does jump in he will have out "Foxed" the conservative media. What brilliance! Go Al GO!!! :applause:

[Apollo11]

53. GORE - OBAMA 2008

Al Gore is the best person for the job, in terms of his experience, knowledge, intelligence and judgement.

I am dreaming of a Gore-Obama ticket in 2008. But there is no hurry for Gore to enter the race.

I think Al Gore is keeping his options open right now, watching how the "pre-season" goes. I don't think he yet knows what he will do. My guess is that the chance of him entering the race is somewhere around 35%.

Gore's current line - "I have no plans to be a candidate" - tells us that right now (today) he has no plans to run. But it doesn't prevent him from changing his plans and making new plans during the coming months.

Depending on how things pan out, and the reaction to his book The Assault on Reason, Gore can consider his situation over the summer and announce his decision (or if you prefer - "change his mind") sometime in the fall.

It all depends on the circumstances. In September, if the race for the Dem nomination is still wide open and Hillary's campaign is in trouble, it might create the conditions for Gore to enter the race.

Don't forget that Bill Clinton did not kick-off his campaign until October 1991. But Al Gore already has nationwide respect and name recognition that other wannabees can only wish for!

I say that Gore can wait until Sunday November 4th. Exactly one year out from the election, and 10 weeks before Iowa caucuses. Maybe on one of the Sunday TV talk-shows?

Gore would have no problem raising enough money to compete. I'm not worried about the staffing issue. I'm sure there are good people who would quit other campaigns to go and work for Al Gore.

Unless and until Gore endorses another candidate, we have to assume that he is keeping his options open. So it is too soon for those of us who prefer Gore to switch our allegiance.

And even if Gore refuses to run - I am expecting Wes Clark to announce in September. Either one would shake-up the field and would stand a good chance of winning the nomination.

THE LAST TEMPTATION OF AL GORE
By Eric Pooley
TIME Magazine -- May 17, 2007
Let's say you were dreaming up the perfect stealth candidate for 2008, a Democrat who could step into the presidential race when the party confronts its inevitable doubts about the front runners. You would want a candidate with the grass-roots appeal of Barack Obama -- someone with a message that transcends politics, someone who spoke out loud and clear and early against the war in Iraq. But you would also want a candidate with the operational toughness of Hillary Clinton -- someone with experience and credibility on the world stage.
In other words, you would want someone like Al Gore -- the improbably charismatic, Academy Award-winning, Nobel Prize-nominated environmental prophet with an army of followers and huge reserves of political and cultural capital at his command.
...
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1622597,00.html

Let's all find ways to show our support for Al Gore! :patriot:

Visit Al's site www.algore.com and read his blog http://blog.algore.com

Get ready for Live Earth on 7/7/07: www.liveearth.org

Sign the petitions at www.algore.org and www.draftgore.com

:kick:

[zoya]

57. al gore

Gore would have to have 80 percent support from the electorate before he starts. Cuz the Washington press corps would never stand for a Gore presidency. They would slice down that support by at least 20 percent before they got finished with him.

Besides, if Gore runs as a Democrat, he's automatically slaved to K-Street -- unless he's got enough private wealth to finance his own campaign. It would be a same-old same old presidency, shaped by the gun lobby, the Israel lobby, the business lobby, etc.

[colorado_ufo]

63. Obama too young-a.

Good qualities, but he is definitely not experienced enough. There is a difference between a candidate like Obama and a JFK, who was entrenched in the political system from infancy.

The VP choice is critical; Al can't afford another mistake like Lieberman.

[usregimechange]

58. Kick!

[usregimechange]

59. Kick!