Gore. Isn't. Running.

[cali]

He's said he's not running. He isn't acting like he's running, but one obscure Rep. says that there's a good chance of it, and people buy it.

He doesn't want to run. He's been clear about that.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

1. no duh

eom

[Junkdrawer]

2. You. Hope.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

3. It's An Empirical Observation Not A Normative One

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[Junkdrawer]

4. LOL...

It's #2000 in a series of "Give up the hope, Gore isn't running. Get behind Hillary!" posts..

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. Just Bookmark My Post

Time is the greatest instrument to evaluate predictions.

[Junkdrawer]

9. I'm not saying Gore will run...just "observing" that many, many forces...

are out there trying to dissuade him from running...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. I Have On My Prognosticator's Hat

It's just not in the cards...It has nothing to do with the way I feel...

[cali]

12. And I'm just trying to say

that he's said he doesn't want to run. I'm stating a fact, not advocating that he not run.

[cali]

6. Too funny.

I don't support Hillary. It's likely that I'll vote for Dennis in my primary. And I neither hope nor don't hope that Gore gets in.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. Folks Refuse To Realize The Distinction Between Emprical Observations And Normative Ones

If the doctor tells you you're sick he isn't telling you because he's happy...

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. A Rational And Dispassionate Review Of The Facts Would Suggest The Probability Of Him Running Is

Somewhere Around Zero...

[zabet]

7. Good morning...

dream dasher, bearer of Monday morning news on a Tuesday, killer
of hopes of an Al campaign. :cry: }(
:hi:
:evilgrin:

[MannyGoldstein]

11. Has He Said That He's Not Running?

Or has he said that he has no plans to run?

[wildhorses]

13. of course he is not running. he is WALKING to the whitehouse.

watch and learn :patriot:

:loveya: gore/clark '08 for the good of the world

[Just-plain-Kathy]

14. By right, Al should know he can win by a landslide...

...if he decides not to run, my guess is that he has a feeling this election will be stolen as well.

[last_texas_dem]

15. Is it bad form

to use this icon in GD?

:popcorn:

(It seems to be a "Lounge" favorite!)

Honestly, though, I would tend to agree with you. I'd love to see Al get in the race, but I'd like to see something more than one U.S. Rep.'s prediction before I start getting my hopes up. I wouldn't flat-out say he's not running until he gives a flat-out, no exceptions refusal, but at this point I just think there would have been more signs of a campaign developing if it were going to happen in the near future. I'd love to be proven wrong, though.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. These Are My Favorite Predictions

These are my favorite predictions because they can be proven or disproven in the fullness of time and ...

[tekisui]

18. Gore IS RUNNING Right NOW---a very different campaign

He is running a pres. campaign based on action and attention. He is keeping his name out there, in a world campaign. He isn't willing to play petty tit-for-tat bullshit games. He is playing the role of a leader. Instead hollow talk, triangulation and the mudslinging he is winning awards, giving presentations and calling attention to all his stregths. He is running a campaign the way it should be. Screw the 30 second sound bite "debates".

His run is sophisticated, fresh, 21st century. He knows what he's doing. Re-elect Gore '08.

[cali]

19. Huh?

Nope. Not happening. He's said that he's not interested in running for President and sees another role for himself. The stealth campaign stuff is bullshit. And sorry, getting out there and meeting voters, and being pressed about what you believe and what your positions are, is not worthless.

[tekisui]

26. The "top tier's" are spending millions of bucks...

And meeting people and on and on...
It's not worthless, I didn't say that. All thier work shows us that none of them are the best choice. Do you really need to press Al to find out what he believes?

Who the hell really knows what Hillary believes, all I've seen is mucho money and that she can thread a needle.
I think they are all fine candidates, and will bring alot of new voters to the Democratic Party to vote for our candidate---Al Gore.

[countingbluecars]

20. When he actually says that

without the qualifiers I will believe it.

[cali]

21. What qualifiers? n/t

[countingbluecars]

28. I have not heard him say a definitive

I am not running. Instead Gore says that he has no plans to run. In several interviews he said he hasn't made "a so-called Sherman statement". He also reminded several interviewers that the election is still many days away.

[book_worm]

22. and filing deadlines for delegates will soon be here and you still need delegates to win

I agree Gore isn't going to run.

[lonestarnot]

23. I guess you know everything!

:yourock:

[Buzz Clik]

24. Come on! He's our Fred Thompson.

The hope of the candidate who may or may not run. The purity of the unannounced.

If Fred and Al hold out much longer, they'll be competing the see who's the first (second, actually) to walk on water.

My money is on Al. Shall we take a poll?

[TwilightGardener]

29. Yup.

[nevergiveup]

25. He will eventually endorse

either Obama or Edwards. Just a hunch.

[cali]

27. My guess is Obama n/t

[BlooInBloo]

30. People who are certain, either one way or the other....

... may want to visit:

http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/contractSearch/#

They have several Gore-related contracts for sale/buy.

[DemGa]

31. No Shermanesque statement

Gore gave one of those for the 2004 election in December of 2002. Relatively speaking, we're over eight months past that point now.

And still no Shermanesque statement. Hmmm...

[Kazak]

32. Yet.

:shrug:

[Virginia Dare]

33. Agreed, but I think he wants to remain an influential force in politics..

which is why he is keeping the buzz around him as long as he can. It should be interesting to see if and when he endorses someone else. I'm guessing whomever the Dem candidate ends up being, he'll campaign hard for them.