Folks are SERIOUSLY going to DRAFT GORE

[FreakinDJ]

Just look at all the Websites and groups dedicated to Draft Gore

http://www.algore.org/

http://www.draftgore.com/

http://draftgore2008.org/

http://www.electgore2008.com/

http://www.california4gore.org/

http://draftgorene.com/



http://www.mass4gore.com/2008/

[snappyturtle]

1. How do you feel about that....drafting Gore, i.e.? nt

[FreakinDJ]

19. GORE running would be a NIGHTMARE for Republicans

Gore would UNDO all the damage done to this country by the Bush gang of 40 thieves

Well maybe not the only chance but the ONE SURE chance the Dems have of Restoring the Constitution and getting our troops out of Bush's oil war.

Hilary and Obama are fine candidates but either of them being nominated would seriously be quagmired in bigotry and the RATpublican Smear campaign. Edwards stands the best chance of winning against any of the repub candidates but even he would not be as effective as Gore in the White House

The majority of the country feels Gore was CHEATED out of an election and would support his administration

[snappyturtle]

26. I so agree with you especially in believing Gore would restore the

Constitution. For those who haven't heard Al Gore's speech to the DAR January 2006 I've included a link where the transcript can be read or the video viewed. I heard it via Sirius radio....just listening, it was one of the most powerful speeches I have heard in my lifetime! I have listened to it a few times hence.....still gives me goose bumps!

http://www.acslaw.org/node/2096


on edit: I am so impressed with Gore's passion in this speech for the Constitution and admire his presentation....he's achieved new heights in that direction.

[Blue Belle]

37. Thanks for posting that link.

I'm going to use it for an assignment I have in my Rhetorical Criticism class. :)

[snappyturtle]

43. Wonderful! It will be interesting for you to read the critiques....I

assume that may be part of the assignment.

[Blue Belle]

46. Yes... but I also have to use examples from the text in my paper...

as well as give a good representation of what the mood in the United States was at the time. It will be a fun assignment to do. :)

[snappyturtle]

55. Good luck; sounds like fun.....nt

[Kelly Rupert]

2. While their dedication is admirable, Gore is not running. n/t

[Webster Green]

4. Yes he is!

Sorry, but he will run.

[Kelly Rupert]

6. It's October. He isn't running.

Stop holding out for a savior and start looking at the actual candidates. If Gore *were* running, I'd switch my avatar to him in a heartbeat, but as it stands, Al's staying home.

[book_worm]

You're right by the end of this month delegate slate requirement deadlines

will be closed in a number of states, and it still takes delegates to win.

[Uncle Joe]

17. Why do people say that anyone holding out for who they believe

to be the very best qualified person for the most powerful job in the land to be waiting for a saviour?

No one can be elected until the time comes, not even the people advertising for the job.

[robinlynne]

31. I have an answer for that. We are looking for saviors in congress, in presidential candidates, and

unfortunately that isn't what's working. We are going to have to make change in this country our very own selves. We feel as if the system of electing representatives is supposed to work. It is corrupted for so many reasons right now. It is not representing us. so, understand the people wanting Gore to run so badly it hurts, because they want that change to happen, and understand those saying Gore won't run, because it looks like he is not running; and they are saying move on to another way of making change.
We are all desperate for BIG CHANGE. All of us. (Except for 2 or 3 trolls).Any way to that change is WELCOME and WANTED.

[Uncle Joe]

32. Well that's a good answer, robinlynne

I can't argue with your logic.:thumbsup:

[FreakinDJ]

20. Did not the BIG DOG enter late

He avoided all the smear tactics and won the White House that way. Why would Gore not follow his example

[book_worm]

23. He officially announced on 10/3/91 but had set up unofficial campaign organizations

in many states for months before hand and it was no surprise he was running.

[FreakinDJ]

24. They have unofficial campaign organizations in many states

right now

Time to get on board and save our country

[Webster Green]

21. I don't need to start looking for a candidate..

If Gore doesn't run, I'll be voting for Dennis in the primary (again).

[tabasco]

33. Bill Clinton declared in October.

Worked out pretty well.

[karlrschneider]

7. I would love for you to be right...but unfortunately

you aren't.

[kimmerspixelated]

12. Well, I don't know how you would actually know, do you?

I'm thinking he surely will!

[Kelly Rupert]

14. The fact that it is Sept. 30th might give one a clue. nt

[earth mom]

18. Ah, another DUer with a crystal ball.

:eyes:

[fooj]

25. Know what?

I like OUR crystal ball better!!! LOL!

[earth mom]

59. Me too!

:hi:

[NoPasaran]

3. It only takes 2,181 delegates to nominate!

Seriously!

[book_worm]

5. It's great that people believe in something or someone but

drafts don't work anymore and haven't for a long time. The last draft that worked was in 1952 and Adlai Stevenson. The reason drafts don't work anymore is, ironically, because the bosses no longer control conventions. If the bosses didn't think someone could win they could strategize with other leaders in the party, the unions, ect and put forth another name. Back then most delegates were not chosen in primaries. Today they are and sadly most people will vote for the people who are actually on the ballot. One of the candidates who is an actual candidate will be the Democratic nominee.

[Didereaux]

8. count me in... n/t

[helderheid]

9. I'm sending this to the greatest ( I don't care who that may offend).

[Kurovski]

15. Not me.

That's for damn sure. :-)

[Blue Belle]

42. I'm right there with ya...

Kicked and recommended!!

[The River]

10. He Could Announce

The day before the convention and
still get enough delegates.
They'd "release" themselves
and vote for Al.

[book_worm]

13. maybe but most delegates who are chosen in primaries are

committed to the candidate they were elected to represent unless that candidate releases them. Also, if you're running for delegate I think most people who are elected as a delegate for a certain candidate honestly do support that candidate and would still vote for that candidate even if Al Gore declares, which he will not. Instead I think Gore will try to influence the primaries by endorsing a candidate who is in the race.

[cali]

29. No they wouldn't. That's not remotely reality. n/t

[BobRossi]

11. Smell the coffee...

Is someone going to hold a gun to his head a make him run? Time to face reality.

[ThomWV]

16. He has my complete support, and none of the current nominees do.

[FreakinDJ]

22. Gore would take the SWING Voters with ease

Some thing some of our current candidates could not do on their best day

[DFW]

27. Al Gore is my "pretty please!" wish candidate

But I fear it will remain just that: wishful thinking.

[KoKo]

28. If Gore doesn't come in...this DU'er is going to write his name in...and if he

TOTALLY TAKES HIMSELF OUT...I'm a Kucinich voter and will write HIS NAME IN! I'm still a Democrat but my PARTY HAS LEFT ME...they have had chance after chance....I gotta write in the Dem Names that I agree with and VOTE MY CONSCIENCE ...even if it doesn't count..... because somewhere "down the line" SOME DAY...what I did WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

[snappyturtle]

30. Count me in KoKo01! nt

[KoKo]

34. Makes TWO OF US...and THERE ARE HUGE Numbers More!!!

Who have HAD ENOUGH!!!!

[snappyturtle]

40. I don't know about you but my tolerance was reached in 2002. nt

[tears4terra]

58. Make that THREE nt

[renie408]

35. SERIOUSLY...you can't make people do things they don't want to do.

You know, I love Al Gore. I support him. Which means I support his decision NOT to run. If he gets in on his own, I am there. All this 'draft Gore' crap just bugs me. Do you honestly think he hasn't figured out that a lot of people really REALLY want him to run?? If he does CHOOSE to run, it isn't going to be because of all of those websites. He might say it is...but it won't be.

[Uncle Joe]

41. How do you know the Internet might not influence his decision?

The websites, your speaking of, aren't just empty electrons floating around in space, there's a person behind every keyboard and these websites are becoming the new Town Hall. The only question is, will the new Town Halls grow fast enough to counter balance the power and influence of the corporate media? I believe the corporate media will do their best to insure that someone sympathetic to their cause of information monopoly will come to power. I also believe should they get their candidate of choice in power, they will go after the Internet in one form or another.

[Blue Belle]

45. Absolutely...

That's why the corporations are sinking so much money into Hillary's campaign. I think Al of all people would be seriously influenced by a grass-roots internet campaign. That's what he's been purporting in his book. That's what he's been trying to do with Current TV. It's about giving we the people a voice again rather than being the corporate oligarchy's bitch.

[JTFrog]

60. 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower.

History is a good thing to know.

Besides, he has stated adamantly that he wants back in politics because he's only 59. If he wanted to end any speculation he knows exactly how to do it.

He's a brilliant man. He's not letting it go on for nothing :)

[malaise]

36. Run Al Run!

Please!!!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

38. If he's holding out to avoid the dog & pony shows (debates), it's a brilliant plan.

No other candidate has the political heft to do that so maybe he just knows himself better than some of the doubters.

[tnlefty]

39. PLEASE run Al!

Please!

[KharmaTrain]

44. Gore Knows This Job Will Be A Big Mess...

He went through one ugly campaign and why would be want to jump into that meatgrinder again? I think he believes that what he's doing now as being an advocate is more beneficial not only for the people of this country but for the entire world. His standing and influence is higher now than it ever was...running would pull him away from his work on the environment that he feels is the most compelling issue we face...not just in the U.S., but worldwide.

Also, whomever the nominee is, he/she is sure to face a major sliming operation that will distort records (hell we're seeing that about Democratic candidates here on DU) and that he'd have to spend all his time fighting off these attacks. Whomever wins will get a bitterly broken and divided country and this person will need both a strong stomache and great managerial skills to try to start setting this country back to respectability.

I could see President Gore being a valuable ally to Senator Clinton in the upcoming campaign (again, no endorsement for Clinton on this end...just going by what the polls keep showing) and under this arrangement he could focus on his issues with an ally in the White House.

As posted upthread, many here see Gore as a saviour...if he was, he would have been elected in 2000 (and I mean won BIG...we should have never needed Florida). That campaign had to have been a major letdown in his life and why would he want to subject himself to all that time, energy and emotion to relive the attacks and heartaches he had then? While I, like many others here, would welcome him into the race and as the nominee, I can also understand why he has no stomache to play all the games that is required to be the guy "people want to have a beer with".

[Virginia Dare]

50. I agree with you KT...

I have never believed Gore would run. Too much water under the bridge, and he seems to be enjoying the role he's playing now. I would imagine he will be considered an elder statesman by any future Democratic administrations, and he'll probably be satisfied with that. He's got some great ideas, but I doubt he has the stomach to try and implement them. He knows Washington too well.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

52. So, You Think He's At Ease With NEVER Being President??

Let's face it, he might have to wait 8 years to even get another crack this good again, and he might have a VP incumbent to run against, and/or a stronger Obama. He'll also be in his late 60's, so he'll be rapidly running out of time due to age issues.

So, if he's content with the fact he had an election stolen from him, and forever abdicates the possibility of walking into the oval office as President, then I guess he really has given up the political life altogether.

[whopis01]

47. Super serial? n/t

[SlowDownFast]

48. k&r.

[Deep13]

49. It's October. He ain't running.

He would not have time to build a presence in Iowa, NH or the Feb. 5 states if he did.

[Swamp Rat]

51. Al Gore/Anybody Else 2008

:)

[dave123williams]

53. I think he's waiting to see if he's the Nobel Peace Laureate.

So, that would make him:

1. Academy Award winning documentarian
2. Emmy Award winning ground-breaking broadcaster
3. Nobel Peace Prize winner

In the same year.

[Freddie Stubbs]

54. The filing deadline for the NH Primary is November 2

[Seedersandleechers]

56. I want to make a donation

Does anyone know what the money is used for?

[JNelson6563]

57. I love President Gore

and I'd be thrilled to have another opportunity to vote for him. :toast:

Julie