New Gallup Poll: Gore stature increases since Nobel but not his standing as a candidate

[book_worm]

According to the poll:

58% of all Americans have a favorable view of Gore since the Nobel announcment.

But
54% of all Americans oppose his running for president. 41% support the idea. Among Democrats, overall, his support is equally "tepid" with 48% favoring him running and 43% opposing the idea.

In test match-up, Hillary Clinton continues to dominate:
Hillary: 44%
Obama: 19%
Gore 14%
Edwards 10%

Prior to the Nobel the numbers were:
Hillary: 43%
Obama: 24%
Gore: 10%
Edwards: 10%

http://www.galluppoll.com/content/?ci=29032

I would love Gore to run, but I think he needs to get in this soon.

[Bicoastal]

1. After seeing poll results like this, would YOU run?

Gore is a great leader, but he's not stupid.

What we should be holding our breath on is who he ENDORSES.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

3. Like It Matters Who He Endorses

He'll support the nominee, which is going to be Clinton.

I can't imagine he's going to go overboard supporting her, unless he is hoping for some sort of global warming issues payback from a future Clinton administration.

If this poll is correct, which I CANNOT BELIEVE it is, then we're really up a creek, and Hillary is already the next "president."

Hip Hip Hooray.

[kimmerspixelated]

7. The trouble with these polls

is that most people lower their expectations/vote when someone is NOT in the race yet. The INSTANT he jumps in, it will be a totally different matter.

[kimmerspixelated]

8. He'll be endorsing himself!

[Rhythm and Blue]

2. I want to see Gore keep out of this.

Climate change is the most important issue in the world today, and Gore does more now as a private citizen than he could (or ever was able to do) as a politician. I would say his Nobel prize is a declaration that he's doing the right thing, not a call for him to change course.

I love Gore. I respect him more than the entire Presidential field combined. And I want him to keep fighting for humanity, not engaging in the games of politics.

[kimmerspixelated]

5. But what if he could do things HIS way,

Not politics as usual?

[Rhythm and Blue]

10. Couldn't happen, wouldn't happen.

As President, if you don't play towards what people want to see happen, your polls go down (see: GWB). If you're an unpopular President, Congress as a rule won't do what you want them to, for fear of being contaminated by you (see: GWB).

As President, either Gore becomes a politician as usual, or Gore becomes a one-term lame duck. Why do you think he and Clinton agreed to drop Kyoto? They feared the political fallout from supporting it, and rightly so: an unpopular initiative will not pass Congress, and trying to force it through will leave you a lame duck no matter how long you have left in your term (see: GWB and Social Security privatization).

[pnwmom]

4. I suspect Gore has been doing his own polling -- that is, if he has been

thinking about jumping in -- and that's why he's been staying out.

[book_worm]

6. I think he honestly won't jump into this and doubt he has really been giving it

a lot of consideration either.

[Matariki]

9. yeah, sure.

I'd love to see how they asked the questions.

[Rhythm and Blue]

11. If you go to gallup's website, you can get to that in three clicks.

Next, we'd like to get your overall opinion of some people in the news. As I read each name, please say if you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of these people -- or if you have never heard of them. How about (insert name).



It's not like they hide their methodologies. The full releases generally dedicate an entire page to them.