Alert: Draft Gore movement to be featured on NPR's "All Things Considered"

[Mabus]

possibly as early as tomorrow morning. I don't know the exact date or time but I did want to make others aware that this was going to be aired in the near future. I found out from Dylan Malone from AlGore.org (one of the Draft Gore websites). Dylan is a friend of ours and he called to tell me that he had finished an interview with a reporter from "All Things Considered" earlier this afternoon. He wasn't sure when the segment would air but it could be as soon as either tomorrow or early next week. The segment is about the growing, people-driven Draft Gore movement. Dylan said he talked about the success AlGore.org has been having with their Draft Al Gore meetups that are springing up around the world.

fwiw, Dylan is a personal friend of the Gore family. He was a guest of the Gore family at the Democratic Convention in L.A. when Al accepted the nomination for president. The Malone and Gore families met when Dylan and his wife were seeking medical help for their son Ian. The hospital had suggested to the Malones that they either adopt their sick child out or take him home to die. Mr. Gore helped the family by bringing their plight to the media's attention at their request. In fact, Gore spoke about Ian that night in his acceptance speech. The story of baby Ian, the Malones and the Gores can be found at: http://babyian.com/story.html

[kimmerspixelated]

1. Excellent!!!

[helderheid]

2. K & R!

[NYCGirl]

3. Great news, Mabus.

I've just finished my first project for our NY group.

[Mabus]

8. Those are some great people

If it is the same group that we met last year, they are great and very active group. My husband helped put them in contact with one of the Gore daughters for a DFA group.

:thumbsup:

[Jeanette in FL]

4. excellent news, Mabus

Thanks for the headsup on this. K & R'd.

[Mabus]

6. Sounds like the segment will either air Friday or Monday

NPR is trying to capitalize on the Oscar buzz. At least that's what I heard from a second source contacted for an interview. ;)

[ourbluenation]

5. here's your 5th.

Gore/Clark 08

[w4rma]

7. Rock on. (nt)

[B Calm]

9. When I think of Al Gore I'm reminded he picked Lieberman as his

running mate..

[Mabus]

12. You don't get out much do you?

:rofl:

[B Calm]

15. Actually I do get out.. A LOT!!

[Mabus]

16. It's too bad your memory is so faulty

because at the time it was a popular decision and gave Gore a boost.

Thanks to AlGore-08.com for the information reprinted from one of their earlier posts at http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=187392&mesg_id=187731

Actual polls from 2000, showing Clinton was a drag on the ticket, and Lieberman was a boost.

http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2000/results/index.epolls.html

Here's some data from the 2000 exit polls:

Those with an unfavorable view of Clinton as a person
US 60%
TN 62%
AR 61%
FL 56%

Those who approve of Clinton’s performance as President and like him as a person
US 35%
TN 33%
AR 33%
FL 37%

Those who disapprove of Clinton’s performance as President and disapprove of him as a person
US 39%
TN 45%
AR 42%
FL 37%

Clinton in History Books for:
Leadership
All Voters 29%
Gore Voters 83%
Bush Voters 14%

Scandals
All Voters 68%
Gore Voters 33%
Bush Voters 63%

Reason for Your Vote
To Support Clinton 10%
To Oppose Clinton 18%
Clinton Not a Factor 70%

http://graphics.boston.com/news/politics/campaign2000/news/Democrats_take_aim_at_old_wall_of_division_+.shtml

(snip)

News of Lieberman's selection was followed by a leap in the polls for the Democratic ticket. Lagging by as much as 19 points in opinion polls after the Republican National Convention July 31 to Aug. 3, Gore was just 2 points behind Bush in a USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll released yesterday.

The survey, taken Monday night, showed Bush leading Gore 45 percent to 43 percent. The same polling group had Bush well ahead Aug. 5, with 54 percent of the vote against Gore's 35 percent.

An overnight ABC poll showed that 60 percent of voters approved of Gore's choice for vice president, although two-thirds said they didn't know enough about Lieberman to make a judgment.


http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/06/cnn.time.poll/index.html

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 4-5
Favorable Ratings
Former President Bush 73%
Hillary Clinton 45
Bill Clinton 42

Sampling error: +/-3% pts
CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 4-5
Whose Opinions Do You Respect More?
Former President Bush 61%
Bill Clinton 34

Sampling error: +/-3% pts
CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 4-5
Who Would You Vote For?
Former President Bush 53%
Bill Clinton 42


http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/13/cnn.poll

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 11-12

Does Vice President Al Gore's ties with President Bill Clinton make you feel more favorably toward Gore or less favorably toward Gore, or do they have no effect on your view of him?

More favorable 7%
Less favorable 32
No effect 60

Sampling error: +/-3% pts


http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/07/cnn.poll

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 7
Opinion of Joe Lieberman
Favorable 37%
Unfavorable 10
Unsure 53

Sampling error: +/-4% pts

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 7
Choice of Lieberman As Running Mate
Excellent 18%
Pretty good 35
Only fair 21
Poor 7
Unsure 19

Sampling error: +/-4% pts
CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 7
V.P. Choices
Lieberman Cheney
Excellent/good 53% 55%
Only fair/poor 28 34

Sampling error: +/-4% pts
CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 7
Effect of V.P. Choice On Your Vote
Lieberman Cheney

More likely 16% 14%
Less likely 4 10
No effect 76 72

Sampling error: +/-4% pts

CNN/USA TODAY/GALLUP POLL
August 7
How Lieberman Choice Reflects on Gore's Ability to Make Decisions
Favorably 57%
Unfavorably 19

Sampling error: +/-4% pts

edit to correct a link.

[B Calm]

17. Gore as an ex Senator knew Lieberman better than any voter.

[Mabus]

18. You really don't have a point do you?

You've just come on this thread to try to find ways to trash Gore.

What is your real motivation for posting on this thread? Because nothing you've said relates to the OP or the Draft Gore movement. What is your motivation? Are you bored or do you just not like Gore supporters and news that they will be on NPR?

[B Calm]

20. and you are using me to keep kicking your stupid thread

[JNelson6563]

22. And even though you try to trash Gore

you end up helping keep the thread kicked.

haha I love irony.

Julie

[Mabus]

25. How am I using you?

You're the one who came on this thread with your non sequitors and all around nonsense. But, if you want to help me understand your motivations for posting what you did, I am more than willing to listen.

Otherwise, thanks for reminding me that there are people who have nothing better to do with their time than to troll DU who attempt to throw grenades into otherwise innocuous threads and then can't really explain why they did it. But now that you mention it, thanks for helping me draw attention to the upcoming piece on NPR and kicking this thread so many times.

Thanks for playing. :hi:

[mistertrickster]

26. It made sense at the time. LIEberman didn't turn his back on the

party until the war for Israel . . . uh . . . I mean, the war in Iraq started.

[nam78_two]

10. K&R.nt

[lildreamer316]

11. Rec, kick and

now I'm gonna go hug my kid.
Thank you.

[SharonRB]

13. The leader of our meeting Tuesday night told us about this

situation with Dylan's son.

I'll pass the info about NPR along.


Thanks for sharing!

[Mabus]

14. It should be available on-line after it originally airs

Just in case anyone misses it the first time 'round.

[usregimechange]

19. k&r

[Hubert Flottz]

21. K&R

That's great news...

[racaulk]

23. Most excellent! This is great news! K&R!

:kick:

[mistertrickster]

24. Hillary is too polarizing on both sides. Obama is great but young and inexperienced.

I say let's give the guy WHO WON the popular vote in 2000 a chance to do it again.

And QUICK! the Clinton camp is already throwing mud to get the nomination . . .

On edit-- a Gore-Obama ticket would be truly awesome.

[BuelahWitch]

27. Do I feel a Draft in this thread?

:rofl: :rofl:
Sorry, superficial kick. I guess it wasn't on this morning,eh? :hi:

[Mabus]

28. All Things Considered is the afternoon edition

According to NPR's website their schedule will be up at 4 p.m. ET

All Things Considered
Friday, Feb. 23, 2007

* A listing of today's stories will be posted at approx. 4:00 p.m. ET
* Audio for today's show will be available at approx. 7:30 p.m. ET

http://www.npr.org/templates/rundowns/rundown.php?prgId=2

[BuelahWitch]

34. Cool! I check it out at 6:30 our time

Thanks Mabus!

[KoKo]

29. Kick!

[Kurovski]

30. K&R.(nt)

[NastyDiaper]

31. The day Hillary announced,

Hillary said the nomination process is too long. It should be shortened.
Then she proceeds to strong arm supporters that they'd better not support anyone else.
I have a problem with that.

[RiverStone]

32. k&r

Thanks!

:)

[Kira]

33. what does Dylan think the

chances of Gore getting into this race are? I'm dying for him to announce he is in.

[Mabus]

35. Dylan says Gore has not asked him to stop like he did in 2002

As you'll recall Al called Leslie Stahl and made the announcement that he would not run in mid-December 2002. At that time Dylan was running a website called algoredemocrats.com that was dedicated to electing Gore in 2004. Because Gore knows the Malone family and knew that Dylan was running a "Gore for President in 2004" website, he called them to let them know he wouldn't be running. Dylan started his draft Gore website the day after the 2004 election. It is now 2007, candidates are declaring and some are already dropping out, yet, people are asking Gore to run more and more often, yet, Gore has not asked Dylan to take down his website. Nor has Gore asked his former assistant, Elaine Kamarck and other politicos to stop their meetings to draft him, he hasn't endorsed anyone and he hasn't ruled out running completely.


Think about it this way, if Gore really wanted the draft talk to stop he would call Leslie Stahl or some media outlet and make it clear that he was not running. He's already waited almost three months longer into this presidential campaign cycle then he did the last one and hasn't ruled it completely out. He's garnering all kinds of support by using the media instead of having the media focus negatively on him. "An Inconvenient Truth" hits the premium cable channels on March 11 and his book "The Assault on Reason" comes out in May. Then he has the concerts. He's getting a lot of attention and most of it is positive. Unitl he says "absolutely not" then I'm not giving up, neither is Dylan.

Last week on "The Situation Room" Dylan said, "Until (Gore) either makes the dreaded Sherman statement and clearly rules out a run or throws his hat into this ring, you know, we're proceeding on our own as grassroots activists. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0702/09/sitroom.02.html

[Kira]

36. Thank you so much for that information

I hope every day that Gore will run. I want it so badly. I will work very hard to get him elected as I know many others will. I hope he knows how many people want him. I know he would win. If you hear any other information please share it with us. Your post made me feel very positive. Thank you.

[La_Fourmi_Rouge]

37. Great news. Count me in.

I will run through walls for Al Gore, and I know alot of people who will do the same. What a Man!