So, is Gore running in '08?

[Craig3410]

I honestly think that if he ran, it'd be a landslide in his favor, even accounting for Diebold, although "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore#2008_presidential_election" says that he's done running for political office.

Please, please, someone convince him to run in '08! :)

[kodi]

1. i hope and pray so. he is about the only democrat of note to have shown up

this changes everything.

people now see that everything gore warned about is true. iraq might not have been enough, but this? my god, only rabid freepers would think that gore would not have responded swifter and more forcefully than the busheviks have.

the difference between bush's staged photo op and gore telling reporters "no comment. too busy" is the quantum difference between life and death on these situations.

[Dogmudgeon]

2. I suspect that Gore would want to be drafted

It's not a matter of ego, but of support. In 2000, Gore was enthusiastically attacked by liberals and progressives as well as conservatives, almost entirely on phony issues. If he runs again, he's going to want to know he will be backed without backstabbing; not just for himself, but among party members. He would want to present a united force and clear vision for the future, and he would want it to span the spectrum of the Democratic Party from the populist conservatives to the committed radicals.

Gore is literally the only politician (or is that "ex-politician"?) who understands environmental, climate, and energy issues in depth. I believe he also understands that over the next 30 years, the world will face challenges that could lead us to our extinction. If these challenges -- threats, really -- are active in 2008, Gore will be wise to seek a broad and strong consensus before running. Bitching and moaning about alleged incidents of bragging, bogus charges that he personally oppressed the U'we Indians, and his long-abandoned don't-rock-the-boat conservatism are going to look very stupid in the face of mounting climatic natural disasters, skyrocketing oil prices, and economic breakdowns.

It also means that peace will have to break out between the various factions of the Left. We can all go back to squabbling after we save the world.

Given such a set of circumstances, I think Gore will be back in the fight and emerge as a populist and a slayer of political dragons. But it's up to we Democrats to figure out what we want before asking him if he wants the job. And that, in itself, will be no small feat.

--p!

[kodi]

3. i think we've reached the point: "win first, figure out what to do later"

Gore would win if an election were held today. no one has ever accused him of incompetence and with each day passing the issue of competence trumps more small ideological differences.

right now its not a case of which road to take to rome, because bush has taken us to ruin.

[milkyway]

5. Gore's speech last year in NYC on climate change was amazing.

He spoke for over an hour about the science behind global warming. The chimp can't string together two coherent sentences without a teleprompter.

[CanOfWhoopAss]

4. GORE!!!! nuff said (nt)

[MoonRiver]

6. Gore fought the Repukes tooth and nail. I'd love to see him run again.

He and Clark are my favorites. Next comes Feingold, but I am very nervous about another Senator heading up the ticket.

[VOX]

7. He's *extremely* well qualified, and I'd welcome his candidacy. n/t

[MelissaB]

8. I'd put him with Conyers.

:)

[DefenseLawyer]

9. If he does, I hope he is the angry bearded Gore

and doesn't go back to the cautious cardboard centrist DLC man he used to be. Ditch the idiot handlers and the Bob Shrums of the world too while you're at it. If he does (and maybe if he doesn't actually) he is near the top of my list.