Al Gore: Your Opinion?

[Terwilliger]

Poll question: Al Gore: Your Opinion?

Given the wonderful Dem unity I've seen on the board since Monday, I thought I might see if I can gauge the feelings toward him after all the hoo-ha.

The answers are limited, but you can include whatever criterion you need to answer the question. Some may feel strongly about his 2000 campaign, while at the same time not agreeing with his decision to endorse Dean. So, basically, thumbs-up or thumbs-down.

[Padraig18]

1. He's still President Gore, to me, and I like him.

:thumbsup:

[jumptheshadow]

16. Al Gore is my President

He's a man of integrity who has given a lot to this party and this nation. He's a classy guy and I love him.

However, I disagree vehemently with him about his endorsement.

(Gosh, this is three politicians I've praised today. I need a break.)

[CalebHayes]

33. President Gore is still doing a great job...

Even though I disagree with him about Dean.

Have you noticed how much better a speaker he has become?

[Hippo_Tron]

32. Not angry at all for his Dean endorsement, Just don't really care...

About what he has to say.

[pmbryant]

2. Thumbs way up

He's been one of my favorite politicians since the 1980s.

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

--Peter

[slinkerwink]

3. remember, this is the REAL President of USA--the SCOTUS defied our wishes

[Jerseycoa]

4. My opinion

of Gore went down when he refused Clinton's support during his own primary race. So this is nothing new, really. Not his endorsement of Dean, but his handling of his endorsement of Dean just confirmed what I thought of him.

:dem:

[cigarstore]

5. DLC loser

[corporatewhore]

9. totally agree with you

dlc loser and a couple of other things. I wish people would realise that iraq and kosovo were bombed sanctions were continued (which the un estimates killed 1.5 million over half were children)kyoto was rejected and america was sold out via nafta and wto under clinton/gore.Gore is just another corporate whore who charged less than bush

[no name no slogan]

14. Agreeing with your agreement

Gore is just the flipside of the same corporatist coin.

Of course, lately he's gotten all "liberal" on us: agaisnt IWR, for universal healthcare, more outspoken on liberal issues.

But where the hell was THIS Al Gore when we TRULY needed him, in 2000? Why did he behave like the 1988 Al Gore (which was overwhelmingly rejected in the primaries) instead of the "fighting" Al Gore he professed to always be?

Gore and his DLC-Centrist ilk are symptom of what's wrong with this sellout party, not the solution.

[cigarstore]

30. We need to go Hard Left and purify

Yes, it may hurt for awhile but you build from your base outward not from "not-your-base" inward. Better for the Democratic Party in the long run.

Our time will come. Policial movements aren't measured in years, but in decades and generations.

[durutti]

10. Exactly right.

People who don't like Lieberman but like Gore obviously haven't examined Gore's record, which is worse than Lieberman's.

[cigarstore]

31. Absolutley-Go Left young man!!

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

50. we will back whoever the nominee is, cigar store, so thank you

I'm glad you are promoting voting for the left candidate in the primary - we'll be a force at the convention, and if Dean does win it he's going to have to kiss our ass a lot. Whoever is the nominee, we'll all vote against Bush. So thanks! You are promoting the best strategy on DU, even if that wasn't your intention! :hi:

[grannylib]

6. I disagree with his timing of the Dean endorsement, but am resolved to be

positive about the Democrats and single-minded in my determination to BASH BUSH not each other!

[Terwilliger]

7. looks like a Dean/Clark poll

:eyes:

[RPG-7]

8. lol

You got it :D

[NewYorkerfromMass]

13. Try Dean

vs. everybody else.

[Terwilliger]

17. so you're an unfavorable on Gore, eh?

:shrug:

[NewYorkerfromMass]

19. I liked him

up until Monday.

[cigarstore]

28. Right

[killbotfactory]

11. Wasn't impressed with his 2000 performance...

But since his opposition to the Iraq war, coming out in favor of single-payer healthcare, and his moveon speeches, he's earned my respect. I believe it when I hear he regrets relying too much on advisors and would just "let it rip" if he had to do it over again.

[Fenris]

12. Always had a low opinion of his politics

As I had a similar low opinion of his boss' politics. Too much pandering to both sides for me.

[goobergunch]

15. I posted a similar poll Monday night

74% said Yes.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=104&topic_id=852989

Interesting to see the change....

[littlejoe]

18. No big deal

As I stated in my thread on this subject earlier today, it is disingenuous for other candidates to complain about the timing of his endorsement. All would gladly have accepted his endorsement anytime and privately gloated over it.

[eleny]

20. I like Clark

But Gore stirred the pot when he backed Dean. So it's all very exciting and the Dem Party is geting lots of press about it. It's getting people talking and maybe some complacent folks out there in snoozeville will wake up and have a listen.

So although I wish he'd waited and then gave his nod to Clark, with enthusiasm, I think we're still on a good track. Gore is getting better news coverage than GW, who by comparison looks like a real schmuck with his schmucky policies that come at us almost weekly. GW is downhill on skates while the Dem Party is an exciting thing to watch. The Clinton wing of the Party needs to turn up the gas and the rest of the candidates can all keep up the work of getting out the message.

And, btw, Karl Rove can eat s**t!

[JohnKleeb]

21. favorable

:)

[CBHagman]

22. I think he's basically a decent sort.

I voted for him in 2000, along with the rest of the IGNORED souls, and would do it again tomorrow.

I also hope there's some kind of divine justice being readied for Bush, Rove & Co., because they really have it coming.

That said, I don't necessarily agree with Gore's decision to endorse Dean. Still, I'll vote for Dean if he wins the nomination and is sweet to his wife. :-)

[SeveneightyWhoa]

23. I voted "favorable" because he really loves his country.

He really wants to help it. And thats why he endorsed Dean, although it was a rather foolish decision at this point in time, IMO.

[kodi]

24. best american of my generation

knows more and understands more about america than anyone around.

[DemCam]

25. The more I think about it

and try to understand this endorsement, the more it seems like Gore just inserted his own agenda into this primary. In my opinion it was unfolding really well. Dean running a good campaign, Clark learning to be on the hustings and getting his message out, Kerry sinking and readjusting, Gephardt being the best he can be, Lieberman moving along with the flow and Dennis enunciating clearly his message for those who love his message....and Edwards being adorable and Al entertaining us while speaking out...and the lovely Carol being Carol.

And now we have a party power struggle out in the open for enemies to enjoy...Can you imagine the RNC's glee.

And the location of the endorsement was espeically troubling and revealing in so many ways.

Of course if he had endorsed my candidate I would have high fived all the way down the block...but then the symbolism of the endorsement would have put the Dean folks over the edge frothing.

We were frothing enough as it was.

I'm happy to see that most of you are a bigger person than I am. I think Al Gore has made this about him...and he had his chance, blew it, blew it again by not running, and now this.

I hope to goodness that he is promoting his leadership of the Democratic Party as a reinvented liberal instead of the moderate hawk that he was instead of positioning himself for a presidential run in 2008.

Ick

[Terwilliger]

27. tell me, are you a Clark supporter?

:shrug:

[Toucano]

37. I'm a Clark supporter

And I respect and admire Al Gore tremendously. The fact that he endorsed Howard Dean is his decision. I disagree, but it doesn't change my thoughts about either man.

Grown-ups, you see, are able to disagree with someone without HATING them. Provided, of course, that they respected them in the first place.

Would you believe I even disagree with General Clark once in a while?

Have you ever disagreed with Dr. Dean?

[Name removed]

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[Toucano]

39. And I yours. n/t

[Terwilliger]

45. do you always repeat yourself?

I heard you the first time

[Liberal Veteran]

40. Way to bring civility back to GD.

Not.

[Terwilliger]

44. you should see his post to me in the Skinner thread

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

26. It doesn't affect my decision.

Al Gore is a good Democrat, he is an intelligent man, he has done much for the environment and education, he was a great candidate in 2000 (perhaps a little too restrained at times, but still). I am not a Dean supporter, in fact I am still undecided, and I hold nothing against Al for supporting Dean. Granted, I do not like some things about Dean but do not think it's necessarily a tragedy Gore endorsed him.

[BurtWorm]

56. Thank you, LPFF!

Well said.

:toast:

[gulliver]

29. Mr. Blow It

I've come full circle on Gore now. I thought he blew the 2000 election. Then I gained respect for him when he used his visibility to attack Bush's ruining of our country. Now, I'm back to seeing him as Mr. Blow It.

No wonder we have Bush now. And there will be no wonder if we have Bush again.

[Terwilliger]

35. you sound like your friends

[gulliver]

46. Thanks.

I try to speak as directly, correctly, and effictively as my friends do, but I thought I was coming up short. Then your post...

:-)

[robbedvoter]

34. A few month ago, I was trying to talk Gore up on DU

and the same people praising him now were calling him DLC stooge, loser, etc.
Now, he's trying to subvert the primaries on behalf of your guy - pooof! Bizzaro world! terwillinger is trying to get support for Gore! I admire how principled you guys are!

[Terwilliger]

36. I AM NOT A DEAN SUPPORTER

Do you not understand that?

I'm simply calling you folks on your absolute hypocrisy, and boy is there a LOT of it.

[ulysses]

42. you don't see the bizarro world hypocrisy

in your telling Gore to fuck off because he didn't endorse your candidate?

[dutihampi]

41. Gore is still

the man I voted for president in 2000 and should be there. So
I still think very highly of him, but think his timing was a
little off...

[kaitykaity]

43. I love my President.

:loveya:

I'm glad he decided not to run this time, though.
I think he did the smart thing by staying above the
fray until the time was right, then giving our fireplug
fighter Dean his blessing.

This was planned and executed perfectly. Poor whining
Holy Joe. rotflmao.

[Ardee]

47. Hard to understand this man

He can and has spoken with passion, stumping the nation with ever increasing support and tumultuous ovations greeting his speeches. Then he drops out of the race just as his momentum is building. Now he prematurely ejaculates all over the nomination process.....

I could conjecture about his endorsement being a slap in the face to those who ousted him from the race (given the aforementioned momentumn building stumping)but I hate to do so without definitive knowledge of either occurance.

Like I said, a hard man to understand.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

48. I think he is simply without cunning

he's not terribly adventurous or innovative, other than recognizing the value of and helping to open up the internet to the public.
He's a good guy, just not very sharp in some ways.

[Ardee]

49. a real good guy

might have rewarded Joe Liebermans loyalty to him with a phone call prior to the announcement, which Al simply did not. His daughter belatedly says Al "tried" to get through to Joe the night before, I guess he doesnt have Joes private number,huh?

[Blade]

51. I back Gore 110%.

He's a Democrat, and at these times, I am NOT going to cut him down because of who he endorses and whatnot.

We need to be better than that.

[arewethereyet]

52. unfavorable, same as before

nothing has changed in him or me

[mmonk]

53. I voted Gore/Lieberman

but wasn't necessarily enthusiastic about it. I was when it was Clinton/Gore and worked in my area for the campaign, but didn't in 2000.

[stevebreeze]

54. I basicly like Al

If he had campaigned in 2000 like he has talked since he would not have needed FL.
:kick:

[NNN0LHI]

55. What is your opinion of Gore Terwilliger?

I think you have said that you did not vote for Gore in 2000, and I am curious if your opinion has changed? I voted for Gore/Lieberman in 2000 and was proud of my vote then and still just as proud today. I thought Gore was a good man who would make a great president. My opinion has not change of the man. Wish he was running again. I would like to vote for him again. Would you vote for him this time if he were running again?

Don

[NNN0LHI]

60. Kick

[NNN0LHI]

61. I will give it one more try here. Kick

[andym]

57. Al Gore: Mixed view

Great policy guy!

Mediocre politician.
Should have won 2000 in a landslide.

[Bucky]

58. Thumbs up, but goddamn I'm pissed at him (nm)

[Bozita]

59. This poll merely shows there are nine candidates for the Dem nomination

Nothing more.

[citizen snips]

62. Gore should be the Presdent.

Gore should be Presdent of the USA. :thumbsup: