BBC compares Kerry with Al Gore

[T_i_B]

Make of this what you will.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/3461235.stm

John Kerry says he has learnt from Al Gore's failure to win the White House. President Clinton's vice-president lost, John Kerry tells journalists, because people thought he didn't believe in anything.

That is interesting because people are beginning to think exactly the same about John Kerry.

Exit polls from Tuesday's primaries show that the main reason people voted for Mr Kerry was his electability. In Missouri, 78% of the voters said that. But the same exit polls show that electability is not the most important quality people seek in a candidate.

The main thing they look for is "a candidate who cares about people like me", the second is "a candidate who stands up for what he believes". And in these areas, John Kerry did not score so well. That suggests that he doesn't relate well to voters and voters are not sure what he stands for.

Who does that remind you of? Al Gore.

[robbedvoter]

1. Gore won! alsoAl Gore has integrity and guts - opposed IWR, patriot act

Even not a Senator at the time, but was considering running at the time - and let it be entered in the record THEN - so it's as good as a vote.
Gore spoke against the preemption doctrine - Kerry against it.
They are both bad strategists and bad campaigners - although for now, kerry has the media carrying him while Gore was dissed incessantly and won anyway. Don't feel too confident with "at least I am not French" kerry - he is not too used to being attacked. Ignored, yes - but not attacked.
Not happy warriors - neither of the two.

[patricia92243]

2. They both have the same charisma. nt

[Atlant]

3. I was a Kerry supporter and this is precisely why I walked away from him.

> John Kerry says he has learnt from Al Gore's failure to win the
> White House. President Clinton's vice-president lost, John Kerry
> tells journalists, because people thought he didn't believe in
> anything.
>
> That is interesting because people are beginning to think exactly
> the same about John Kerry.

I was a Kerry supporter and this is precisely why I walked away
from him. He made specific statements to his constituents about
what he would do about certain issues and then did precisely the
opposite.

He stands for getting John Kerry elected; that's all.

Atlant