Some Democrats see the neutral Gore as a potential powerbroker. (Getty Images)
(CNN) – He's increasingly mentioned as a potential Democratic powerbroker, but former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday he still expects his party's heated White House race will resolve itself.
"What have we got, five months left?" Gore told the Associated Press after delivering a speech at Middle Tennessee State University.
"I think it's going to resolve itself, but we'll see," he added.
The former vice president did not say whether he expected the race will be resolved before the party's convention in late August.
His comments come as Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said in several interviews that he hopes the party's approximately 350 undecided superedelegates make their decision by July 1 — less than a month after the final primary contests in Montana and South Dakota.
As the Democratic race drags on, Gore's name has been invoked as a neutral Democratic party elder who could forge a compromise between the two candidates, or even appear on the top of the presidential ticket himself.
Earlier this week, Democratic Rep. Tim Mahoney of Florida suggested Gore, the party’s 2000 presidential nominee, could assume the role of a compromise candidate if neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama could broker a deal.
"If it goes into the convention, don’t be surprised if someone different is at the top of the ticket,” he told a Florida newspaper, adding Gore could be that choice.
TIME.com: Is Al Gore the answer?
– CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
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If the Democratic Party is so concerned about this dragging on then why in Gods name to they allow States to hold primaries as late as June?
Gore/Hillary or Hillary/Gore 08 & 16
Then Hillary and somebody else.. NEVER obama.
I want a President that LOVES my couhtry as much as I do. obama and his haters can go somewhere else.
With responses like this... well, I'm glad Gore didn't get elected president.
I have a deep respect for Mr Gore. I wish he would be running for the president.
A Clinton/Gore ticket in 2008 can save us again – just like it did in 1992.
There's that word 'hope' again. Seems to be coming up a lot even though people say that hope isn't what the American people need...
Now HERE is experience!!! Al Gore has the respect of the whole world. He'd be an excellent choice for nominee.
GORE, you are the Democrats HERO........................:)
I don't understand how the DNC could just make that decision without the vote of the people – isn't this going against what Pelosi was saying just the other day?
I think Ideally it would be sensible for the DNC to urge the superdelegates whose states have voted ALREADY make up their minds in 1 month. That should resolve a lot of this mess and alsso it would indicate whats the race will end up being like. I also think its high time for Edwards who is sitting on 18 votes make up his mind one way or the other ( specially considering Noth carolina vote is just around the corner.)
Personally it would be best for hillary to drop from the race because there is no way she can win this race without an immoral act.
"Operation Chaos" at its best!
I think most democrats would agree that a Gore ticket would not be a bad idea. I'm an Obama supporter but I wouldn't mind at all if Gore was candidate. I hope that the Hillary supporters feel the same way.
Lets not forget about the positive here. This is getting more and more Democrats out and registered to vote! There is feuding now, but its there Primary there is supposed to be feuding. We will see that whom ever the nominee is the Democrats will get behind that person and come out in droves. We all know they stand for virtually the same thing its just a matter of credentials now. But once they have been vetted through this Primary we will follow them straight to the White House.
People like Al Gore could end this tomorrow if they wanted to. Every one of them keeps saying they need to end this, but none of them will get behind a candidate. Obama is the inevitable nominee. There is no way that Hillary can overcome his lead. The entire democratic party needs to get behind Obama now and stop this infighting that is only benefitting the media, who have been borderline tabloid with this primary, and the republicans.
he's super cereal guys!!!
Putting Gore at the top of the ticket is the more sure-fire way of ensuring another Rebulican win in November. Hopefuly these folks suggesting this aren't serious.
In other words don't expect no help form me anytime soon, at least for the next five months; let the fire put itself out and hope for the best, what a leader!
Well, once we get the superdelegates to vote (before the convention), everything will be resolved.
I've been wishing for a Gore candidacy since 2000! I hope it comes to fruition. He'd be a WONDERFUL president, and the United States would be lucky to have him as their president.
Too late now Mr, you should have helped Hillary at least
two months ago, and you did'nt. You let Bill, you're old
running mate Down....They were cheated, over and over again..
The Democrats are finished, all because an idiot "Black man"
is sick with power.....
Who says I want Al Gore? I am sorry, but I feel that if they put someone out there who hasn't worked to "get the vote out", why should he take the nomination. I like Gore but not for President.
It's funny, but I didn't like Al Gore when he was the VP, but I would vote for him now if he was the candidate.
Yes.
I don't think he'll be the compromise candidate because (the obvious) no one voted for him and the party would still divide if one of the current candidates was made v.p. , but maybe he could at least kick Howard Dean out – that would be a good start.
I know it is wishful thinking but...
Al Gore for President!
What is Mahoney smoking? Why would there be "someone different at the top of the ticket"? Especially if that "someone" never campaigned in a single primary? With millions of voters scratching their heads, "hey, I didn't vote for this guy, in fact, NOBODY did!", that would rip the party apart for sure!
All Democrats have always believed that Gore should Govern our nation...
Senator Obama os not ready, it is in fact, that simple...
Al Gore, What the Heck! Just how is this issue going to resolve itself? You know the workings of the Clinton campaign machine better than anyone not a Clinton. Your endorsement alone would put a quick end to the nearly devastating interparty squabble going on and on. Stop with the don't be surprise nonsense! Hillary and the Clinton machine surely are no threat to you, are they? Step up to the plate and say who is the party's best hope as president and do it now! The country is in need of your wisdom, take time from your environmental quests and come to the aid of your countrymen!
Can't wait for Gore to tell Hillary to end her hopelessness...tick tock.
Al Gore is not the answer. Never was never will be.
At this point I think I have given up on understanding how this 'process' works.
Al Gore needs to tell Hillary the inconvenient reality that she need to bow out or it will be her fualt if Mccain wins the white house.
Al Gore probably won't get into the race nor endorse any of the candidates. The reason is because he is now an international figure and US politics will have a dampening effect on his newfound placement in the world.
The idea of vice president Gore saving the party has past.He could have promoted his climate warnings from the power of the presidency but chose to do it as an ordinary citizen. I am a Gore fan and felt let down when he decided not to run.He past up a chance for the most powerful office in the world, a bully pulpit for the climate cause why? Think of what he could have done with a unified party behind him!
I've officially read this article three times, finally coming to the conclusion that it says absolutely nothing at all. You can tell CNN and Alexander Mooney is as excited about this election as any of us, though!
I don't think that Al Gore is the answer to the Democrat's dilemma, but rather a Clinton-Obama ticket against John McCain. Yes, I've heard it all before that such a ticket is "impossible", but it's beginning to look like the Democrats' chance of victory in November might be impossible without such a ticket.
Forget it. Gore would need a coronation and Obama first in line for that
Let the voters have a chance to vote! Obama and DNC are quick to state that he is presumed nominee, I disagree, let the voter decide! Obama already has disenfranchised Michigan and Florida, by not allowing a re-vote. His campaign wants the delegates divided equally, that's not going to happen. He spent 1.3 million on radio and tv ads in Florida . He took his name off the ballot in Michigan. I voted in Michigan and if my vote then doesn't count, why would I vote for Obama in November if he get the nomination. I will vote though for Hillary!
Al Gore is another guy I'd never vote for. He was a loser in 2000, and he's still a loser today.
Now Gore is a man I could vote for!
can we get joe biden to come back and save us?
Let the race go and the democratic process will work itself out.
Definitely Al is not the answer. If either candidate is forced to quit the race, the outcome will be a tragedy. Hillary will win anyway
Gore should run as an independent. That will be ideal!
Yes, Al Gore can solve the problem if he backs Hillary Clinton.
I think he's smart enough to know all the "YES WE CAN" speeches
just aren't going to cut it. I sincerely hope that when Hillary is elected
she boots Richardson and the rest out the door. How can you believe
in a canadate and then switch over to better your career.SAD>
SAD>SAD>
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Al Gore also one of the so-called "Super-Delegates?"
The thing Dean and Gore have to do as leaders of the Democratic Party is to get behind Obama and end the divisiveness and dirty tricks from the Clinton campaign. The bullies will back off when everyone stands solidly against them.
I would love a Clinton-Gore ticket again. Sounds like a real winner!!!
At this point, I think who ever gets the nominee whether Obama or Hillary there will be some backlash.....so maybe we do need Gore on the top of the ticket!!!! Because the way things are going...McCain is packing his boxes and heading straight into the white house!!
Gore/Clinton.......WOW that would work!
God bless Al Gore, I want him as my president!!!
One thing I do know: Obama and Hillary are not going through all this just to step aside and let Al Durge sit on top of the ticket. The two of them will play the happy couple before Gore will be on that one.
It'll be a chilly morning before anyone sees Al Gore as a viable threat to anything. Except global warming.
Well I don't know if Gore is the answer or not but if Obama is not on the ticket I will either not vote at all for the first time or I will write in Al's name – at least he is not divisive and dishonest and does not have Bill along so............... I don't know but it better be Senator Barack Obama!
Of course people like Al Gore and the other 300+ superdelegates won't back either at this time-- they don't want to be the one(s) that tip the scale to one side or the other. It would start a mutiny.
However it is my belief that once there's a clear determination that one nominee supersedes the other by a decent margin at that point I think it would only be fair to give the superdelegates ovber to that candidate since at that point the people have voted and have decided who they wish to nominate and the superdelegates SHOULD NOT TAKE THAT MAJORITY AND WILL OF THE PEOPLE AWAY FROM US!
I think many people will be surprised at the numbers when the votes ome in from Pennsylvania- Everyone's saying that Hillary'sa shoe in- WE'LL SEE!
If Al Gore is the answer why didn't he get elected the first time around?
Al Gore and John Edwards could end this mess tomorrow by coming out and supporting the the inevitable nominee...Barack Obama. For the life of me, if they are truly so concerned about the Democratic party why they don't take such action. I for one feel Edwards will give his support to Obama just prior to the NC primary.
While I like Al Gore I would see this as a power play with the democratic party. Gore knows first hand what it feels like to have a nom taken away. If Gore was to do this I dont know how this will unite the party. Now had Gore ran as the other canidates did I would feel differently.
Obama 08
Austin Texas
You can't help but love this man. He should be a VP on Hillary's ticket.
I am so tired of Obama and Clinton, Gore might be refreshing. Someone needs to tell Nancy Pelosi to look up on Wikipedia the meaning of a Superdelegate. She seems to have forgotten.
AL GORE! THAT'S the CHANGE WE NEED! THAT'S the CHANGE
we've been waiting for.
I'd love to see him at the head of the ticket! He's the one we need!
All along, I expected him to run, and WIN!
A Gore / Hillary ticket would be ideal.
Obama says he's a leader, but WHO has he led? WHAT has he done?
Now, we find out he's too liberal. and he is "infected" with the venomous words of his Pastor.
WHAT GOES IN THE HEAD – COMES OUT THE MOUTH.
If he didn't agree with the Pastor's words and views.... WHAT was that friendship based on the past 20 years? I say Obama is unelectable
for those reasons.
Democrats get your act together!
You've got Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton out there praising McCain. You've got Pro-Clinton wealthy Democrats financially "threatening" Pelosi and the DCCC. You've got Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, a Clinton superdelegate, telling America the Democratic presidential nomination process is broken and unfair. And now, you've got Mahoney out there suggesting Gore be the nominee when he hasn't even campaigned in 2008 or won any primaries or caucuses.
Boy, the Democrats are making the Republicans look good even when the top two issues (the economy and the Iraq War) that Americans care about are hurting the Republicans.
Obama in 08!
If he is a man we should respect he would let Hillary know she is cat scratching apart her party and should drop out now while she still has an ounce of dignity left.
Obama '08!
B/4 anyone goes talking Big Al for Pres., I would like to see a debate between him and the multiude of scientists reguarding global warming. Also, I would like to see CNN be a center news provider.
The Democratic Party sounds like a dictaror machine, where are we living? Cuba? All of the sudden the people's votes don't count, caucuses don't count, primaries don't count? Someone is scare, very scare..that is BO. Republicans are goint to win anyways, they are getting ready collecting every issue and every word has been said by candidates..I hope Hillary wins, at leats she is patrioric!
Well, I'd take Gore over either of these clowns, and I'd take either of them over McCain. Obama is sincere but naive, and he has a problem with his former pastor that might make him unelectable. And Hillary's tactics have proven that she's only in it for herself; she could not care less about her party, her country, or anyone else. When she reccomended McCain over her fellow Democrat, she proved to me that she doesn't deserve my vote. I hope she loses her senate seat, as well, because we don't need such sociopathic people involved in running our country in ANY capacity.
If Al Gore were president we would not be in the mrss we are today.
i would like to see him as vice president again.he is one super dude
I never liked this fellow. But, now I really can not stand him. If he thinks that the American voters who have been enduring endless discussions and differences in choosing a Democratic Party leader would suddenly accept someone else, he is out of his mind! We voted and some of us are waiting to vote yet. I don't remember seeing his or anyone else name on the BALLOT.
Gore/Hillary or Hillary/Gore ticket? You don't need a GED to know that, that ticket does't stand a chance.
Al Gore needs to finally place his endorsement behind Barack Obama just like John Kerry and Ted Kennedy did. Then it will be time for the ole witch to be sent packin' back to Arkansas. Billary can start up a pig farm in Arkansas and be out of politics forever. Suuuueeeyyy!!
STEP UP AL, and back OBAMA.
Gore's right – it's likely going to resolve itself in the next 6 weeks. If PA is close regardless of who wins and if NC and Oregon go for Obama, even Senator Clinton as stubborn as she is will stand aside because she won't be able to keep the superdelegates from joining Obama's bandwagon.
It wouldn't be right to have Gore be a compromise candidate in any case. He didn't campaign at all this election cycle. Edwards, Biden, or Dodd would deserve a shot at it before Gore.
I hope Gore changes his mind and runs for President again and plays a large part in the ( hopefully) Democratic administration in the meantime.
The idea of Gore on the top of the ticket may not be a bad idea. If 28% of Clinton voters (including myself) would vote for McCain instead of Obama and 19% of Obama's supporters voting for McCain instead of Hillary. ..Gore may be the best choice for the Dem party if terms cannot be made.
Florida already had a chance to vote. All of the candidates were on the ballot. Obama ran television ads there, and Hillary had fund raisers there. There is no need for Florida to waste money on a second eleciton. Seat Florida's delegates from the January primary.
Dan F March 28th, 2008 11:26 am ET
Putting Gore at the top of the ticket is the more sure-fire way of ensuring another Rebulican win in November. Hopefuly these folks suggesting this aren't serious.
Dan do you mean Gore who won the popular vote in 2000? Wow you're an idiot! BTW Gore and Hillary do not get along. There is a reason, she is self-centered and self serving. Look at what she has done to this party. I used to love her now she turns my stomach!
I could live with Gore/Clinton
Kick obama's butt out. We all know why he is there. With all the crookedness and lies in his background anybody else would be ashamed to show their face.
Gore/Clinton 2008!
Al Gore,please for sake of Democrat chances in November help end the current shame.Come out & speak the TRUTH.I know you know who the nominee should be @ this point.Please don't sit on the fence.
Go Obama
Al Gore needs to step down from his self-made pedestal and act like the leader Dems are making out of him. No way should be allowed to be the nominee. It is not the democratic party, if you elect someone who has not run an election.
WOW !! Talk about being un-organized. The dems primaries aren't over, and they are already talking about Al Gore? I don't remember seeing his name on my primary ballot.If he all of a sudden gets on the ticket, with no primaries or previous intent, what will that say about the democratic "process".He would be a good choice, but he should have entered BEFORE this election started.I don't think it would play good with the people who already are supporting candidates.Another FIXED election??
We finally get a glimpse at how the politics went in the past and should go now. Multiple candidates till convention. Strong candidate, if present, wins first delegate voting round. No strong candidate, delegates released from pledge and best candidate at the time leads the party to victory. Apparently few remember that delegate pledges to candidates are dissolved in the case of deadlock. So all you who say Hillary can't win, refresh your understanding of how the convention works.
typical. cnn wont post my comment because its actually poignant, and not something like:
" sheez, go obama! or shucks, id vote for gore!"
how telling.
Totally right. We should keep the democratic process going. Why would anyone call Clinton to drop out when Obama hasn't earned enough delegates to be the nominee, and he will never be able to.
Cmon , The guy picked Libermann has his v.p.
everyone wonders why Al Gore hasn't endorsed Hillary yet... hmmm lets think this one through folks.. that's cause he doesn't want to! He doesn't think she's the best one! If she was, he would have done so by now. He hasn't endorsed Barack in fear of alienating himself with the Clinton's, who at the end of the day are his good friends.
Al Gore is in a tough position, but if you read the body language, you can tell A LOT about what he's thinking. And what he's thinking is "not her...."
the nomination process is way too long. huge waste of time and money.
the voters deserve better. all this party infighting. can't we just stick to
policy issues and governing the country?
gore had his day.............
Keep reading and studying the "Elder & Senior democrats?" something does not sound right.......
I agree with Jake!!!!!
Hillary your kitchen sink approach has put so much negativity into our democratic house. I wish you could have saved that tactic for the republicans. Now, Hillary stop messing up our happy home and go out and fight the real enemy, "bush, mccain, and the Republicans!"
Stop saying Obama is disenfranchising voters in Mich and FL. Your own stupid states did that to you and now Hillary is using it to smear and lie as she does so well about Obama. The Michigan legislator couldn't come up with a plan before they all had to go on vacation. So ask your lazy politicians why you couldn't vote JP.
Gore is great, but many people have given money to the current campaigns and put in time and efforts for their canidates and it would be a travisty to just pick someone else. If that's the case then let Richaedson and Edwards back into the race now.
Oh my God! I wish he would just tell Hillary to go back to NY......and Help get the dems to get on the Obama bandwagon! Change won't come form old politics from the 90's this we do know.
Hillary cares about Hillary. If she cared about the Party she'd do the right thing and quit, but no not the Clinton's.
I hate to say it but maybe all the things Republicans said about them back in the day were true!
You want to talk about disenfranchising voters. Let the DNC decide someone who wasn't even in the running be the nominee.
What really annoys me is that I see people making comments that Obama is responsible for the re-votes not happening. It goes to show you why Hillary does what she does – because people believe it. Maybe CNN could add on some sort of fact-check for both candidates on their site?
Gore's biggest decision was to put Joe Lieberman on his ticket in 2000 and look where that got him and our country. He would have been elected if he had selected probably any other politician but Lieberman. Gore had his chance. The Clintons did nothing to help him. Clintons only help Clintons. Americans are realizing this now. It is time to turn the page. New leadership for our party from Obama.
Please Mr. Gore, support Hillary! We need a push from you. I/we don't want a candidate in the White House who is not patriotic. (Not to say a first lady who is so bigotted!) Don't let her be robbed of votes like you were in Florida. Mr. Dean needs to step down now!
Big Al has a plan and I cant wait to here that Rush over medicated himself again.
Gore was very Presidential when he said the race could go on five months. This should shut Polosi down. This race is not ruining the Democratic party – it is democracy at it's best. "Let's saddle up and have a debate." If there can be no compromise Gore would be a great choice for the top of the ticket.
Get a clue, guys. It's just another bait from the media. Media making big money 101: The more the merrier. The messier the better.
The media must see the voters as a bunch of idiots.
At least Al Gore appears to be respectful of the process unlike the Putin-like Chris Dodd who supports elections if they suit him and quashes elections if they don't suit him.
How can Gore enter the race and be the nominee when he has no pledged delegates and no popular vote? If it happens you may as well get used to "President McCain" It's almost that way already with all the infighting and all-around stupidity exhibited by both Democratic candidates over the past month.
Hey Democrats, it's over. You found a new way to loose an election. After the Clinton's republican type smear campaign, there is no democrat that can win in November. After all, the Clinton's think McCain would make a better commander-in-chief than Obama and anyone else in the party.
We need a serious third party.
Why have such a long primary calendar and then moan and groan about it dragging too long and hence a damage to the standing of the party?? If Florida and Michigan's vote was taken into account or if they have not been deprived of its democratic right – the contest might have been over. With the race so tight as it is it beggers belief that some want this race over. Be real!!!
You must release the true party elder is Bill Clinton himself. This will go on has long Has Bill wants it to. Only he can truely end it.
No, Al Gore is not the answer. The candidate blowing smoke is definitely not the answer either so could somebody please escort her out the door when June primaries are over?
Why is it that all the obama surrogates and media cronies are wanting to end the nomination process now? And when we have a independant individual, they are willing for the nomination process play out. It seems Obama is afraid of democracy in action.
i think that richardson, pelosi, dodd, dean amongst others on one side have proved:
One half of the democrats can't stomach very much.
Clinton, rendell and carville on the other have proved:
One half of democrats have the stomach for a fight.
I know which i'd prefer to be in charge.
Let's beat Algore again. It was so much fun last time. That hot wind bag is the only known and proven cause of manmade "global warming"
Go Dull!
Hmm..invented the Internet, used dodgy science to boost his movie career...Yes. I think he would be a great running mate for a sniper- dodging Hillary Clinton. C'mon, get real, this is a guy who hasn't made a peep while all these primaries have been going on. How can you justify him being nominated as a candidate when no one has voted for him. If he was proposed and confirmed as a candidate by the super delegates, that would surely be a perfect example of "real democaracy" in an un-Democratic party. Talk about disenfanchising voters!!
If Gore is the answer, what is the question?
We will choose between Hillary and Barack, then we will get to choose again in November.
Al has chosen to go in another direction – more power to him.
I would rather see Gore than Obama, at least Gore is not and anti-american racist.
Sure, he looks good now. ---- Sadly, this country got itself EXACTLY what it deserved when the Supreme Court "elected" Jr. –
Al Gore is not the answer at this stage...unless he runs with Hillary as veep. Obama is not electable at this point.
Maybe he can unite the party. My guess is that he wants the process to play itself out. It's not over.
Why on earth would Gore want to be president under a Clinton again.
He has also said that if he entered politics again it would be for President so forget about this crazy talk.
In this year when, as one commentary host stated, the Democrats could have run a tree stump and won against the Republicans, this party has once again shown its love for making things way harder than it needs to be.
I still think the Democrats have a chance but the window is closing. I also do not believe that Hillary expected the race to last this long so made no plans for an end game strategy, which is why she will ultimately lose.
Anyone the Democrats nominate will win over the senile liberal republican nutjob.
Anbody who thinks Al Gore is the answer, does not understand the question. Go back to sleep Al.
Mr. Gore all that needs to happen is throw your weight behind the obvious leader. Obama has the lead both in delegates and popular vote and this will be the situation even at the end of the primaries in June.
Any attempt to force Hillary on the ticket will lead to total humiliation for the democrats come November. The dinosaur age if over and America is yearning for change, no more Clinton no more Bush. All their surrogates should prepare to quit the stage.
dont blame it on 08ama, blame it on the states
Take a look at the poll numbers. Despite all the Rev. Wright controversy and Hillary's attacks, Obama has taken only minimal damage. Hillary's negative ratings have soared.
Hillary helped Obama by proving he can survive heavy incoming fire.
Once the rest of the states vote, and Obama's delegate lead is maintained, the super-delegates will push him over the top.
Obama-Richardson is the ticket. Once Obama is the nominee, Gore will endorse, and then the party will solidify behind him. Sure there will be some disgruntled Clinton supporters.
The Democratic party would be better off getting rid of the Clinton stench anyway.
I hope Gore does step in and be the nominee, after all he does have more experience than both Obama and Clinton and he proved in 2000 that he actually won a national election.
Gore as President and Hillary as VP. The United States would be great again.
Al Gore is a tool.
How can Al Gore appear at the TOP of a of a presidential ticket if he never ran? I was praying a year ago he would enter the race but he never did. I want my candidate who's been campaigning to be at the top of the ticket, not Al Gore. Did anyone else read this in the article as a possible solution to the in-fighting? That makes no sense.....
Gore will be the next American President wether you like it or not.
MAURI ASKS:
""Finally, I would certainly appreciate someone telling us why Hillary should "get out" of the race, instead of Obama ""
RESPONSE:
Beacause he, playing by the rules accepted by Hillary, has won by both pledged delegates and popular vote, both of which HILLARY can mathemetically not achieve
ALBO
Gore is good choice but it will have to depend on how the outcome of this primary race. Gore does look Presidential.
I would be proud to support Mr Gore for President – if only he would be willing to step up to plate and hit a home run for his country.
I would love to see Al Gore as the nominee. He is internationally and nationally respected for his environmental and climate change endeavors. Al Gore would accentuate green jobs, wildlife conservation and nature preservation. We could use alternative fuels and forms of energy to help the economy. Most importantly-in a word Al Gore is the "antithesis" of George W. Bush.
This guy is proHillary that is why he wants it to drag on and he said not to be surprise if someone else would be at the top of the ticket meaning Hillary would be at the top of the ticket.
Hillary/Gore 08
I'd vote for Gore in an instant.
i also didn't care for Al Gore when he was VP, but i would so vote for him now over any of other candidates. Can he still become the nominee, is that a possibility. I think he would win in a landslide.
I like Al Gore just fine, but if the power brokers chose ANYONE other than Clinton or Obama, then what's the point in having us fools out here in the public vote at all? Why not just go straight to the convention, let the 'wiser' heads choose, and remove whatever vestiges of true democracy we have left in a government 'of by and for the people'.
Gore cannot stand Hillary Clinton. This has been fairly well documented. If he comes out for anybody or is on a ticket with either candidat it will be Obama. I think that would be interesting either way. I also think an Obama/Bloomberg ticket is a good way to go.
Gore does not like Hillary, will never like her. He does not want to say a thing because if he speaks the truth it will be "you never liked me"
Gore is not the answer. If Democrats want to register a protest vote for McCain because they are unhappy their candidate did not win, let 'em. Obama will still win the election.
Al Gore needed to get into this race back in 2007. Still, better late then never. The Democrats are too divided to win in November and many are taking another look at John McCain. Al Gore can unite the party and win big, even if Florida is too busy still trying to decide how they screwed up in 2000. My vote is currently wavering, but if Gore is in the race, he has my vote.
I think that there is an unresolved issue with Senator Clinton. Why did she take her daughter to a war zone in Bosnia?
Obama is the new breed......he will win the general election because you don't know what is in his heart.!
Ahh..Deocracy at work........NOT
Al Gore?!?!? pulease....
This global warming hysteria moron for our president? Please do put him on the ticket, and guarantee a rebuplican victory. This man is not the same man who ran for president in 2000. He's paraded himself around the world and shown what an idiot he really is.
Mr. Gore,
It is time that you show the American people, especially the Democrats, that you have the guts & power to put an end to this madness that the Clintons have created. When you ran for president, you didn't think that you were entitled to the presidency, even though Bush's Court stole it from you. Hillary thinks no one shoukld stand up to the Clintons, and run against then.
So Mr. Gore, please put your foot down with Mr. Dean and stop this madness after the PA., NC, & Ind. primaries; and send the Clintons home.
This is exactly why I can not "declare" myself a democrat. I also have a hard time saying "republican". Independant works but then I can't vote in my state's primary. Gore LOST people! If you want McCain to win, put him back on the ticket. He is OLD SCHOOL. GOre/CLinton, talk about a fast way to disenfrachise our future (young voters). Please think of our future. Barry O'bama '08!
If not Hilliary, then, yes, Gore.
Why would Gore say that? Both Hillary and Obama are working hard for this election. Why would he try to steal it away from them?
I'm for Obama..but will choose Hillary over Gore. He had his chance..he shouldn't of picked that loser running mate.
What a dream a Gore/Obama ticket would be! I do agree that Al Gore may be able to broker a deal with the candidates. He is an amazing man, and I am sorry he did not get a chance to lead our country. He has been very quiet, which is actually the wise thing.
Hopefully the Democrats will come to their senses and realize that the politics of mutual-destruction will end up costing them the White House. Some one should talk to the Clintons, James Craville and the others who continue to attack Sen. Obama. Tell them its backfiring on them!
Gore would be great!! Anybody except lying, unpatriotic Obama and his ungrateful for her Ivy League education wife. Cant stand to look at them. How dare they listen to that preacher. I will never believe they didnt agree with everything he said.
Wow, here we have two of the strongest Democratic candidates we've seen in the past 10 years running for the nomination, and just because the campaign is getting competitive, people are willing to suggest that Al Gore may suddenly wind up at the top of the ticket?! Am I the only one that thinks this is pure nonsense?
P.S. We need to get rid of superdelegates and the electoral college. Let the people choose their own president!
Thw dems got what they deserve. Two candidates who deny, deny, deny and also lie, lie, lie......sound familar. They say this is the new direction. Not
My comment is not waiting moderation. You are not posting it at all! I checked on another computer. You have posted all of the pro-Obama comments and few pro-Hillary comments and I am keeping track and I am going to report CNN to the FCC when all my evidence and the evidence of others doing the same is accumulated!
He should stay out of it. The current Democrat leadership constantly ridicules and belittles the few like Gore and the Clintons that have delivered for the Dems at election time,pandering instead to the likes of Pelosi,Kennedy,Kerry and now Obama,who have never and will never deliver in November. He should let them fall on their faces.
While I love Al Gore, we don't need a "compromise candidate". To me the winner is whoever won most popular votes, most states and most pledged delegates. Why a "compromise candidate"?... why?... why?
Would we still be thinking about a "compromise candidate" if Hillary was ahead?
I personally love the idea of Gore being the compromise candidate. But I admit I've always been biased towards him.
Has anyone commisioned a poll to see if this is an acceptable solution to the mess? Someone should (hint hint hint...run with that CNN). A Poll of americans in general. A poll of democrats. A poll of independents. A poll of hispanics, blacks, & women. Get crackin' cnn.
Al Gore is absolutely the answer. He is the only democrat who can hands down decimate McCain, and who has the real experience, wisdom and vision to actually repair our society after 8 years of bumbling incompetence.
We are in deep trouble and when that phone rings at 3a.m., the only person who would answer it and really know what to do is Al Gore.
Perhaps Al Gore is as fed up with the Democratic Party as I and other voters are. Howard Dean has not been an effective party leader and allowed votes in Michigan and Florida not to count. Also, he would have spoken out against the Senator Obama, a bigot and Marxist, for running.
This is the most nasty and inept race for president I have seen in my 74 year. I will worry for my children and grandchildren if Senator Obama is elected. And this could be my last vote.
Senator Obama's sitting in a church that teaches BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY for 20 years is unexceptable and he can not avoid the consequence of his actions. GORE, HELP US.
I have a better idea, why don't we split the democratic party in half. The supporters of OBAMA form one democratic party that follows rules, and the supporters of Clinton can form another party, a party that makes rules as they go? That way we can have three presidential candidates for the white house?
I don't care who wins the democratic nomination as long as it is NOT Obama.
I think some of you need to realize that Obama and Clinton are both quickly becoming unelectable in terms of a general elections... they are throwing so much dirt at one another that they are dividing their own party. People (like myself) who support Obama will vote for McCain if Hillary were to get the nomination and vise-versa.
Gore could unite the party and in my opinion a Gore/Obama ticket would be nearly unstoppable because they compliment one another so well as far as covering each others weaknesses.
Regardless of who is VP (it would never be Hillary due to the history between the two), Gore NEEDS to be the democratic candidate. He won in 2000, he can win again.
I'm a big Al Gore fan, but it doesn't seem very fair that he could potentially step in at the last minute and claim the top spot on the Democratic ticket. After all of the time, effort, and money spent by the other candidates that have been in for the long haul, it just doesn't seem right to let someone step in and claim the nomination without going through the whole ordeal. Then again, Gore has certainly paid his dues. If he were to be our nominee, I'd vote for him in a heartbeat.
I love all the people who say that "Obama can't win the general election". If y'all are psychic, why aren't you out playing the stock market?
Gore had his time and didn't quite eek out the win; since that point he's been able to reposition himself and TRANSCEND the presidency. it would be foolish of him to jettison the respect and indeed influence he now possesses by descending back into the political fray as nominee. he does need to voice an opinion, but unless the mudslinging continues unabated, that time likely is after the last voters have spoken (sorry FL & MI).
his most effective and most responsible role is to bring Clinton(s) & Obama together and officiate repairing the party so that the vitriol of 'I'll never vote FOR Obama or Clinton' which appears on this and many other boards across the web spectrum will dissipate. Funnily, it's the self-proclaimed 'true hard-core democrats' who have been most vocal about refusing blindly to vote for Obama if he wins the nomination based on PRINCIPLE, while presumably the principle they should stand behind is the need to influence the nomination of justices to the AGED supreme court and influence a transformation in economic policy
Full disclosure, I'm an Obama supporter and yes I'm disgusted by the kitchen sink, plumbing & tiling being thrown at Obama by the Clintons & supporters, but also disheartened by some of the low attacks and counter attacks flung by Obama & supporters. It doesn't matter who started it, the deep personal attacks need to stop, and that's where Gore can come in and help tone it all down.
If Hillary is the nominee I will extremely grudgingly vote for her, but only because her policies & Barack's are quite similar (though on policy I do prefer the latter and his speech on the economy yesterday, truly addressing the root problems and their source in the '90s over only discussing simple quick fixes), and I would encourage true democrats (and I'm more in the middle) to vote their democratic principled conscience if it's Obama heading the ticket and the newly excited voters to support Clinton for the same principled reasons.
Gore's most effective role is to stay above the fray and ensure unity... Let's hope the most inflamed rhetoric is simply that, rhetoric, and calmer heads will prevail by the convention...
I agree with Jim. The DNC, especially the superdelegates that have not voted yet, could remove most if not all the doubt about who will be the candidtate. However, Howard Dean is making it perfectly clear that the DNC anointed Hillary Clinton as a next candidate for president. Seems like the DNC is planning for John McCain to win in 2008 now, because Barrack Obama just will not go away, so that Hillary Clinton can run unopposed in 2012. What a shame. What a shame that Barrack Obama must withstand the damage his own party is doing to his remaining life time effectiveness which is being compromised by the Hillary Clinton machine. And what, I ask you, can you show me that Hillary Clinton has really done that she deserves such special attention - please do not count the $27 million dollars that she and Bill Clinton raised for the DNC in "Chinagate."
Grif your a big time idot !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I STILL keep seeing people who are claiming that Obama blocked the votes of Florida and Michigan. What the hell are you people smoking? Do you even watch or read the news? God, our voters are so mis-informed we are all going to get what we deserve in November..........More Bush/McCain. People, please educate yourself better on all these rumors you keep taking as fact. It seems like most of these bloggers hear a rumor, see a headline and make a conclusion without verifying anything.
He would be perfect as a VP now. It's too late for him. Now he should at least convince Howard Dean to allow Florida and Michigan to have a REVOTE.
Gore should have run, but since he didn't and do the hard work, take the hits, etc. he should not participate at this stage.
I would however think Gore, of all people, would speak up about counting Florida.
P.S. Did anyone (CNN listen) see Greta (on Fox) after Hilliary interview the other night? It was listed there the free media ride of Obama. I thought Hilliary was wrong about Bosnia, but then saw she was selectively blasted by media. It was shown on Fox (why not CNN?) that Obama:
In his book said that inspiration of politics at age 9 (believe I remember what Fox said correctly) was over Blacks disfiguring themselves trying to be white by a story he read in magazine. The magazine he mentioned was checked and others and no such story was ever published.
His parents met during the Selma incident and thus he was born. He was born 4 years prior to Selma???
He said he initiated and led about Abestos in Illinois legislature and that was found not true and fabricated.
That his house purchase scandal story changed several times as some media caught up with him and his stories.
There was one more that I cannot remember that was listed. Why is he getting free ride as he is about not counting Florida?
How this relates to the topic today is that I just don't get it how the media doesn't realize that the voters in Democratic party is split, not because McCain is what any of us want. It is anger at the media on games they play in subjective non-partial reporting. Making race an issue when it certainly isn't about Wright, it is the hate and divisional speech of his. Whites get angered when accused of being racial by the media making everything racist. The media is causing divisions, not so much Clinton as media trys to convince us over and over and over. The media is in love with Obama, fine, but can't you also be subjective in reporting?
Gore is honorable. Dean needs to get a new day job as well as Palosi. We want to finally get our votes to count in PA. I want my disabled sister's vote to count in Florida as was difficult for her to vote, yet she did and was thrilled. Her vote did not count for Gore years ago, do not let it happen to her twice. With Florida's record, I would think (as Obama said before it might not go his way) is the way to go with mail in redo.
The dream ticket...Gore/Obama!
Sixteen staright years of thoughtful, progressive leadership, which is what we need to clean up after Baby Bush's monumental mess.
Howard Dean should be the one to resolve this nomination. His position of waiting to the last state primary and then have the super duper voter delegates decide and have this decided by June is logical. Even though for good or ill this race is already over. Clinton can't catch up unless actual pledged delegates vote for her despite the voters will the delegate is supposed to represent. I don't want to think something so undemocratic could happen.
Why would Gore do anything to help the Clintons? They did everything but campaign agaist him in 2000. There is no love between them, if comes down anywhere it will be on the side of Obama.
I agree with jp/michigan. I voted for Bill Clinton/Al Gore, and I voted for Gore/Liberman but I don't think Al Gore should be on the ticket this time around. If the DNC can change the rules to put another name on the ballot (other than Clinton or Obama) then I think they can change their silly rule to NOT count the votes in Florida and Michigan and not seat those delegates.
ALL candidates were on the Florida ticket in January and I voted for Clinton. Some candidates chose NOT be be on the Michigan ballot (Bad Decision guys–it was not illegal to put your name on the ticket. It was illegal to campaign there. Didn't you read the rules.)
Now Florida and Michigan voters are being disenfranchised, because Mr. Dean and the DNC made a very poor decision-punish the voters who voted in those January elections. And now they are too proud to admit their error (sounds like the arrogant Bush and the Iraq War–never admit you made a mistake let everyone else suffer!) And Obama of course is stalling just to run out of time....some leader??
If my January Florida vote does not count fI will NOT vote for Obama or Gore or Pelosi or Richardson or whoever they think they can put on the ballot. Count the Michigan and Florida voters vote and seat our delgates and stop playing games with millions of American citizens!
All you Gore fans had your chance 8 years ago......look who you chose instead.... most of the world hates you people thanks to Dubbya's war for WMD's....err i mean his lust for oil, the price of oil is at an all-time ridiculous high and your economy is teetering on the brink of collapse for several reasons.....way to go Americans......ain't gonna matter whether you guys pick an old man, a black man or a woman.....your country is in serious trouble......
Wes from Winnipeg Canada
Obama is great for rallying Dems but he wouldn't win The General – too many explosive issues. Noone expected him to get this close to Hillary though he has every right to. Hopefully Hillary will prevail – she is still the best choice hands down and I wish people would see through all the rhetoric and choose the strongest leader. (HILLARY!)
Obama so has hope of winning the national election! I really wish more people who post their comments here could stop showing their ignorance and their obvious laziness of doing their own research. It's because of this ridiculous outpouring of hateful comments towards EITHER candidate that the Dems feel like they could lose the election.
Get over your BS, do your homework for once and get in groove with what this country really needs and stop making this campaign into a football game!
Gore does not have what it takes to be president right now – he's even admitted this himself!
Obama or Hillary 2008!
Democrat 2008!!!
POST THIS!
Guess what?
If Obama doesn't get the nomination, Hillary is going to lose! That is it! Hillary has proven herself to be nothing but a liar, who will do ANYTHING to get her way into the white house. She reminds me of GWB in the 2000 election – a conniver, a person that will do whatever it takes, even destroy her own party, to get her way.
I could vote for Gore or I could vote for Clinton. I could vote for Obama as a VP candidate but not President, not yet. Also, anyone saying Clinton is done is absolutely wrong. This will come down to Superdelegates and that's where she'll win, and I don't want any complaining from Obama supporters when it happens. Obama himself said he would abide by the rules and Superdelegates deciding the nominee is well within them.
If the DNC is going to pick the democratic candidate then forget primaries all together. Who cares if Michigan and Florida disenfranchised their own voters - Gore wasn't on the ballot in either state anyway.
See how ridiculous that is? Michigan and Florida should count– for Gore!
Gore = Hillary
Bush = Obama
The only difference is Barack Hussein Obama gonna give you a wilder ride.
In this age of reality TV, what would be better reality drama than a knock down drag out fight at the convention. I don't mean OUTSIDE the convention, but INSIDE the convention. America has never seen it!
And Al Gore stepping over the bodies to take the podium and announce "I accept my parties nomination as your president.
I'd vote for Gore before I'd vote for Obama. Attention Hillary Supprters! We are beginning to develop a new national write in campaign for Hillary in November should Obama become annointed by the DNC. We are determined that we are going to have the right to vote for our gal. So, All aboard!
THE TRUTH IS DEMS HAS TO TELL HIL TO QUIT OR THE UN COMMITTED SUPER DELIGATES SHOULD ACT QUICLY TO STOP SEN HIL FROM MAKING MORE DAMAGES TO YOUR PARTY AND BLOCKING DEMS CHANCES IN THE GEN ELECTION.OBAMA LEAD IN COUCOUSES,STATES,DEL AND POPULER VOTES. WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED?NO ONE WILL MAKE MISTAKE OF VOTING FOR SOME ONE WHO LIE PUBLICALLY
Are you people serious? Gore? Has anyone bothered to look at the facts! Go to Snopes.com and check out his "green" living quarters. This from a "global warming" specialist???
Gore is an idiot, sanctimonious fool that is ONLY A SPOKESPERSON! He's a YES man. I guess that's why people like him. At any rate, why bother thinking up all these different scenarios? The mediat just does it to get everyone in an uproar and, they succeed. They don't have anything better to do either.
If it was a Gore ticket . It wouldnt be O.B. on the other end.HRC – Gore. Thats the dream ticket. The most two qualified canidates.Obama is a school boy ,still learning.Gore and HRC dont just talk,they do the walk.
I would vote for Gore over lier Obama!
Don't you think that the fact that Gore hasn't endorsed Hillary says something about Hillary?
He was VP in her husband's administration for 8 years, for crying out loud. His silence speaks volumes.
YES! Finally with Al Gore in the Presidency we can finally put a stop to the monstrous attacks of MANBEARPIG!!!
Clinton supporters are constantly whining about letting the voters choose over the next 10 primaries and then beyond to the convention floor, if necessary. The problem is, after the next 10 primaries, Obama will still be leading in popular vote, pledged delegates and number of states won. Since that is the case, it is time for the superdelegates to start aligning themselves with the candidate the voters have chosen to lead the democratic ticket. Allowing this race to go forward while Clinton and her subordinates attack Obama on a personal level is hurtful to the party as well as the winning candidate. The only reason Clinton wants to push forward is to (a) steal the election away from Obama, or (b) beat Obama down so much that McCain wins the general and she is poised for another run in 2012. It is shameful and if she was truly running for the American people, she would leave the race after Pennsylvania and throw her full support behind Obama. She won't, of course. She said she is "in it to win it" at ANY cost - even a divided convention and broken democratic party.
OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT 08
Neither Obama nor Clinton have enough delegates to win the primary. Why should either one drop out? The Superdelegates will decide this election. Both campaigns are courting the supers, they are both trying to convince them they are the best candidate. This is not stealing, it is politics. If the superdelegates dont't want to decide, then they should be eliminated completely. No matter what they decide the loser will not like it. I wish we had a clear choice, since we do not we must trust the Superdelegates to choose wisely, looking forward to November.
I support Hillary but I will switch my support to Al Gore in a second. No fair to the other two candidates though for all of their hard work but it will be done for the greater good. I hope Hillary and Obama can realize that.
Most Hillary supporters are desperate as their candidate,even can go any length to demonise Obama because of their selfish ambition.Of a fact Hillary is inttelligent and smart but Obama apart from being intelligent and smart has what it takes to unite people around a common purpose.Dont be deceieved Obama is the man for the job
Al looks as smart as ever in the photo. What an unbelievable intellect.
Gore is not the answer! How undemocratic is that, millions of folks vote and then Gore steps in for the nomination. He time has come and gone.
I don't know how relevant he is politically anyway, he's been invisible this whole campaign.
Finally, democrats don't have the luxury of what and see what happens in 5 more months. We don't have 5 more months!
Obama 08
HE IS RIGHT. THIS WILL RESOLVE ITSELF, AND LET ALL VOTERS VOTE AND DECIDE UNTILL THE END.
IF THE MEDIA PUNDITS HAS AN ITCH TO END THIS BY PRESSURING HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON TO DROP OUT PLS SCRATCH YOUR BACKS IN PRIVATE.
WE DON'T NEED THIS MEIDA GANG BANG EVERY NIGHT ATTACKING SENATOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON AND PROMOTING BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA.
THIS IS NOT SADDAM HUSSEIN'S IRAQ THIS IS AMERICA
LET ALL THE VOTES COUNT UNTIL THE END..AND WE HAVE FEW MONTHS TO GO. LET THE DEMOCRACY WORK
...AND OBAMA HUSSEIN BARACK SUPPORTERS PLS DON'T HATE AL GORE FOR SPEAKING OUT ON BEHALF OF ALL AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC SYSTEM
Re-elect Gore '08
Am I missing something here? Am I in a "twilight zone." Isn't the USA a democracy? How can we choose a candidate out of thin air and ignore the people who have worked and voted for candidates of our choice?
If anybody should bow out it should be Obama. He has the least chance of wining in the general election, becasue he did not win any of the big blue states in the primary. The red states are not going for him in the general. To think that the blue states that voted for Hillary Clinton are just going to vote for Obama because he is a democrat is wrong. I know many, many people who are not going to vote for him if he gets the nomination, and these are die hard democrats. Some are going to write in Clinton's name, others are going to vote for McCain. If the DNC thinks the 30% of Hillary supporters that said they will not vote for Obama no matter what, are just blowing smoke, they are in for a big suprize if they hand this nomination to him. We have big problems with him getting the nomination when Flordia and Michigan that went for Hillary are not included. The whole racist church thing has lost alot of white supporters too. You will see in Pennsylvannia, how his support has declined!
Clinton/Gore '08 or Gore/Clinton '08 – DEFINITELY a WINNING TICKET!!!
Stealing nomination From Hillary and Obama is not good. they spend one year for that
08 Hillary VP Obama
12 & 16 Obama
Every time Obama talk about his pastor he hurting him self more so first 4 years Obama VP
i hope We can satisfy both
I'm not at all surprised to have an idiot Hillary Dem Rep from Florida to make such a stupid suggestion. Obama doesn't have to compromise. The leader in delegates gets the nomination period.
I'm not surprised why Florida is always a mess when it comes to voting with idiots like Mahoney in charge.
I think the process should play all the way out. Obama will sweep the last 5 states and the Hillary camp will have to continue to buy delegates because that momentum argument won't stand a chance.
Even the mayor of the state she represents is going with Obama
Obama 08
The Gore fans have lost their minds. He's not going to be the nominee and he's not going to be VP... again. We all think Gore is a great guy, but please give it a rest.
Yes, please introduce the idea of Al Gore getting on the ticket! Then we can make global warming the centerpiece of the general election. With an issue like this, which EVERYONE cares about, nobody will get caught up in the war, taxes, healthcare, social security, or anything else. Gore can unite the Democrat party and bring them to a swift loss in the general election!
sparraguslover,
what you’ve just wrote is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point were you even close to anything that can be considered a rational thought. Every one in this blog is now dumber for having read it.
The Democrats are finished, all because an idiot "Black man"
is sick with power…..
How could this message be approved by a CNN moderator?
We have a once in a lifetime chance to have a great leader, but the media is wrapped up with personal stories rather than issues. Unfortunately, this has real consequence as voters comments clearly reflect the intense emotion arising from lopsided stories.
I have always thought Al Gore to be among the brightest and most sane of those in the Dem Party, I do not think he wants to be the President after all the B.S. he went through. However I am hoping that as he was the Vice President under Bill Clinton and that the Clintons have always spoke so highly of him and how they endorse all his ideas that he will also be for Hillary. He is much too smart to outright endorse anyone and I hope he just keeps on being the way he is.
Gore ? Again ? Ahhhhhggggggggg
Boy, I sure hope Gore becomes president.... then he could use taxpayer money to plan even more rock concerts to save the environment!!
THIS is the Democratic leadership? Jeez, we might as well sign up for 4 more years of Bush. Leaders take a stand when the going gets tough. They don't sit back and wait for the opportune time to benefit from a mess. Al Gore just lost my respect and will not get my vote if he is on top of the Democratic ticket.
I am registered democrat. I do not like Obama.
I am honest in stating my feeling. I feel Obama is worst than President Bush. Now Obama supporters will say I am not real democrat. I do not mind, but I cannot vote for Obama in any case. There are many people around me, who have same feeling. By the way, I am very educated and having very successful career. I have read books from both Hillary and Obama.
The negative feeling might have come because of
1. Immature, insincere and arrogant behavior of Obama
2. Liberal media’s pro-Obama bais, which is trying to push Obama. Media is trying to sell a quarter as a dollar (thinking people are stupid)
CNN Moderators, please post this one.
Ok, Gore is being sensible by saying it will work itself ot and that we have time. However, all these people getting excited about Gore at the top of the ticket are just as bad as those that would just prefer to coronate Obama now. Where will democracy have gone if the behind the scenes guys simply appoint someone no one voted for? Does no one see the hypocrisy in this after all the thrashing and attacking of the Clinton campaign for what is really only clarifying the true reason we have superdelegates?
This campaign has gotten ridiculous, and contrary to what popular opinion may be, I strongly believe that it is the fault of the DNC, these silly superdelegate endorsements that make things more confusing, and dirty politics of the Obama campaign. Yes you read that correctly. I don't think Clinton has played half as dirty as she really has the right to to win this thing.
I do not think that Mr Gore is interested in the job. He is doing just fine with his work on environmental issues. He can accomplish more in that role. And I believe it is important. Global Warming is a reality that nobody else wants to talk about. It is a planet wide issue.
This is a democracy. Let the people vote. If it goes until the convention, fine. But that's the system. We Democrats then get behind whatever candidate. But I did not vote for Gore. Having him shoved down my throat would be against everything I thought the party stood for.
yes, a gore – obama ticket would be unbeatable – one thing this country stands for is fairness and to allow gore to have his rightful place as president would be the most healing act this country could ever do and our world popularity would soar, once again...
Will one of the Obama haters please tell us exactly what it is they hate so much about him? And please don't claim that it has something to do with "attacks he has made on Hillary", because he really hasn't made any himself. There have been a few swipes from his supporters or staffers, but there have been plenty from HIllary's as well. Hillary herself has attacked Obama- Here's an example: A few weeks ago, a story came out about a comment made by an ex-aide, saying something to the effect that Obama would not follow any specific plan that he or anyone had right now if he were to become president in 2009. Instead, he would need to consult with the generals on the ground, appraise the situation when the time came in 2009, and then make decisions based on the cuurent situation at that time. For what it is worth, Hillary has said that she plans to do the same thing. But the Clinton campaign decided to spin the story, and Hillary herself came out and said that "... in fact, now we find out that Senator Obama has no plan." Talk about spin, half truth, and taking something out of context...
WOW!.. it's about time. I wanted GORE since the beginning. AL GORE 2008!
Mr. Gore is correct in his claim that the process will work itself out. It isn't going to be pretty, but as long as both candidates are mathematically alive then you cannot cancel the rest of the primaries. Maybe everyone will realize that we need to modify this system extensively before 2012 to a regionalized primary that covers the nation in the span of 2 -3 months and finishes in early April. Mr. Gore should point out what a vast and unnecessary "carbon footprint" this campaign cycle has left to date.
AL GORE: YOU look like a gay person to me ....YOu have NO eyebrown, gore...
Gore is NOT the answer.........please! We're in the position we're in because there are 2 strong "other" candidates. If I had to rank them I'd still put Obama at the top at Clinton at the bottom. Gore is somewhere in between. I don't think he or Hillary Clinton could beat McCain, plus our country really NEEDS someone as outstanding as Barack Obama. Another chance like this will not come for years!
We're also in this position because Clinton will not back down like the other candidates have done. She is the Mike Huckabee of the Democratic Party, only she had put more negative spins on the process than any candidate ever has. She'd be long gone by now if she were anyone else.......no, she is not entitled to the presidency.
I wish she would just back down. Ego and narcissism!
When Bill Clinton was on the ticket, I knew he would make a good President. He turned out to be one of the best as far as the country is concerned.I couldn't belive Bush, the son, won the election. (I still think it was fixed). Look at the mess he got America into. This time around,if Hillary cannot win the nomination, let Gore be on the ticket. America cannot afford Obama, or McCain to be President.
Al is a bigger liar than Billary
HOPE HE CONSIDERS TO RUN
It looks like Gore might see his time come. Obama is a flat tire and can never win the general election, Hillary has been hurt by the news media's insane negative campaign against her. These two have showed why Dean has no leadership and Gore is waiting in the wings. Why does hte democratic candidate have to be chosen now is my concern. The news media has been disgusting in covering this election. It would be great for the news media to report the news instead of creating news – "yellow journalism". Now there is a novel idea, reporting the news without the spin.
It is too late for Al to just come in and take it. Pelosi has not achieved what she wanted in the house, but is showing her metal as Dems convention chair. She and other heavy weights are pushing for unity and not a battle at the convention. The Clintons would take this to the convention, destroy the Dems and would not win against Mccain. HRC claims experience, NOT! Pelosi has the experience with this and will do well. Also look for Fl. and Mich. to be seated, delegates however may not be as they are today, 50% or percentage as the canidates have earned.
Mr. Gore is no longer a member of the official body politic he should not be viewed as a political leader. His senior status in retirement counts for little. Much though he is a decent person, his voice is not being received with open arms. He should continue to do what he does because in his new arenas of expertise he is successful. Chris Dodd, Bill Richardson, Nancy Pelosi et al are handling it correctly – let them apply the necessary pressure.
dodd pelosi and richardson have reminded me of how spineless one half of the democratic party is...
it's clinton or mccain for me. sorry!
what sort of democracy is that.someone who did not even mount a soap box to be the nominee,u must be joking.IT IS THE DESPERATION OF HILLARY THAT IS SUGGESTING IF SHE CANT GET IT,OBAMA SHOULD NOT.PLS PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES AND VOTE FOR THE RIGHT GUY.
GO OBAMA 08
Al Gore as a candidate would be like a wishing gate that opens into nothing. That is not going to happen.........
While Gores comments are appreciated, this is a close race. I can understand neither side wants to back down at this point. If Obama wants to play by the rules set, the super delegates may decide this election and he will need to respect that. Otherwise, we are changing rules midcourse which is exactly what he is opposed to with Michigan and Florida.
If Obama has a majority of the pledged delegates, a majority of the popular votes, and has won more states, then Barack Obama is the ONLY legitimate nominee.
Boy is it funny how everyone is so patriotic (as oppose to saying how unamerican Obama is). Eveyone here seems ready to over turn the will of the people to install their candidate. Obama did not make these rules–he wasn't on the political seen but the Clinton's were. It is the Clintons who made up a lot of these rules and now they are getting caught in their own net. As for Gore, why didn't Gore and Hillary run together in 2004? Because she will never be VP to Gore and Gore will never be VP to her. As for Barack I actually think he could be more powerful NOT being the President. He actually will have more clout working behind the scenes, like being a power broker. If he has this much polish to run against the CLINTON MACHINE now and people way he's not ready. Just imagine him when he is ready? We all know thhat Washington DC is dead NO ONE can get anything going there anymore. The good people are leaving and I actually think it will polluite Barack's chances of being a really good President as an INDEPENDENT. This election just may be the beginning of the end for DEMS AND REPS. A third party will emerge soon called INDEPENDENTS, WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!!
Al Gore should ask Hillary to concede gracefully and support Senator Obama.
Just watched President Bush's news conference with Australian Prime Minister on CNN News.
The CNN White House News Reporter reporting back to CNN referred to both Nations leaders as Mr.? What the hell is this about CNN? Why are our National Leaders not being respected with leader ship titles?
This is equivalent to letting children refer to their parents by their first names and it is dumb. Stop it please!
Sorry of this is OT on this blog. Could not find any way to respond to CNN News directly.
Gore would sure be a better choice than Obama and Rev. Wright.
I have seen enough – I am convinced after watching the House of Reps this last year and now watching this Dem primary that the Democrats cannot manage kool-aid stand.
McCain looks remarkabley solid compared to this carnival.
HOLY COW!
Wouldn't that be poetic justice for someone who was robbed of a bona-fide election only to be handed the nomination again when he wasn't running!
What an absolute October surprise that would be...that kind of surprise would be followed by cheering, a few heart attacks and a general moistening of the atmosphere as the collective jaws of millions hit the floor with tongues wagging!
GORE / CLINTON '08 would be a total knockout punch in the general election.
Where's Tipper?
I see lots of people giving up on Obama because of the Wright Scandal and what his wife said.
People have to realize that the america rich white people know and the america that non rich whies and blacks no is very different. It is easy to say that only people who 100% agree with the rich white ways and never been oppressed or cheated love america.
I love America too. but in a different way. I am sure that Mrs. Obama feels the same. I love the people I see everyday. I do not love our government or corporate powers. This governemt tries to say we have Freedom. Well, we dont have rights with that freedom. No right to health care, no right to fair treatment. This country works for the corporations, for foreign countries, and the richest people. IT doesnt not work for the everyday tax payign person. Mrs. Obama obviously loves the country. Nobody in their right mind would but their lives aside for a country that they dont care for. People are upset about the Wright scandal and the quote of Mrs. Obama because they are based on truth. And the truth hurts.
Obama faces these truths and hopes to change them. Make us better. It is sad that we can spend trillions of dollars on another country and tell ourselves there isnt enough money to make us healthier or safer or lead better lives.
Just because Obama and those close to him arent blind to the fact that this couontry is screwed up, doesnt make them any less patriotic than those who skip over the harsh truths and focus on iraq and sugar coat what we really need to face. It makes them more patriotic, to me, that he is willing to bring these things front and center and challenge all of us to make this country work for the citizens. ALL Citizens.
OBAMA 08
If only Gore could've won 8 years ago, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in now. Obama has virtually NO EXPERIENCE whatsoever. He even said when he was on vacation last week that he "wants to be left alone". I'm sorry, but if you're the PRESIDENT, you can never be left alone, ever!!
Step back, Obama, or you'll let McCain win the presidency. I know for sure I'll have no problem voting for McCain if Obama wins the nomination.
Comments like those made by Grif is why America will be stuck in the same place decade after decade.
If Gore can help resolve this then it would be a good thing.
Anyone but the "lying Clintons".
Obama'08!
What? Now we're picking random democrats to head the ticket? What was the point in these other guys campaigning and spending hundreds of millions? Whatever, I say Patrick Swayze heads the ticket.
Gore would have my vote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not much of a Gore fan myself but at least he's trying to make sense.
And hopefully he won't endorse Hillary.
Perfect team Hillary/Gore. This will put the country back on track.