Why does DU like Gore so much?

[Tiggeroshii]

:shrug:

[blm]

1. Because even if he's made mistakes, we're pretty darn sure his heart is a good one.

And that matters. It matters to me. I believe there is much about what went on during the Clinton-Gore years he would change if he could.

[samfishX]

2. I like him because

I think Gore is the ONLY politician who gets it AND actually has the resolve and competence to DO something about the trifecta of problems facing our nation today: "terror", oil and alternative energy/the environment.

I think he's also proven that he IS a fighter and won't back down. And since 2002, we've really seen Gore emerge as someone who speaks his mind and understands the issues. Remember that speech he gave in '02 when he said the Iraq war was wrong and we were being lied to? and Sean Hannity called him, perhaps for the first time, "Shrieky and unhinged"?

THAT is the Al Gore that a lot of people have come to really like. I think that's why you see him skyrocket to the top of straw polls when he's an option, too. We would be SO lucky to have him become the next President in 2008.
...besides that, there aren't any other viable candidates for the Democrats.

[blm]

19. He's not the only, but he is one of them.

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[Barnaby]

8. Exactly

And his willingness to step forward and lead seems to be increasing. (Finally!)

[stellanoir]

3. Well you'd have to confirm this with one of the adms

but it's my understanding that DU was born of the travesty of "indecision 2000" and the stupid selection. I didn't come here until '03 or so but I've seen really funny threads linking to stories about the 3 adms holding a Democratic underground.com sign at *'s first inaugural and one of their then or still girlfriends called them on a cell phone to say, "stop shaking the sign, your on MSNBC."

So in a way DU was born of Gore's unfair loss so I'd reckon he's kind of a patron saint of DU or something.

Aaaand since when can one answer a "why" question with a yes or no. . .?

That is a really absurd poll. LOL

[Tiggeroshii]

5. Lol

Yeah, it got me too. It has something to do with my addiction to posting polls.

-Yes
-no
-maybe

BAH, you can't even clikc it!

:blush:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

6. Al Gore, Patron Saint of DU!

St. Al!

I love it!

:rofl:



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[politicasista]

4. Cause he is funny and smart n/t

[otohara]

28. Works For Me

funny/smart - anti-war!

[baldguy]

7. He's more honest than 90% of the other politicians out there.

That's 100% of the Republicans, and 80% of the Dems.

[msongs]

9. because he WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT in 2000 :-)

and george w bush is an impostor who took over in a coup.

Msongs
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[Imagevision]

10. Repukes say Obama would run circles around Gore?

[annabanana]

11. Well then, obviously

The opposite is true.

I will not forget how he waded right into the disaster of Katrina, sans cameras, and went to work.

[lumberjack_jeff]

12. Do "why?" questions normally have "yes" or "no" answers?

Just askin'.

:shrug:

FWIW... my answer is "yes".

[nevergiveup]

13. I like him but I am

the only one among all my liberal/moderate friends that does. If I mention his name as a possible 2008 candidate they all cringe.

[JNelson6563]

21. I get the opposite reaction

Here in my RL political activities when I mention Gore everyone seems to agree that it'd be great if he'd run again.

Julie

[Trajan]

14. I guess I don't have to mention this is not a YES/NO question

Maybe because Gore is a very likeable guy ....

Maybe it's because he is sincere and articulate ....

Maybe it's because he speaks for us ....

Maybe it's because WE never bought the 'wooden robot' nonsense the MSM used to swiftboat our man Al ...

LOTS of reasons ... but he isnt going to run ....

[election_2004]

15. Because he's finally shed his DLC shackles

And found his own voice.

[Sparkly]

16. I think many on DU view outspokenness, passion, etc. as "left" and "radical"

no matter what the actual policy positions are.

So, Gore's fervent speeches and vocal efforts on the environment have cast him as "left/liberal." (Just as Murtha became "left," and Kerry became "DINO" -- it's more about image and emotions, I think.)

Having said that, I like Gore for who he is, and supported him wholeheartedly for 2000. I believe he will go down in history as our rightful 43rd president.

[crispini]

30. totally agree.

passion and outspoken-ness come across as populism to a lot of people here....

[NYCGirl]

17. You know that "vision thing" that politicians and pundits always talk about?

Al Gore has it.

[AtomicKitten]

31. in spades

[OzarkDem]

18. Trustworthy, smart, very experienced, n/t

[benny05]

20. The question makes sense, poll does not

The question is easy to answer: the DU was started part in part when the 2000 election was decided by 5 people on the Supreme Court as opposed to the American people. Thus, Al Gore wielded goodwill then, and it has built up over time. He's very articulate, and he made a good movie.

[LWolf]

22. It seems to be a reunion of sorts, since his documentary.

Why does DU like Clark or Kerry so much? Edwards? Bill Clinton? Obama?

There are many Democrats out there to like that don't get nearly the attention these do on DU. Why?

[marmar]

23. The question and the choices don't seem to jibe....

WHY does DU like Gore so much?....And then the choices are yes and no? :shrug: Somewhere a grammar teacher is having a double coronary.:)

[wyldwolf]

24. it's probably temporary

If Gore is ever in another electoral contest, we'll once again see his pragmatic, centrist side.

[NYCGirl]

25. And what's wrong with pragmatic and centrist?

:shrug:

Edited to add: I don't think anyone is likely to mistake Al Gore for Dennis Kucinich.

[wyldwolf]

26. nothing at all.

But those the trait the greater part of DU finds appealing.

[Infinite Hope]

27. Yes or No to WHAT?

The poll answers don't even answer the question.

[Kelly Rupert]

29. Okay, I've figured out what the poll is asking.

A "why" is the cause of an event, as in "never mind the whys and wherefores," and "du" is an informal second-person pronoun in German. I must conclude, then, that your statement is, "The cause does you like Gore so much?" I take "do" in this case to mean "make," meaning "The cause makes you like Gore so much," which in this case can only mean "Is it true that that reason you like Gore makes you like him so much?"

If you like Gore, this statement is necessarily correct, as liking Gore--along with every other possible act--requires a cause. "Yes." is the only possble answer.

If you do not like Gore, the statement is an impossibility--the "cause" would refer to "the reason you like Gore," when no such reason exists, as no such state of Gore-liking exists. This is like asking, "Is it true that the unicorns on the Moon make you turn into a frog at midnight?" The answer can only be no.

Me, I personally mildly like Gore. So I answered yes.