Forget Hillary, how about Al Gore in 08?

[muntrv]

[buddysmellgood]

1. Feingold

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=108&topic_id=124094&mesg_id=124094

[Dora]

2. Now that's a new idea.

[proud patriot]

3. I am in complete support of Al Gore

Until he says he won't run he has my support .

[Guava Jelly]

4. I am in favor of niether.

We need a new face

[magellan]

5. Hell yes. He's my first choice, if he'll run.

[keepCAblue]

6. He's my candidate...

http://www.cafepress.com/massmadness/735870

Gore-Feingold 2008 Bumper Sticker: It's never too early to start campaigning! Al Gore - Russ Feingold 2008 -- an American dream ticket for the 2008 presidential election!

Al Gore Good for America Bumper Sticker: Al Gore, in single-handedly trying to save our planet from global warming, is the man to likewise save our democracy. Re-elect Gore in 2008!

[jeff30997]

7. Who's Hillary ?

What's a Hillary? Something Hilarious ? :shrug:

[Danascot]

8. We like Elliott Spitzer a lot here in NY

but we won't be ready to give him up as soon as 2008 ... maybe 2012.

[OhioChick]

9. Al Gore?

Now, we're talking. :)

[femmocrat]

10. The timing is right for Gore! Gore/Clark '08!

[flyingfysh]

11. I'd be very happy with Gore

He tends to appreciate important issues far before the rest of the world does (for example: the internet, or global warming). We need someone with that kind of foresight in the White House.

[NYCGirl]

14. It's called "vision" and Gore's got it in spades. NT

[williesgirl]

12. Forget Gore, Hilliary, Kerry - we need new blood

[ruggerson]

30. Exactly

[MercutioATC]

13. How about finding people who didn't LOSE in the past?

No Gore.

No Kerry.

No Clark.

No, not even Dr. Dean.


We ned to spend the next two years taking somebody like Feingold (not necessarily him, but somebody with some political creds who hasn't lost a presidential bid) an make him (or her) a rock star.

THAT will get us the Executive in 2008.

[NYCGirl]

15. You are aware that Gore received 500,000+ more votes in 2000? NT

[MercutioATC]

20. ...and Bush got more Electoral votes.

Under our current system, Bush won.

[NYCGirl]

23. Courtesy of the Supreme Court who stopped the recount. NT

[MercutioATC]

29. ...which has nothing to do with my contention.

Whether he would have won or lost had the SCOTUS stayed out of it means nothing. The people's perception is that he lost.

We need to create a popular candidate and we need to do it in about a year. Past losers, of whatever ilk, won't help us do that.

[NYCGirl]

32. So did Nixon, but that didn't stop him from becoming president 8 years later.

Let's see how popular Gore is when his movie wins Best Documentary.

[MercutioATC]

33. That'll do it. EVERYBODY votes for a Prez who wins "Best Documentary"...

:eyes:

Sorry. He's made great contributions and he'll probably continue to do so, but he's old news...and he's been tainted. We need a new popular candidate without the baggage.

[NYCGirl]

37. If you think that won't influence voters and get people to take a second look,

you're very naive.

[MercutioATC]

39. We obviously have different impressions of what the average voter looks for.

Voters have elected an old actor with early Althseimer's who once acted with a chimpanzee.

Voters have elected an actor who played an evil robot from the future.

Voters have elected a jailed convicted felon.

..and the list goes on...


What do these people have in common? A "rock star", bigger-than-life quality (yes, even Trafficant).


"Best Documentary" doesn't exactly elicit the same sort of hype.

[muntrv]

17. Gore got more popular votes than Bush.

[MercutioATC]

19. Which would mean something if not for that little thing called the Electoral College...

Popular vote wins don't mean anything if we don't change the system.

[NYCGirl]

21. Actually, it was the SCOTUS that was the problem. NT

[txindy]

25. No, if not for a little thing called unprecedented SCOTUS interference.

Gore won.

[MercutioATC]

27. I'm not going to fight the "Gore won" battle.

Gore lost. He had more popular votes. Without interference, he may have even had more electoral votes.


But it makes no difference.

The voters have accepted that Gore lost. He can never be the rock star we need to win the White House. It might be unfair, but it's true.

[NYCGirl]

31. He IS a rock star.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57PzfwhjYFw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XthWJnOHpVE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BjrOi4vF24

[MercutioATC]

38. Because politically active artists chose to reference his book in their videos?

Or was it his "appearance" on Futurama that convinced you he was a rock star?


I'll clarify. I'm suggesting a candidate with the popular appeal of a rock star, not a candidate that gets his book mentioned in a Melissa Etheridge video.

[txindy]

36. "May?" The recount of FL done after the SCOTUS decision showed the true totals.

Gore won Florida and, because of that, WOULD have had more electoral votes. That's not still a question. That's fact. Even repubs here in Texas have admitted that. The SCOTUS interference decided the 'winner', not the votes.

You've cemented your opinion and nothing will change it. Fine by me.

[MercutioATC]

40. A full recount was never conducted in Florida.

Nobody will ever know who really won Florida.

[txindy]

41. Whatever you say.

[patrice]

16. Feingold : Gore, Gore : Clark, Edwards : Gore . . . Sebeleius : Gore,

Edwards:Sebelius, Sebelius:Boxer, Boxer:Boyda, Edwards:Boyda, Any of the above:Feingold, Senator McCaskill and Senator E. Cleaver? . . . Oh the embarassments of riches and there's more where they came from. They're the People.

Lots of Good Leaders here for everyone's future.

[El Supremo]

18. Better that Kerry. Will Kerry give him some of his money? n/m

[bullimiami]

22. gore would be great.

[txindy]

24. Sounds great to me!

:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[melody]

26. Absolutely, Gore n/t

[majorjohn]

28. George Clooney for President!

n/t

[Stephanie]

34. Al's my man.

I'd drop everything to help him win.

[CrazyForKucinich]

35. It would great to see Gore kick Hillary's ass in the primaries

Then go on for victory in the GE.