This past week, Al Gore has become a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, an alternative energy firm in Silicon Valley, and has pledged to donate his salary to Alliance for Climate Protection. Yet, despite the TV ad campaigns, promising polls, and amusing songs from his supporters, Draft Gore, the former VP has dug his heels in at every mention of running in the 2008 presidential election. In fact, his staff went do far as to request that California Draft Gore stop its attempts to put Gore's name on the state's primaries ballot.
Will the refusals continue? Despite his seemingly firm stance, activists are still requesting donations for a nonexistent campaign; furthermore, in a statement to his avid California supporters, Gore said " [if] I decide for sure not to be a candidate again – well, sorry. But if I do get back involved in the political system at some point in the future – well, keep that energy stored up and let’s have a go at it then."
Will Al Gore heed the call of the American public? Or will he leave that job to.....
JOHN KERRY?!? (dun dun dunnnn)
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I think that although Al Gore may be biding his time until the 2012 elections, he really only has one more shot at making a presidential bid. In my opinion, if he ever wants to run for president again, his time is now. The glory of his Nobel Peace Prize and his documentary still remains fresh in voter's minds and he has a virulent cult following. He also opposed the war from the outset, which would give him an edge over the other Democratic nominees who flip-flopped on their position on Iraq. I think he would doubtlessly be a refreshing alternative for some voters when deciding which candidate to choose for the nomination. His passion for global warming and alternative energy is a sharp contrast to Hillary's demeanor , which is viewed as "overly ambitious" and "cold."
I agree with Caroline on 2012, though if a Dem wins in 2008 and runs for reelection, Gore would have to wait until 2016, and by then he'll be 68 years old. Not too old to run, but nearly there. Politics is all about timing, and perhaps Gore's moment has passed. On the other hand, every minute he doesn't spend in the presidential race gives him that much more credibility on his global warming initiatives. They say that an alpha-male asserts his power more by not using it. Is Al Gore the alpha-male of the Democratic Party of the early 21st century?
On another note, John Kerry! (Don't taise me, bro!)
Mr. Shulman, you should see the shirt i bought the other day! ill wear it tomorrow if its clean.
I'm not sure about timing, but it does seem Gore really is milking this whole 'if i ran' thing. Like the two of you said, he has momentum many other candidates don't have. Looking ahead against Giuliani, 9/11 was 6 years ago. Against Hilary in the primary, she was the first lady almost 8 years ago. But Gore's Peace prize was recent, and his energy reform stuff is still recent and possibly gaining in the near future. it seems all the Democratic candidates now must propose some plan to conserve energy and get alternate forms of energy in the campaign. Could he act as a 3rd candidate and influence the election? maybe not as a 3rd party but he could still impact the primary and shake up the voting.
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