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Reelect
Gore: It's a Matter of Justice
August 3, 2001
by
Monica Friedlander
This is a response to the article "Kerry
in 2004."
If sentimentality is not good enough a reason to renominate
our president in exile, then our burning desire for justice
should. No other Democrat, however qualified, could begin
to redress the wrong inflicted on our presumed-democracy by
the perpetrators of Coup 2000. Only Al Gore can deliver us
not just from evil, but from injustice, and claim his rightful
place among America's elected presidents.
But for a Democrat, some say, the next presidential race
is not just about justice, or even about qualifications (which
few would contend Gore lacks): it's about winning. And one
of the most pervasive myths being propagated by the powers
that be, who fear a Gore-Bush rematch, is that Al Gore is
somehow less capable of winning again than his untried Democratic
rivals ‹ including some who have yet to finish a single term
in the Senate! Lest anyone forget: Last year Al Gore won the
presidency by almost a million votes, more than anyone in
American history but Ronald Reagan -- and most likely by a
lot more than that had all intended Gore votes been cast and
counted.
Gore's only true obstacle is an adversary press. But to the
extent that the fourth estate will back W to its last breath,
any Democrat will end up in its line of fire. If anything,
Gore's already been there, done that. He knows the ropes,
and if he made mistakes (which he undoubtedly has) he also
has the chance to correct them.
Finally and most importantly, for a party aching for revenge,
Gore can fire up the base like no other candidate. Democratic
activists want justice not just for Al Gore, but for our stolen
votes for him, and for the future of our children who will
live in a worse world because Al Gore was not allowed to serve.
Sure we'll throw the bums out of the White House no matter
who our nominee is. But now we'll walk through fire for Al
Gore.
In 2000 he was the best candidate. Now Al Gore is the best
candidate, but he's also our cause. You can't beat credentials
like that.
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