Reply #112: Don't let that stop any real efforts

[rodbailey]

I don't know the folks at draftgore.com but I have worked some with the folks at algore.org. They are the ones that pulled the plug on efforts in NY, CA, and MA to get Gore's name on the presidential primary ballots in those states. We were making decent progress in NY when the web organizers asked us to stop. Maybe that was a wise thing, maybe not. I do know that the algore.org folks are having a conference call tomorrow evening (I'll be participating - anyone else out there in on it also) to see if there is something else they should do. Draftgore.com seemed to basically be a place to donate money for their ads in the NYT and on TV, as well as a place to sign an on-line petition urging Gore to run. So, I'm not sure they had much more to do in the presidential primary business anyway, and, I guess they couldn't figure out any more ways to spend money so they said they would stop collecting any. I'm not sure what might come out of the conference call with algore.org organizers tomorrow night, but I'm going to encourage the coordinators of the web site, who are sitting on long lists of names and e-mail addresses of contacts in lots of states, to let those lists out to organizers in states where putting Gore's name on a primary ballot is still possible. The earlier reason for not doing that (his public, non-partisan appearances this week in Oslo and Bali) shouldn't be a factor any more. He may have other "non-partisan" events planned in the future, but the future of the earth and this country is too critical to let that stop us. If he truly doesn't want to run, then he should say so in clear terms and I, for one, will fold up my tent and stop all this activity and find another candidate to support. So, if any of you are in states that can still put a name on a primary ballot (NY's deadline is past as are most of the other super-Tuesday states) see what the rules and regs. are to get a name on (petition signatures, $$, etc.) and see if it's possible. We need to go to the convention with some Gore delegates if we are going to try to have them get Gore's name into the mix as a compromise candidate after Hillary and Barack finish punching each other silly. Keep the faith!!