Reply #92: If he can raise $1 Million, Gravel would challenge Obama

[Hart2008]

"“Somebody should challenge Obama, there’s no question about it. He is what he is, and it’s not what we want,” Gravel said. “I’d be happy to do it, but it takes money. Without enough money to be heard, you come off as somewhat foolish.”

Gravel said he will challenge Obama if there is sufficient financial backing.

“If (supporters) would put up $1 million, I probably would run. And that would at least fund enough activity to get a message out,” Gravel said."

http://news.yahoo.com/gravel-says-million-dollars-challenge-president-234013197.html


If he is the only one to challenge Obama, he could raise that money.

Is he the only one?

Whoever challenges him, to avoid paybacks, would need to be someone who is not presently in office seeking reelection. Other names are possible:

1. Al Gore: He has the name recognition and still has a strong following, but without the money he was accustomed to raising, he probably sits out again.
2. Wes Clark: Strong leadership skills, and someone with the military experience to end our military adventurism, but lacking a clear political record.
3. Gary Hart: Has demonstrated the ability to come from nowhere in a national campaign before. While he is getting older, he is younger than Gravel and has a proven record in office of never taking any money from a PAC, and holds impeccable foreign policy credentials. He has written extensively on many topics, including restoring the republic and civic virtue.
4. Russ Feingold: He has a proven record which many progressives find appealing of fighting for campaign finance reform, universal health care, opposing military interventionism, etc. He is well known with younger activists.