If Al Gore got in the race, would you vote for him in your primary/caucus?

[Loyal]

Poll question: If Al Gore got in the race, would you vote for him in your primary/caucus?

I know, I know, Gore's not running. But let's talk about it hypothetically. :) It's fun. Tell me how you would vote below, if you want, and why you would or would not vote for Gore.

[Loyal]

1. Hell yes I would

Al Gore is my President! :)

[Metatron]

3. Ditto!

[Jackson4Gore]

5. Yep!

There still is a chance, by the way things are looking he could. Plus look, he is starting a TV station and could run in 08, 12, 16! But we are focused on drafting or getting him to run because he is needed NOW! You can help us at:

http://www.algoresupportcenter.com/

[union_maid]

6. Not in the primary

I like Gore, but I still prefer Clark. However, Gore is the one candidate where I could see Clark taking the VP role.

[janekat]

27. OOOH yah - then Clark will be in line for Pres after that....

[Loyal]

2. kick

:kick:

[Loyal]

4. Why would you people vote for Gore,

or why wouldn't you? Respond, come on! :)

[Point_n_click]

7. Wouldn't vote for Gore.

In the primary I'd have to vote for someone else because I feel he didn't continue to fight against the election fraud of 2000 like he should have.

[Jackson4Gore]

10. Ah, yet another Gore myth, he didn't stay and fight

I advise you to read our Myths page and quit spreading myths that are simply not true:

http://www.algoresupportcenter.com/goretruth.html

[Padraig18]

8. I would!

I would do it as my personal way of saying "FUCK YOU---WE'RE BAAAAAACCCCKKKKK!"

(Plus, I admire and respect Gore) :)

[Loyal]

9. Yeah!

Gore is awesome! I really want him to run! I mean, I like Kerry, but he's no Al Gore! :( Al Gore has everything: domestic policy experience, a good grasp of foreign policy, and he's just a great guy. :( Plus, he's already run a full presidential campaign so he knows the mistakes he made and how to correct them, like Nixon did.

[onehandle]

11. If he jumped in, he would be the nominee...

But he won't, so forget about it.

[Loyal]

12. Au contraire, mon frere.

I believe that Gore might very well jump in the race in a couple weeks.

[Cheswick2.0]

13. Of Course

reason? I like him better than anyone else.

[sweetladybug]

15. RE-ELECT GORE 2004!!!!

He's my President, just image what our country would be like if only he had been able to take his rightful position as President Gore.

[Democrats unite]

14. Wouldn't even think about it

Give him what is rightfuly his!

edit spelling

[Loyal]

16. YEAH!

:)

[Terwilliger]

17. possibly

I'd have to hear his current positions

[Rocinante]

18. My username

says it all.

[PurityOfEssence]

19. Please let this rest

He's not the best choice either by policies, as a statesman or for his chances. Having said all that, he'd probably be my third choice of the ones currently running, and I'd heartily support him in the general.

[Forkboy]

20. Can't say for sure

but I'd be inclined to do so.

[Gingergal]

21. Yes, of course.

Al Gore is a real Democrat who already beat bush once and garnered more votes than Bill Clinton.

[LSdemocrat]

22. I'd have a tough time deciding between Gore and Dean

Assuming of course that Gore campaigned and spoke from his heart as he did in his San Francisco speech and his MoveOn.org speech.

I really don't know which one I'd choose.

[HFishbine]

40. Gore/Dean?

It would work for me.

[sventvkg]

23. If he was the nominee, you all would vote for him and so would I..

he IS the rightfull President anyway and maybe people would see the error of their ways this time to garner even more of the popular vote...Anyway, it's a nice thought..I really think Al is thinking about the future of the party and trying to create a media voice for the truth that could be of an even greater value to us in the long term than even him becoming president..He may well turn out to be the impitus that turns things around for us...

[dad]

24. Al Gore was a horrible candidate

All he did was run away from Clinton. Picking Leiberman as running mate was the last straw. Only Gore could have run a bad enough campaign that Dubya would have finished close enough to steal it.

[Terwilliger]

25. you failed to mention your worship of Nader

the DLC was at the heart of Gore's "thinking"

I'll give him a chance if he can articulate his own message

[Cheswick2.0]

32. he got more votes than Clinton ever did..... so......

what exactly makes him a bad candidate? The fact that he won the popular vote and would have won the electoral by "lots" if not for the scotus makes him a lousy candidate? Not even close.

[AP]

37. If Clinton ran in 00 vs W, he would have won in landslide

Comparing Gore 00 and Clinton vote totals is comparing apples and oranges.

Oh, and Gore probably would have lost vs GHB in 92, and he probably wouldn't have an easy time beating Dole.

[janekat]

26. Yep - and I'd work on his campaign AGAIN - just like in 2000...

n/t

[Baconfoot]

28. Pres. Andrew Jackson would tell you to vote for Gore if he got in the race

President Andrew Jackson would tell you to vote for Gore if Jackson were alive and Gore got in the race.
The Democratic party, our party, would probably not exist if a whole bunch of people didn't get fired up about the 1824 election results. They stayed that way long enough to get Jackson into office in '28. They didn't push him out of the fray because of the '24 scandal.
I feel I owe it to those Democrats of old to vote for Gore if he runs.

[newyawker99]

38. Hi Baconfoot!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[mndemocrat_29]

29. I'd vote for Gore

I will support him at any point in 2004, no matter when he runs.

[no name no slogan]

30. No bleeping WAY

I never liked him. Not in '88 the first time, not in '00 either. He's exactly what's WRONG with the Democratic party: apologetically liberal, in bed with corporate America, more interested in his image than his beliefs.

Of course, I'll probably get flamed because he's considered to be some kind of 'God' to the corporatist Democrats who adored Clinton and still find some appeal in his tragicomic defeat (and his halfhearted fight against it).

And you can take Tipper, the PMRC Princess, with him. Frank Zappa was right about her. I don't need some group of middle-aged Senators' wives telling me what music I should buy. Unlike them, I have a fully functional brain that handled that task quite admirably.

[Cheswick2.0]

31. yes she and Frank ended up friends so I guess he was right about her

do you also get all fired up about movie ratings? Cut the bullshit, no one is buying.

[no name no slogan]

33. No, I don't, BTW get fired up about movie ratings

...but I DO have issues with a group of Republican Senators' wives (Tipper was the lone Dem) telling anybody what to listen to.

Ah yes here come the flames... I guess that's what happens when you bring the metaphorical shrimp coctails to the metaphorical Bar Mitzvah (or the porkchops to the Eid festivities for my Muslim friends).

Al Gore was the WORST candidate we've had for President in the last 50 years. He did exactly the opposite of what he should have done, and he did it DELIBERATELY. He distanced himself from a popular sitting president. He downplayed his natural charm and humanity to come across as "respectable". THe only thing he could have done to make it worse would be to say he enjoys freshly killed puppies for breakfast every morning.

Not to mention his Republican stances on capital punishment, "free trade", Israel/Palestine, "welfare reform", and the piles of corporate cash he took over his career in the Senate AND his presidential run. Choosing Liebermann was what did it for me. There was no way in hell I would work for an Eisenhower Republican.

Gore is not the answer, unless you're happy with four more years of accomodating the Republicans on some VERY important issues (see above). Not this time. I got played by Clinton in 1992. I'm not ready to let that happen again.

[hedgetrimmer]

34. no, KUCINICH would do more for me, you and the average citizen...

[Samantha]

35. If I got up tomorrow morning and heard Al Gore had announced he's in

I would think it would be too good to be true. Al Gore is the most qualified person to lead this country. He has the most credibility with our international community and could turn this country around.

I think the level of international cooperation with regard to the Iraq situation would turn on a Gore dime. I think the domestic difficulties with the economy would be a matter of immediate, intense scrutiny for Gore and his cabinet, and things would start to turn around. There would be hope for the future.

As a co-president under the Clinton administration, Gore has contributed more to this country than he is has been credited for. There would be no OJT necessary under a Gore administration. He's the best candidate to take on Bush* and take him out of here.

In other words, unequivocally yes.

[mithnanthy]

42. I agree Samantha....

Yes I would vote for Al Gore in a heartbeat.

[AP]

36. If Edwards/Kerry/Kucinich/Sharpton/CMB ran in '00, would'a voted for them

before I voted for Gore, so, my answer is I wouldn't vote for Gore in 04 if he were running against this crowd.

[Terwilliger]

39. ooooooo......it's (s)Election 2000....ALL....OVER.....AGAIN!!!

:wow: :scared: :shrug: :eyes: :freak:

[WhoCountsTheVotes]

41. Eh? I'd rather have Kucinich, but I might vote for Gore

who knows, it's still early. It would make sense.