Drafting Gore: There's something in the air (Daily News)

[ourbluenation]

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...“We're in the midst of the most brilliant campaign launch in history, even if he didn't mean it,” said Dylan Malone, chairman of AlGore.org, the Internet home of a growing group of “Gore to the Core” loyalists. Malone and his group are hoping to capitalize on Gore's current celebrity to build a vast grass-roots network of Gore supporters and raise money. So far, they have collected $10,000 in one month just through Internet donations, Malone said.

Malone first became a fan of Gore in 2000, when he and his wife appealed to the presidential candidate for help when their insurance company denied his severely disabled son, Ian, the care he needed. Gore took on the issue of Ian's plight as a core of his campaign and developed a friendly relationship with the Malones that continues to this day. When Ian died last year from the complication of his injury, the first consolation call that came in was from Gore, Malone said, even before the grandparents.

Malone and other Goristas (their own nickname for themselves) aren't the only ones who are starting to think that Gore has a real shot in 2008. Martin Peretz, editor of The New Republic magazine, last week penned an editorial saying that not only is Gore a good choice, but he is electable. Earlier, Washington Post columnist George Will wrote “the likelihood that Gore will seek the presidency is suggested not only by the logic of what he says but also by what he does not say.”

Officially, Gore isn't running for anything other than Savior of the World. His only campaign is against global warming and the emissions that cause it. So what if the main opponents of his climate change campaign are Republicans? Coincidence, surely.

“He's too good for presidential politics and too smart to run,” Malone said. “That's why we have to draft him.”

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http://www.dailynews.com/marielgarza/ci_4081346

[AtomicKitten]

1. Oh, yeah.

n/t

[otohara]

2. I Sent in My $5.00 About a Month Ago

http://www.draftgore2008.org/node/143


- This is Great

[Samantha]

3. Gore is my only choice

He's a one of a kind.

[ourbluenation]

4. You won't believe this...Andrew Sullivan says Obama/Gore 08

The "terrible candidate" thing is bullshit but, huh? Who'd have thunk it.

"I'm of the view that Senator Clinton has a minuscule chance of becoming president of the United States. The big question for the Democrats right now is: who else? Mark Warner's foreign policy weakness would be a fatal signal for the party to send about its approach to the war. Barack Obama has enormous talent but insufficient experience. Evan Bayh? Too bland. Feingold? Too left. Er, that's it. That's why Gore keeps re-emerging as a possibility. He's the most viable candidate in my view - because he has a long record, pre-9/11, of hawkishness and expertise in foreign policy, simply couldn't be more fiscally reckless than the Republicans, and takes the geo-politics of oil-addiction seriously. Still, he's also a terrible candidate ... and far better one step away from the limelight. An Obama-Gore ticket, with Gore as the veep, is a variation on the Bush-Cheney 2000 strategy - a young, untested pol with a daddy at his side. Michael Grunwald makes the argument here, and I don't think it's nuts."

http://time.blogs.com/daily_dish/2006/07/obamagore.html#trackback

[bklyncowgirl]

9. Switch that around and I'm all for it.

I'm old fashioned though. The guy with the experience should be president.

[calimary]

24. Took the words straight out of my mouth.

GORE/Obama. Gore is OWED. BIGTIME. And it should be played up how much bush has made Gore look good, and how much better off we'd all be if he'd been in charge. Gore on top of the ticket. Gore on top of ANY ticket, frankly. GORE/Obama. Give the younger gentleman time to continue to grow and gain. He'd make a MOST appealing partner on our ticket, at this point in his career, AND a fabulous heir-apparent. And by the time he had a few years as Vice President under his belt, he'd be SO well-groomed and seasoned AND POSITIONED as a presidential-level player, he could carry the ticket almost singlehandedly. Obama has appeal. Huge appeal. Sex appeal. LOTS of positives all over the map. He's young, and he hasn't really made a mark yet - this is his first term in the Senate. But he's miles ahead in the momentum department, and on the fast track toward the top. I think that should be encouraged.

We DO have bench strength among our Dems. And he's the leader of the pack.

I think Gore/Obama would be KILLER.

[rep the dems]

21. Okay, let me get this straight.

The most viable candidate (Gore) should be at the bottom of the ticket, while the inexperienced senator (Obama) should be the presidential nominee. Makes perfect sense to me :sarcasm:

[CANDO]

23. I like the exact opposite--- Gore/Obama!

But I've also suggested Gore/Spitzer.

[ourbluenation]

5. Here's the washington post piece sullivan referenced....

Another Kind of Gore '08 Bandwagon

By Michael Grunwald
Sunday, July 23, 2006; Page B03

It is difficult to speculate about the politics of global warming without speculating about former vice president Al Gore. He says he's campaigning only against greenhouse gases these days, but as he basks in the success of his new movie, it's hard not to wonder whether the man who came so close to the presidency wants to take another shot.

But there's a more logical job for Gore to pursue, a job that doesn't make any sense until you think about it. It's a job that would give him the power to do something about global warming, along with other major issues close to his heart, without highlighting his political deficiencies. It's a job where it helps to be wonkish, and doesn't really hurt to be wooden. And it's a job he knows how to do -- because he already did it for eight years.

Yes, Al Gore should run for vice president...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/21/AR2006072101365.html

[fooj]

6. Our country needs him right now.

[Stardust]

7. & let's have "Not Ready to Make Nice" for our slogan/warcry. Gore

has the ability to get fired up although it's probably not his most comfortable mode. This county needs s firebrand who can vocalize our rage and keep us focused on the issues that some would just as soon avoid, e.g. election fraud, maybe even 9/11, the spying on Americans, Katrina relief. Those pesky issues that "gentlepeople" would prefer to not sully their campaign with. The ME crisis is a given platform and escapes the taboo realm of the issues mentioned before. What Democrat wouldn't eagerly align themselves with someone who had the fire and wasn't afraid to turn off prospective constituents who prefer the center. I truly believe there are more of us with pent up rage that are eager to support someone who shares our passion and rage. I could be wrong. Maybe a moderate would pull in more votes. I just don't know.

[JNelson6563]

8. I'm on board!

Run Al, run! :toast:

[hippiechick]

10. oh please oh please oh please oh please ....

O8) :applause: Run, Al ... RUN !!! :applause: O8)

[Atman]

11. Cartoon

[tinfoilinfor2005]

16. Oh, I LOVE IT!

Great cartoon...:)

[AlGore-08.com]

12. Join the campaign at AlGore.org

Also known as... AlGore-08.com:

http://www.algore.org/index.php?option=com_civicrm&Itemid=306

[Uncle Joe]

13. Sweet, sweet poetic justice

O8)

[MasonJar]

14. If you have watched Gore's series of Move-on speeches, you

know he is passionate about a lot of things. He has said that he is just about fed up with Bush and Cheney. He was not moping around during those early Bush yearsl he was doing things to improve our world...speeches on global warming and visiting some enormous number of sights to improve his knowledge about it. I love Al Gore. I back whatever he feels is the best way for him to save the earth.

[L. Coyote]

15. Gore / Kerry 2008 ? Pick the pick-pocketed duo OR do not?

Who would you pick, the pick-pocketed duo? or just who should run with Gore. Anyone but Liebermann, to be sure.

[L. Coyote]

17. And they are both proven winners!

Many will argue they both won once before, so together, they should be difficult to beat.

[ozone_man]

18. Gore/any non-DLC candidate

A few examples:

Gore/Feingold
Gore/Boxer

We need a clean sweep, not just of the Republican party either. A clean sweep of the DLC. Time for some real Democrats.

There's plenty of time to find a suitable VP candidate. Gore is the one to focus on now.

[tinfoilinfor2005]

19. If Gore had won in 2000, Lieberman would no doubt be running

for prez in the next election. But then of course the world would be an entirely different place.

[L. Coyote]

20. Doubtful.

Liebermann would get knocked out in the primaries.

[El Fuego]

22. For Al Gore to run again, that is my dream.

:)

[L. Coyote]

25. just kicking

[Tarheel_Dem]

26. Gore/Clark...anyone?

I wouldn't be able to contain myself if these two decided to run together. Also, a Gore/Kerry ticket doesn't sound bad either.