The Real Meaning of Obama's Money — Al Gore?

[NYCGirl]

http://politicalinsider.com/2007/04/the_real_meaning_of_obamas_mon.html

The Real Meaning of Obama's Money

Obama's spectacular first-quarter fundraising performance has clearly shaken the Clinton camp, but it may not just be for the obvious reason.

According to a well-connected Democratic operative, Team Hillary is less threatened by Obama than by the possible entry of Al Gore into the race.

That's the real reason why the putative frontrunner's strategy has been geared toward bulldozing the field early on -- to scare Gore off.

And that's why, under this theory, Obama's early money might is so problematic for Hillary. The more strength Obama shows, the weaker she looks. And the muddier the race gets, the more inviting it is to Gore.


-- Dan Gerstein

[SharonRB]

1. Run, Al, run

Music to my ears!

[malaise]

29. Ditto n/t

[IndyOp]

2. I could go for Gore/Obama, thought I would really *LOVE*

to see Gore/Edwards...

:woohoo:

[trudyco]

33. Yes! Gore/Edwards! Pleaseeeee! -nt

[flyarm]

3. ohhh please please please let that be so!! come on gore..i am waiting for you!!

i will wait for my presidentgore to stand up...he is the only one in my opinion that can fix the mess we are in as a nation!! and that's alot of fixing for a horrible mess..and i think he is the only one who can not be beat!!

When and if Gore jumps in..it will be a tsuami of support for him among all dems i know!!

I think it is brilliant for Gore to wait though for Hillary to implode ..


just my 2 cents..and this is not meant to flame..but i want President Gore!!

fly

[BeyondGeography]

4. The Gore, the merrier

C'mon in while the water's still warm, Al!

[wtmusic]

5. "The more strength Obama shows, the weaker she looks"

Isn't that kind of obvious? Did anyone really donate money to Obama just to scare off Gore? :crazy:

[NYCGirl]

7. No, it's saying that if one wanted to scare off Gore, they'd dontate to Clinton. NT

[CookCountyResident]

23. Not me...

I donated because I like Obama, not in spite of anybody else. Sheesh.

[wtmusic]

32. From a former CCR (Arlington Heights)

welcome to DU!

:bounce: :toast: :bounce:

[trudyco]

35. Welcome! - the OP doesn't say contributors to Obama

weren't sincere. They just show that Hilary is not that strong, and the weaker she is the more likely Gore will step in - or so the article speculates.

[Learn2Swim]

6. Gore/Obama would be awesome

as would a Gore/Edwards ticket. :thumbsup:

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

8. It Would Take Me 1/2 Second To Decide Between Hillary & Al...

Perhaps less.

Please Run In 2008 President Gore!

[Meistro1]

9. The real meaning

The real meaning is that big business can get behind a black man or a white woman and that's a good thing. Social change can be claimed to exist all you want but when you actually have a black man with a chance of being elected president of the united states you can see how truly far the black people have come towards equality.

[Grandrose]

10. Works for me!!

Gore/Obama all the way!!!:woohoo: :patriot:

[PassingFair]

11. The real meaning of Obama's money:

He's NOT HILLARY.

[Dawgs]

12. Wrong.

I donated because I like him. So did every other Obama supporter - just ask them.

[PassingFair]

13. I have.

The two people who have asked me to donate have
done so because they are anti DLC, and don't want
to be steamrolled by the Clintonians.

I can't say I haven't been tempted.....

[Laurab]

21. I donated because I like him, too.

If Gore were to enter, I'd be thrilled. I am inspired by Obama, not so much by Edwards, and not at all by Hillary. However, I would not have donated to anyone just because they aren't Hillary - not this early, anyway. Or, I would have donated to both Edwards and Obama because they "aren't Hillary". I like Obama - it's that simple.

[NYCGirl]

17. Certainly the 100,000 donations came from people who like Obama.

I don't think the article's disputing that.

[rinsd]

26. That's insulting to Obama's supporters.

[melody]

14. Yeehaw! More Gore encouragement!!

Basically posting to show my signature ...

[BlueManDude]

15. Gore is the only one I'd actually give money to.

[SoFlaJet]

37. I've NEVER in my life

given money to a campaign but if Gore DOES enter I'm sending a C-note (big spender huh?)I finally through the help of somebody here have figured out when exactly I started pretty much hating Hillary Clinton.It was the day that John Kerry botched that joke and how quick she was to condemn him-since then for me, it's ANYBODY but Hillary

[BlueManDude]

38. I used to give $$$ all the time but haven't since Kerry 2004.

I'll vote for whomever the nominee is but Hillary is a train wreck (as a candidate, I think she'd make a fine President) and I'm not sure Obama would be much better.

[Czolgosz]

16. Gore/Obama, Gore/Edwards, Edwards/Obama ... it's all good.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

18. I'm not sure if Obama will get stronger

I think Gore will enter the race late?

[bigdarryl]

19. Stop DREAMING Al is fat as hell and that means he ain't running

[melody]

25. Stop dreaming -- Al has lost weight and is losing more

Deal with it.

[AndyTiedye]

20. WE NEED YOU, AL GORE!

GORE FOR PRESIDENT!

[caligirl]

22. memeo to self, must donate to obama this time.

[AtomicKitten]

24. be very afraid

Thanks NYCGirl!!!

[Cameron27]

27. That ticket would be easy to love!

:thumbsup:

[Uncle Joe]

28. Kicked and recommended for President Gore

Thanks for the thread NYCGirl

[salin]

30. Have to wonder what the agenda is of Lieberman's spokesman (during the campaign - and still

a paid staffer). If this is the same Gerstein, this is the guy who proudly put on his consulting firm website that *he* was the author/gave input to Lieberman's famous finger wagging speech shaming President Clinton during the Lewinsky hullaballo. Ya - this is a voice that I would give great credence to, without trying to check/understand the agenda...

[w4rma]

31. Very very good. (nt)

[The Magistrate]

34. The Real Meanng Of Sen. Obama's Money, Ma'am, Is That He Has A Great Deal Of It

"Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar."

[Dem2Dem]

36. Gore Entering would be good for Obama and bad for Hillary

I think Gore and Hillary will look like the establishment candidates and vie for the establishment money. Obama gets the new and anti-establishment money.

I don't think Gore or Hillary would survive the money race if both are running. Gore could replace Hillary if it gets too muddy but both of them running will give it to Obama.