If Al Gore were to primary challenge Obama, who would you prefer as the 2012 Dem candidate?

[Electric Monk]

Poll question: If Al Gore were to primary challenge Obama, who would you prefer as the 2012 Dem candidate?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4892387&mesg_id=4892387
Al Gore Blasts Obama On Climate Change For Failing To Take 'Bold Action'

[CakeGrrl]

1. Oh goody, it's the "Take Gore's comments out of context post!"

And of course, the poll is not reality-based since Gore has no plans to do that.

And kudos to Gore for calling out within the article itself the fact the people would rush to take his remarks out of context.

This OP proves the point.

[Electric Monk]

2. The CNN panel was just discussing the same question: What if Gore ran? Should Gore run?

[CakeGrrl]

5. Totally unsurprising. Why does the left have to buy into the MSM bullshit?

Always falling for divide and conquer.

[Andy823]

11. Good question!

Now I know that the right wing trolls have been out in full force here lately, and I must admit they do a great job of trashing the president, and getting the same old Obama haters to side in with their right wing BS posts, but I would think that any sensible person on the left could see through the right wing BS! For the life of me I can't figure out how any "real" liberal, democrat, or progressive could think that a primary challenger against president Obama would be a good idea! No matter what the outcome it would hurt the chances of keeping a democrat in the WH! I don't think there is anyone out there who could beat the president in a primary, but wasting time and money fighting a challenger is simply asinine!

We need to keep the WH, and take back the house, add to the senate, and take back control of those states that ended up with republicans running them last year because so many democrats stayed home and didn't bother to get out and vote! I am pretty sure those in states like Wisconsin, Maine, Florida, and the other states republicans won have learned their lesson and won't be falling for the idea that staying home and teaching Obama a lesson is the way to go!

[Uncle Joe]

16. I couldn't agree more, CakeGrrl.

:thumbsup:

[Andy823]

6. +1,000,000,000 nt

[Electric Monk]

8. Think of it as another opportunity to vote for Obama then.

Or you could jump on the bandwagon attacking me for not supporting President Obama enough, in your eyes.

[ProSense]

3. .

:rofl:

[Ian David]

4. Al Gore can't win in this political climate.

Now, if I could magically install Gore as President in 2012, without having to worry about whether or not he would win, that would be different.

[panader0]

7. Gore will not primary Obama.

[bigwillq]

15. Well, duh!

It's just a poll on a message board. Not to be taken seriously.

[damntexdem]

9. Other: I prefer no primary challenge.

It would make a GOP victory more likely.

[RaleighNCDUer]

10. Gore could not win against Obama.

He could win against any Republican they could field, but he'd not get that far.

No matter who is up this time around, we will be voting for a corporatist.

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[bigwillq]

14. Gore (nt)

[NorthCarolina]

17. If there were a primary, which I doubt, I would absolutely vote for Gore.

He wouldn't be my favorite choice being that he was once part of the DLC (maybe still is for all I know), but he is clearly far more progressive than Obama, particularly with regard to the environment.

[jwirr]

18. I want the one most likely to win and I feel the same way about Al

Gore as I did about Ted Kennedy - He can do more good from right where he is at.

[jefferson_dem]

19. Lame flamebait.

Failure. :thumbsdown:

[Electric Monk]

26. I think the 34% who voted Gore (and maybe a few who voted Obama too) would likely disagree with you

but you're welcome to your opinion, of course.

[JoePhilly]

27. Did you read the Gore article?

I have to wonder ... because in it Gore predicts that Obama's opponents would take his criticism out of context for the sole purpose of weakening Obama with the left.

Yet all we where on Du is ... "Gore blasts Obama" ... just as Al predicted.

[Electric Monk]

29. This poll is based on the HuffPo article that was in LBN and the CNN panel discussion I saw

I intend to read the entire Rolling Stone article later tonight when I have time to. I have seen only specially selected snippets so far.

As have most Americans, I'm pretty sure. (only seen snips)

That doesn't make the poll flamebait, even if you'd rather not frame it this way.

[Peacetrain]

20. Seriously.. ~sigh~

[blue_onyx]

21. Gore

[aaaaaa5a]

22. Al Gore had...

the best 10 years of economic prosperity since the end of World War II to run on…

he had an outgoing President who left office with a 60% approval rating…

he had a bumbling idiot, with a drunk driving conviction and a wife who ran over and killed her boyfriend with her car to run against...


AND YET HE STILL DIDN'T WIN.

In fat HE COULDN'T EVEN CARRY HIS OWN STATE!

Yes I know he "technically" won Florida. But in all honesty, it never should have been that close. Tweety is right, he ran a bad campaign.



What makes any sane person believe he would be better than Obama?


Oh, I almost forgot… his VP choice ended up being a turncoat… yet another great Al Gore choice!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

23. Huh?

Did he say something about running??

:shrug: :wtf:

[libodem]

24. I'm wild over Al Gore

I thought he'd rush in and save the country a long time ago. Seems he wouldn't run. I cried.


Now, Baraka my soul in the bosom of Abraham is my man.

[Wait Wut]

25. If Al Gore were running against Hillary...

...I'd vote for Hillary. Al is great where he is now. Let's not ruin our opinion of him by putting him in a position where he would fail miserably.

[Hippie Puncher]

28. There was a climate bill that was almost passed last year, until Lindsey jumped ship

Al couldn't have done any better.

[brooklynite]

30. Gore was a lousy candidate...

Spare me the "Bus stole the Election" comments. He wouldn't have had to if Gore had won his own home state or any of a number of states. He never clearly enunciated what him campaign was about and couldn't decide if he should stand with or stay away from Clinton (not withstanding Monica-gate, I think Clinton would have won him the votes he would have needed).

[BlueIris]

31. Other--and there are others. A lot of them.

The myth that it's either Obama or no one is horseshit.

[ImNotTed]

32. Mario Cuomo

This country would have been SO much better off had he run and won in 1992.