Posted on 12/08/2003 1:44:37 PM PST by RWR8189
Just heard it on Fox News
Why would Hillary! want Gore to be a "player"?
Okay, let me try to type this with a straight face...Why would Hillary! ----nah, can't do it! Gore...a player..LOL! ;^D
AP Newsbreak: Gore to endorse Dean, sources say
RON FOURNIER, AP Political Writer
(12-08) 14:13 PST MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) --
Former Vice President Al Gore intends to endorse Howard Dean for the Democratic presidential nomination, a dramatic move that could boost Dean's front-runner position.
Gore, who lost to President Bush in the disputed 2000 election, has agreed to endorse Dean in Harlem in New York City on Tuesday and then travel with the former Vermont governor to Iowa, sight of the Jan. 19 caucuses which kick off the nominating process, said a Democratic source close to Gore.
The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Dean will return from Iowa in time for Tuesday night's Democratic debate in New Hampshire.
Dean's campaign declined to comment.
Gore won the popular vote by half a million votes in 2000 but conceded to Republican Bush after a tumultuous 36-day recount in Florida and a 5-4 Supreme Court vote against him. Gore's concession came Dec. 13, 2000.
The endorsement comes just weeks after two key union endorsements boosted Dean's candidacy. Gore's approval adds further evidence to Dean's case that he can carry the party's mantle next November and is more than an Internet-driven outsider.
Dean leads in key early state polls in New Hampshire and Iowa, and is trying to persuade Democrats wary of his lack of foreign policy experience and missteps on the campaign that his nomination is all but certain.
In addition to his 2000 bid, Gore ran for president unsuccessfully in 1988 and then, while a Tennessee senator, was surprised to be picked as Bill Clinton's running mate in 1992. Though Gore often was criticized as overly controlled and cautious, he was praised for the work he did as an influential vice president.
He used his expertise in science and technology to be the White House point man on telecommunications reform and the information superhighway.
After losing the 2000 election, Gore accepted the job of vice chairman of Metropolitan West Financial, a Los Angeles-based financial services holding company. He juggled that job with his duties as college professor, guest speaker and author.
POSTED: 4:50 p.m. EST December 8, 2003 MANCHESTER, N.H. -- Howard Dean could be getting a high-profile endorsement. An anonymous source said Monday that former Vice President Al Gore intends to endorse Dean.
By choosing Dean, Gore would be bypassing Sen. Joseph Lieberman, one of Dean's Democratic rivals -- and Gore's running mate from the 2000 election.
The Dean campaign declined to comment on the report.
It's a dramatic move that could help solidify Dean's role as the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination.
The source said Gore will endorse Dean Tuesday in New York City and then travel with the former Vermont governor to Iowa, the site of next month's caucuses. Dean will then return from Iowa in time for Tuesday night's Democratic debate in New Hampshire
The Associated Press.
That should be "site." What happened to AP editors?
They were too busy adding in the tripe about "disputed election in 2000"....
MSNBC Breaking: President Al Gore will endorse Howard Dean for president.
BWA-HA-HA-HA!
He'll win Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida and Virginia. Gore and the Jesse Jackson clan will stump for him and Dean's road to Boston will not be impeded. Yeah, but Deans supporters are the kind of people that voted for Nader instead of Gore last time. What makes you think that they'll like him more now?
And for that matter, how would Gore's endorsement help Dean with his own super liberal supporters? They don't want a party insider, and they probably don't care for Gore in the least.
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