[NutCrackerBoy]

Has Gore turned his back on the DNC?

No, he wants to be the DNC. Dean becomes de facto leader of the DNC when he gets the nomination, McAuliffe is out and the Dean and Gore choice is in. Dean will pay Gore plenty in favors for this endore.

[ShandaLear]

Maybe Dean promised to replace McAwful with Al.

[Howlin]

You nailed it!

[hapc]

But Dean has said he was going to fire all the Clintonistas the moment he took over the nomination. (on Drudge)

So is this AlGores payback to the Clinton crime family for the Lewinsky scandal that cost him in the 2000 polls?

Revenge is a dish best served cold..

[kabar]

No, he wants to be the DNC. Dean becomes de facto leader of the DNC when he gets the nomination, McAuliffe is out and the Dean and Gore choice is in. Dean will pay Gore plenty in favors for this endore.

Exactly. This is a struggle for control of the Dem Party. The early endorsement is meant to steamroll the Clintons. It wil interesting to see if either Bill or Hil will explicitly endorse a candidate now. Then it will be a battle of Titans (or dwarfs) to see what the outcome is.

[prairiebreeze]

So, will this force the Beestie's hand in 2004? Wonder if she has figured on having to contend with Gore in '08 all along...

Prairie

[diamondjoe]

What does Gore want in a Dean administration? State or Interior?

[oceanview]

not sure how to read this one. what does Gore have to gain by backing someone who will most likely lose the election? Dean was going to win the nomination anyway, why wouldn't Gore just lay back, let it all implode, and then come right out after the 2004 election as the "co-front-runner" for the 2008 nomination against Hillary. What does Gore say now? "I lost in 2000, I backed a huge loser in 2004, so nominate me for 2008". It just doesn't jive.