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Gore mulling third party run in '08 [Green Party]
Insight Mag.com ^ | 3/28/2007

Posted on 03/28/2007 5:24:56 PM PDT by bruinbirdman

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton faces a possible new threat to her presidential ambitions.

Former Vice President Al Gore has again been entertaining offers to run for president. Gore has been discussing a run for a third party nomination with family and close aides.

"Al Gore has been energized by the attention he's been receiving as America's leading environmentalist," a political source close to Gore said. "He believes this might present an opportunity to become president or at least try again."

Sources close to Gore said Ralph Nader has sought to recruit the former vice president to run as the candidate for the Green Party. They said Gore has not rejected the offer and was consulting with family and friends to determine the feasibility of such a candidacy.

At this point, Gore stands behind Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama in any race for the Democratic presidential nomination. But the polls report that many Democrats who support Clinton could switch their support to Gore.

Still, Gore, largely estranged from former President Bill Clinton since 2000, is said to have concluded that he stands no chance of beating Hillary for the Democratic presidential nomination. But sources close to Gore said the former vice president believes that he could present himself as a genuine liberal in any general election that would include Clinton.

For her part, Clinton has been monitoring Gore's feelers regarding a presidential race. The sources said Clinton has expressed concern that a third party effort by Gore could hurt her chances in the general election.

"Gore is invulnerable on several issues," a political strategist familiar with Gore's consultations said. "Unlike Obama, he can't be attacked as inexperienced; he has much more experience than Hillary. And, he was Bill's vice president."

Nader, a harsh critic of then-President Bill Clinton, was for a time the leader of the Green Party. Nader has used the movement for previous races for the presidency. Nader's campaign was believed to have spoiled Gore's efforts for the presidency in the 2000 election, particularly in the state of Florida where George W. Bush won by only 537 votes. In 1996 and 2000, Nader was the presidential nominee of the Green Party.

Over the last month, Gore's profile has skyrocketed in the wake of his Academy Award for his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," which examines global warming. On March 21, Gore testified to two congressional panels that global climate change marked the greatest danger in U.S. history and issued a 10-point plan that included an immediate freeze on new emissions from cars and power plants.

"This is not a normal time," Gore said in his first appearance on Capitol Hill since 2001. "We are facing a planetary emergency. I'm fully aware that that phrase sounds shrill to many people's ears. But it is accurate."

Although a handful of Republicans criticized and questioned his research and the factual basis for many of his claims, many Democrats on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee viewed Gore's appearance as a homecoming. The Democrats, with Sen. Hillary Clinton sitting on the committee, said Gore was leading a nationwide movement that sought drastic changes in the environment.

"You have acted for us," said Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chair Sen. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat. "You have acted more than anyone else."

The sources said Gore, who also serves as an adviser to Google, would quietly test the waters in a series of polls in the spring of 2007. They said his high profile will probably be maintained over the next few months when he publicizes his latest book, "The Assault on Reason" in May. The book is said to be an indictment of American politics.


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To: bruinbirdman

Oh God please let this be true.


281 posted on 03/29/2007 12:42:01 AM PDT by LukeL (Never let the enemy pick the battle site. (Gen. George S. Patton))
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To: bruinbirdman; All
"Al Gore flunked GOD!"!

Rush Limbaugh reported in the late '90's, "...that algore went to divinity school and flunked out. That's right ladies and gentlemen, Al Gore flunked GOD."


282 posted on 03/29/2007 12:50:59 AM PDT by Las Vegas Dave (HDTV ping list, please FReepmail me if you would like your name added.)
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To: bruinbirdman

Where do I send my donation????!!!!!!


GO AL, GO!!!!!


283 posted on 03/29/2007 1:38:29 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember
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To: bruinbirdman

Very interesting, indeed. The guy could probably pull around 20% of the vote or so. Just a thought. It would be a huge boost for the Greens.


284 posted on 03/29/2007 1:48:44 AM PDT by Princip. Conservative
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To: bruinbirdman

Please Al! Please run!


285 posted on 03/29/2007 2:51:12 AM PDT by Preachin' (Enoch's testimony was that he pleased God: Why are we still here?)
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To: bruinbirdman

Run Al, run!!!! (even if Al the loser and running anywhere seem very odd bedfellows...)


286 posted on 03/29/2007 2:51:20 AM PDT by Aussie Dasher (The Great Ronald Reagan & John Paul II - Heaven's Dream Team!)
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To: DownInFlames

Herself will HAVE to "neutralize" AlGore.
This is gonna be good!


287 posted on 03/29/2007 3:12:17 AM PDT by Shady
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To: Wallace T.

The Drive-By Media will NEVER let this happen.

Look, the DBM will annoint Herself and destroy everyone else, especially any conservative who is in the race with a chance. Period. It is the battle of the Elites vs. the stoopid rednecks.


288 posted on 03/29/2007 3:16:24 AM PDT by Shady
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To: bruinbirdman

Sweeeeeeeeeet.


289 posted on 03/29/2007 3:23:10 AM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: Howlin
Honk!

I saw Law & Order today. Having went a year w/o TV, it was nice to see unseen episodes of a few favorites, and Fred Thompson was on a episode I saw. I always liked him, and feel he would be outstanding in a debate. This could happen.

I also saw one hilarious Southpark, where Hitlery had a "SNUK" - thermonuclear device planted by terrorists in her snuffy, and the ensuing race to disarm it before it went off.....

290 posted on 03/29/2007 4:10:23 AM PDT by 4woodenboats ("Show me what Pelosi's 100 hours brought , and there you will find things only evil and inhuman")
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To: bruinbirdman

Run Al, run!! You overbearing egotistical misinformed lying about global warming buffoon.


291 posted on 03/29/2007 4:16:14 AM PDT by saganite (Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
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To: 300winmag
For one thing, Gore has much more military experience than Hillary:

*snort*

292 posted on 03/29/2007 4:18:45 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands (http://www.virginiaisforrudy.com * http://wardsmythe.com * http://www.rudyblogs.com)
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To: bruinbirdman
I would be willing to go see Gorebbel's propagandist movie it would mean he would run on a third-party ticket.
293 posted on 03/29/2007 4:27:08 AM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Liberals are blind. They are the dupes of Leftists who know exactly what they're doing.)
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To: bruinbirdman

Delicious.....


294 posted on 03/29/2007 4:27:16 AM PDT by Victor (If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
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To: bruinbirdman
Big Al, a purported Evangelical, must see himself "called" as the next prophet who is going to lead the world from the Lord's coming wrath (like Noah saving all living creatures from the flood).

Just keep whispering that in his ear.

Yes, Al. Gia wants you to run... only you can save the earth.

295 posted on 03/29/2007 4:34:32 AM PDT by Ditto (Global Warming: The 21st Century's Snake Oil)
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To: bruinbirdman

So Sweet! Where do I make a donation?


296 posted on 03/29/2007 5:35:12 AM PDT by Jotmo (I Had a Bad Experience With the CIA and Now I'm Gonna Show You My Feminine Side - Swirling Eddies)
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To: pissant

Run Forest Run!!!


297 posted on 03/29/2007 5:37:00 AM PDT by Perdogg (Cheney-Bolton 2008)
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To: bruinbirdman
Another possibility.

The "leaders" of the stupid party, instead of nominating a real conservative that could sail to victory, will undoubtedly push for the nomination of Rudy, and thus split the Republican vote, and put the HildaBeast back in the running.

298 posted on 03/29/2007 5:44:21 AM PDT by Jotmo (I Had a Bad Experience With the CIA and Now I'm Gonna Show You My Feminine Side - Swirling Eddies)
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To: bruinbirdman

Gore is gonna piss off Hillary and wind up napping in the dirt.


299 posted on 03/29/2007 5:44:46 AM PDT by BuffaloJack
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To: bruinbirdman

Fun thread, great fantasy, but we must remember Gore is crazy, not stupid. He would not try to whip up a third party campaign.

However, he might get HER to run on a third party. She is stupid in these matters, as well as crazy with ambition.


300 posted on 03/29/2007 5:57:12 AM PDT by Graymatter (a Frederalist)
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