That could be an unintended consequence, but I doubt Al is that forward a thinker. This is all about him.
Regardless, the amount of irrational exuberance on this thread is more than a little striking. So many Freepers really have no clue the kind of people we're dealing with.
Al Gore has no intention of splitting the leftist vote and delivering the election to the Republicans. He knows what the Green Party represents. He was deprived of his Pennsylvania Avenue digs because of them (in his own warped mind). This is a threat.
"This is a threat."
A threat that would serve what purpose?
To make sure he gets a seat at the table? To make sure that his green ideas are part of the platform?
None of these would satisfy Al. They would just be promises that don't have to be kept by Queen Hillary.
I believe you are right that Al knows what the consequences would be of him running as a 3rd party candidate. I just really wonder, though, if he would tell himself, as the all-seeing Goracle, that his message of certain doom for the planet is so important that he has to run anyway.
He has turned into a religious nutcase over Global Warming, and those types don't necessarily act rationally.