Former President Bill Clinton, right, greets his former Vice President Al Gore, before a panel discussion at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2007, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Posted on 09/26/2007 6:06:34 PM PDT by Libloather
California Draft Gore Poised to Put Gore's Name on Ballot
Wed Sep 26, 3:56 PM ET
To: POLITICAL EDITORS
Contact: Roy Gayhart, +1-858-581-1024, roy@california4gore.org, or Patrick McGovern, +1-812-219-0180, LA@california4gore.org, or Chris Vallone, +1-415-336-0796, all for California Draft Gore
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Organizers of California Draft Gore, a grassroots campaign to put Al Gore's name on the California presidential primary ballot, announced today that the campaign has volunteers located in or assigned to all of the state's 53 congressional districts.
Originally convening on websites like algore.org, meetup.com, savethewhitehouse.com and draftgore.com, California Gore supporters quickly built the infrastructure necessary to take advantage of the California Election Code, which allows for a candidate's name to be placed on the ballot if at least 500 registered Democrats' signatures are obtained from each of the state's congressional districts.
"In less than sixty days we have filled almost all of the campaign coordinator positions," said Patrick McGovern, the Los Angeles regional campaign coordinator. "With estimates of over 1,000 volunteers statewide, we are a broad cross-section of Californians."
One of the first of many Gore '08 groups to move beyond petitions and pleas, the California campaign's well-organized grassroots volunteers are optimistic about its chance of success. California Election Code allows signatures to be collected from October 8th through December 4th, and Berkeley campaign coordinator Gabi Baty believes that the campaign will meet that deadline because "we have people ready to hit the ground running."
"There's no doubt we'll succeed. The only question is, how quickly. The sooner it's inevitable that Al Gore will be on the ballot, the sooner he'll take notice," mused San Diego coordinator Ben Cooper. "We want Gore to realize that we've ignited the 'new movement to rekindle the true spirit of America,' he described in The Assault on Reason. We're not trying to pressure him to run. We're planning to inspire him."
Many of the campaign's volunteers view their efforts in this light. "We're doing our part to help him make a decision," said Beverly Flynn, a campaign coordinator from Turlock who had never been involved with politics until she joined California Draft Gore.
Baty agrees. "Our work to get him on the California ballot may encourage Gore. He may find himself at the front of a wave that's pushing him forward."
Campaign organizers are still recruiting volunteers for the signature-gathering campaign. Though California Draft Gore counts many seasoned politicos among its members, it also attracts political newcomers. Linda Morreale, is one such volunteer. Why Gore and why now? "It feels important," she said. "Of all the choices, he's the best."
For more information on the campaign or to contribute to California Draft Gore's campaign, visit http://www.california4gore.org.
About California Draft Gore:
California Draft Gore, a grassroots organization, is a Federal PAC. The organization and its website are not affiliated with or authorized by Al Gore, any candidate or candidate's committee.
I think I’ll send ‘em a few bucks.
Unless you know of a PAC that’s drafting Algore to run as an /independent/! That would be even better.
Dude!!! Al is like sooo fat! oops I meant phat. The environmnet is cool dude!! I should pick up lots of hairy babes at a Gore rally!!! Got to go and tend to my “ herbs”.
This is so rad!!!
Will he draw more from Her than Osama and the Kook? Don’t think so.
Bring that big dummy on. It will bring some fun to all those dullards.
I think it is a wonderful idea for Gore to run. Maybe as the Green Party candidate. Would make next Fall’s election worth watching!!!
where is that ‘Tard Ping’ when you need it....
RUN GlobalWarmist RUN!
He can’t run against the beast. She knows where all the bodies are buried. It would be nice if he did run though.
Priceless!
Dream ticket.
With a printed Clinton/(who cares), Gore/(who cares) or Hunter/Thompson ballot, who would the average registered Democrat vote to elect?
ROTFLMAO!
These folks need to join “Idiots Anonymous”.
I keep tellin' y'all, the man is running. He has determined that Clinton has a lock over Breckgirl and Osama, so he can go head to head with her, in his "noncampaign" strategy, and wait for her to throw the first mud.
His ace in the hole is, he knows way way too much about the Clinton Crime Family and their internal workings from 1992 through 2000. He knows who the bodies are and where they are buried and has the memos and emails to back it up. These take the Clinton's primary weapon, personal destruction, out of their hands, and make Algore bulletproof.
Notice he is again raising his profile as climate guru, as the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize begins to approach. Timing is everything. The 'rats who have no faith in Clinton, or who just plain hate her like normal people do, will mount a rising clamor for their Hee-ro.
Expect him to "answer the call of his countrymen and the world, in this time of global crisis and emergency, to bring us together!" jmnsho
Good Lord,,,who would we want if one assumed a dem won?
Hillary,,,,or,,,,,Al?
I just can’t think of it, my brain might melt down!
coordinated effort?
Superior Court For The State Of California
(Fraud Lawsuit Filed Against The Clintons
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Posted on 09/26/2007 5:59:29 PM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1902749/posts
Heck yeah; get his name on the ballot. Al and Hil battle it out. Run Al Run!!! Somebody get the popcorn.
I still think this guys wants to be POTUS.
” Hey Al , hey listen, can your son still get some of those
aqua blue pills ?”
Yeah! I'm havin' trouble sleepin' lately!
OR!
Havin 'trouble stayin' awake. Depends on what ALBORE the Younger is peddling' today.
Hmmm. AlBore and Evil Evita duke it out........priceless.!!!! More fun than watching the IAF short out Syria’s radar system before taking out “cement” sent to Syria from North Korea.
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