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Draft Gore group steps up efforts
cnn.com ^ | 11 October 2007 | Alexander Mooney and Steve Brusk

Posted on 10/10/2007 8:48:38 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher

WASHINGTON (CNN) — With roughly three months until the first wave of voters weigh in on the 2008 presidential candidates, Al Gore supporters are stepping up their efforts to persuade the former vice president to jump into the race.

Draftgore.com published an ad in the New York Times Wednesday with an open letter to the 2000 Democratic presidential nominee strongly urging he throws his hat into the ring.

"You say you have fallen out of love with politics, and you have every reason to feel that way," the letter states. "But we know you have not fallen out of love with your country. And your country needs you now — as do your party and the planet you are fighting so hard to save."

"Many good and caring candidates are contending for the Democratic nomination," the ad continues. "But none of them has the combination of experience, vision, standing in the world and political courage that you would bring to the job. Nor do they have the support among voters that you enjoy and would lead you to victory in 2008″.

The group also claims in the letter it has amassed 136,000 signatures for its petition urging Gore to run.

(Excerpt) Read more at politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; altheloser; gore; rats
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To: Aussie Dasher
I hope Gore throws in.

I think it would make for good politics to have two draft candidates running against each other, that would be Thompson vs. Algore.

21 posted on 10/10/2007 10:35:15 PM PDT by chaos_5 (Fred & Hunter '08)
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To: greccogirl
I’m not saying it will happen but who knows? The Clintons are the Democrat establishment. Because Hillary is far enough ahead in the polls she is already moving back to the “center”—at least the “center” in their orientation—because that is the posture she needs to win the general election.

Clinton thinks she can disregard the left, who continue to criticize her, because in November 2008 the left won’t vote Republican and she will attract swing votes as a “moderate.” Gore would come into the race to the left of Hillary but as a more electable candidate than Obama or Edwards. Gore has already established a grassroots network based on “global warming” with millions of e-mail addresses. The free publicity he has gotten in the last three years is worth millions. If he gets the peace prize Friday his star rises higher.

Of course no Democrat can get nominated or elected without the news media, most of whom get their direction from the New York Times.

22 posted on 10/10/2007 10:40:15 PM PDT by Brad from Tennessee ("A politician can't give you anything he hasn't first stolen from you.")
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To: Aussie Dasher

Probably too much to ask, but could someone draft him as a third-party alternative? Now wouldn’t that be ironic and sooo delicious. He could do to Hillary what Nader tried to do to him in 2000.


23 posted on 10/10/2007 10:43:42 PM PDT by BuckyKat
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To: Cobra64

Geez! He looks like Michael Moore


24 posted on 10/11/2007 1:03:25 AM PDT by Bogtrotter52 (Reading DU daily so you won't hafta)
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To: Aussie Dasher

YEAH, BABY!

Looney toons aways!!!

25 posted on 10/11/2007 2:14:50 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: chaos_5

The Gore threads at DU are becoming funnier by the day. They are practically soiling themselves at the prospect of his running. I predict that if he does not announce he is running, after he receives his totally phony Nobel crackerjack prize, they will turn on him in a minute.


26 posted on 10/11/2007 8:12:39 AM PDT by Bogtrotter52 (Reading DU daily so you won't hafta)
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To: greccogirl
Trust me he’ll get the Nobel, too.

Any consideration hinges on the Nobel results tomorrow.

27 posted on 10/11/2007 8:47:05 AM PDT by torchthemummy (Democrat's Support Of The Military: "Invincible In Peace-Invisible In War")
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