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 ...
I think it would make for good politics to have two draft candidates running against each other, that would be Thompson vs. Algore.
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.
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.
Geez! He looks like Michael Moore
Looney toons aways!!!
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.
Any consideration hinges on the Nobel results tomorrow.
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