Al Gore Says He Won't Run in 2004

AP | 12/15/02 | Will Lester

[Bonaparte]

Gore has always been erratic, repeatedly failing to complete his course of studies in several schools, conceding to Bush in 2000, then retracting only to concede again. He couldn't even finish out a very cushy "tour" of duty in Vietnam. Did you watch his behavior during the debates? Remember his bizarre make-up in one of them? The man just isn't all there. It could well be that he made the decision to withdraw all on his own. And it wouldn't surprise me at all if he reversed himself on that, too.

[Sonny M]

This almost guarantees that Joe Lieberman will be the RAT nominee, that being the case, that also guarantees that the Greens will be running there own canidate. The greens and the left wing of the RAT party hates "holy joe" more then the people here at free republic. Long story short. We'll Have Bush cruising to re-election, but will have a hell of a battle keeping the house and senate.

[PistolPaknMama]

He was in charge of "reinventing government"

Where is the government he reinvented? I would like to look at it.

[patriciaruth]

We're betting it will be Kerry.

[patriciaruth]

I also cannot remember anyone who is working his tail off to get on TV, get money and attack his opponent suddenly drop out

Gore went on a big press and media assault, and the silence in Jay Leno's audience, uncomfortable silence, that greeted him, was part of what made up his decision. That and the big liberal U.S. money people and evidentally the Chinese, said no to funding his campaign.

So his "gut" told him not to run, I guess.

[L.N. Smithee]

Mark my words: This is the beginning of the Gore '08 campaign. After Kerry, Edwards, or that Vermont governor gets clobbered by Bush in 2004, the Dems will be looking for a "white knight" to redeem them in 2008.

"White knight"? I don't think so. I think by this time, the pressure will begin in earnest to give a woman the Demo nod.

You know what that means.