Hillary Blocked Gore (Hillary Plans for the Presidency)

newsmax ^ | 12/15/2002 | newsmax

[TLBSHOW]

Hillary Blocked Gore

Why would Al Gore quit the presidential race?

That's a good question, considering he was running well ahead of all potential Democratic presidential wannabes.

A CNN-Time poll just last month found that 36 percent of Democrats nationwide preferred Gore. Not too far behind was Hillary Rodham Clinton at 20 percent. The other candidates didn't get more than single digits.

So Gore was clearly the front-runner for the nomination.

Did Gore pull out because he thought Bush would win easily in 2004?

Probably not.

In fact, Gore talked with NewsMax's Chris Ruddy and John LeBoutillier in New York last week and told them he had little doubt that Bush's popular support would collapse in the next two years.

Many Democrats remember Bush's father and his high midterm approval ratings after the Gulf War - ratings that turned into mush by Election Day.

Why, then, is Gore withdrawing?

One answer may be Hillary's efforts to block Gore's fund raising.

NewsMax, in a special report by Carl Limbacher, "Hillary Plans for the Presidency," detailed Hillary's behind-the-scenes efforts to lock Gore out of the Democratic money machine.

The report detailed how Hillary had quietly been sidelining New York and Hollywood big-money Democrats, the base of the party's money machine, telling them not to donate to Gore and await either her decision to run or go with another candidate.

Also, the DNC's apparatus remains firmly under the Clintons' control, with the DNC headed by the Clintons' hand-picked DNC chief, Terry McAuliffe.

Gore must have clearly seen that his efforts to raise money would be stymied by Hillary.

Even after McAuliffe's and Hillary's debacle this past Election Day, McAuliffe and the Clintons remain firmly in the driver's seat.

In fact, they believe the Democrats have nowhere else to go.

Without Bill or Hill, who will draw a crowd in New York or Hollywood?

As detailed in the Special Report on Hillary's presidential plans, Hillary has long had a distaste for Gore and his wife, Tipper.

The dust-up between Hillary and Gore began on the day Bill Clinton was inaugurated.

Secret Service overheard the Clintons in a screaming match.

Hillary was demanding to occupy the vice president's office, next to the Oval Office.

Things between Gore and Hillary never improved.

Gore has told associates he blamed Hillary for his loss in 2000.

Gore claimed that Hillary's Senate run pulled precious White House and DNC resources, not to mention national media attention, from his campaign.

Editor's note: There's a lot more about the behind-the-scenes effort by Hillary to gain the presidency. Click Here for info.

[prognostigaator]

How pervasive are those FBI files to reach not only politicians but also big money in NY and Hollylala land?

[ThePythonicCow]

Hitlary's appetite for destruction is insatiable. We are pleased when it is the Democratic Party that is being destroyed, and anguish when it is the nation. Either way, it won't be over until she is over.

[umgud]

I thought Gore's decision not to run was made a little premature. He has all but led us to believe he'd be stating his decision probably in January.

[Salvation]

**One answer may be Hillary's efforts to block Gore's fund raising.**

Inquiring minds want to know the real truth now.

[20yearvet]

No way did Hillary want Gore to run in 2004, If he won she could not give it a try until 2012. Now she can try in 2004 and in 2008.

[TLBSHOW]

she can't stand the waiting.

[potlatch]

Hillary was demanding to occupy the vice president's office, next to the Oval Office.

Oh boy!! What a scenario that would have been!

[jws3sticks]

[Irish Eyes]

Bump

[Sonny M]

I think its pretty clear she will run in 2008. She's avoiding 2004 for good reason. Everything negative about clinton is still fresh in peoples minds, and will be drudged up. Heck even Gore lost, and everyone Billy boy supported got beaten. History has a way of making the past look better, a good example would be the white washing of Jimmy Carters presidency which was horrific in its stupidity. In 6 years, she can talk about good ole days that never were, and will have softer political image, while in all likely hood be the most well known of the people who run.

[ijcr]

She has no choice with Rudy in the wings for 2006,she cannot afford to loose her senate seat.It is 2004 for the Beast.

[Husker24]

It will be Hillary/Lieberman in 04

[Husker24]

If Hillary wins, she will make Al Gore look like Pat Bucannon.

[Rocky]

New York Observer promised, "We won't forget." Let's see if they keep their word:

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3a9d7bc20319.htm

"Some day soon, public interest in the Clinton administration’s final disgrace will fade, and the former President—if not his wife, our junior Senator—will retreat from the headlines. Then, after an appropriate interval, we will start seeing phony photo ops and pious public pronouncements. Here and there, the Clintons will begin their latest rehabilitation: Here is the junior Senator, hugging inner-city children; there is the former President, lecturing his successor on the finer points of statecraft."

[tubebender]

Hmmm...I wonder what's in Als FBI files.

[TLBSHOW]

bill clinton impeached is to blame for 911 and so is hillary since as I recall they shared the power!

[TLBSHOW]

It says he is really a girly-boy?

[goldstategop]

I certainly do believe Algore was the victim of Hillary's machinations as much as his own boorishness. Hillary wants to run for President and wants to keep the decks clear for 2008. If President's Bush popularity has collapsed by then she could be last moment entrant in the Democratic field. If not she'll make sure a non-entity is nominated who'll lose in November so she can emerge as the party's savior in 2008. I mean mean who was the Gorebatross kidding?? He'll never be President and the cold hard truth is Hillary has a claim on the top job first.

[Brad C.]

She will run in 2004, if nothing else as a test run. There is always the chance that President Bush's poll numbers will tank, just as his dad's did. Two years is a long time, and there are going to be lots of stumbling blocks for George W. Bush.

If she doesn't win in 2004, she will have the base built for the 2008 election. I would imagine it is a personal goal of hers to win in 2004, as the clinton's could then claim they "saved America from both father and son". 2008 won't have the same level of enjoyment because Mr. Bush can't run again, she has to beat him in a fair race.

As a side note, and as an example; my local newspaper printed an editorial today titled "Let there be no question" in which they stressed the importance of the Bill of Rights, printed the original 10 and then charged that the Patriot Act sponsored by this administration with violates every one of them. It closes by saying we should all be thankful that the ACLU has stepped forward to protect us from our government.