Should Democrats nominate Al Gore as their 2008 presidential candidate?

Duluth Superior ^ | 5/12/06 | Wayne Masden

[GeorgefromGeorgia]

Between Hildebeast and Algore, it would be hard to say who I would dislike the most.

[gondramB]

>>Don't dismiss him so quickly. Every Demo in the country will vote in a "revenge election" and if he runs with Clark he'll get some fence sitting Republicans who believe in strong national defense.<<

Yes. If Clark sits out the primaries and shows up as the Dem VP candidate that will strengthen the ticket. Kerry might have won last time with Clark.

[lonedawg]

Demoscum has to convince you they're someone they're not in order to win. They just can't go the whole campaign without showing their true colors.

[no dems]

No, he'll win this time. Out of all the Dem possibilities, he scares me the most. He will have the sympathy vote because he received the most popular votes in '02 and people are ready for a change after 8 years of Pubbies. I'd rather see Hitlery or Kerry be the Dem nominee. They could more easily be defeated.

[lonedawg]

He's as serious as Lurch can be,don't get between him and a microphone!

[no dems]

Oops! I meant 2000, NOT '02.

[durasell]

Kerry, in my opinion, is too much of a hybrid to ever get elected. He's a "type" that only exists in a few places in the country...

[Arizona Carolyn]

Pardon me while I get sick.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Do they have Arkancide in San Francisco?

[lonedawg]

Al Gores' political career is toast. The demoscum will torpedo him right out of the chute! As soon as they throw Lurch overboard.

[gondramB]

>>Kerry, in my opinion, is too much of a hybrid to ever get elected. He's a "type" that only exists in a few places in the country...<<

Yep. I think he get much less support the second time around. As would Gore. And Hillary has huge negatives.

The nightmare for the GOP is a moderate Democratic governor together with Clark as VP.

[AlexW]

"Hey...he'd get more votes in the south than Hillary"

Maybe so, but remember, Gore lost Tennessee, his own state!!!
That being said, despite Gore being a moron, I could see him having as good a chance as most any Dimowit.

[lonedawg]

Why does everyone seem to think Clark is some big asset. He never was popular with the demoscum and the so called moderates did't help him any, so wheres all this support coming from.

[AlexW]

"No, he'll win this time"

I am sad to say that I have to agree with you.

[PLMerite]

Gore/Hillary! in '08.

Hallry! can serve out Gore's unfinished first term, then two of her own.

At least, that'd be her plan.

[durasell]

Would have to be a Southern state governor, no? I don't see that happening.

Hillary is a nice target, but I don't see any serious push. As for Kerry, he's the type of guy who gets appointed to posts. That he's been elected at all, I consider a fluke.

[caveat emptor]

[Verginius Rufus]

First that I heard that Gore's frisking at the airport was the work of an ultra-right-winger...but it obviously makes sense.

Lieberman may be right of center in the Democratic Party, but he is left of center overall, compared to the public at large. Does the author really think that having a second hard-left candidate on the ticket in 2000 would have gained more votes than the ticket would have lost?

One important difference between 1968 and 2008 is that Nixon didn't have to worry about Hillary.

[hermgem]

Hillary needs support with election critical Global warming Science.
Who's better able to lend support than Al Gore, who's expertise besides Global Warming is a claim of fame by having invented the Internet.

[gondramB]

>>Why does everyone seem to think Clark is some big asset. He never was popular with the demoscum and the so called moderates did't help him any, so wheres all this support coming from.<<

I think its because we are at war an he was a general - Governors are CEOs, unlike senators but the main knock on electing a Governor is lack of foreign policy and military experience -that's why Cheney was so helpful to President Bush43.