Originally Posted By friendofdd I haven't read the article, but AOL is currently running this topic title as a headline. It also says Al Gore fans are urging him to run for president. Doesn't matter to me what AOL thinks about it, but do you think Mr Gore could knock Sen Clinton out of the front runner position?
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I think he maybe could, but I doubt he wants to try. He is doing pretty darned well right now as a private citizen. Why would he want to take another shot at politics and perhaps lose the fame and prestige he has gained over the past 7 years? If he lost the nomination to Hillary he would once again be branded as a loser. The only way I see him running is if Hillary would step aside in favor of a Gore candidacy. And we all know that isn't going to happen!!
Originally Posted By alexbook I heard Ron Elving on NPR this morning speculating that Gore probably wants to run again, but not this year. Have you seen the stories about how much money the campaigns have already raised? Where's Gore going to come up with tens of millions of dollars it takes to get into this game?
Originally Posted By jonvn Yes, he could, and he'd probably win, too. I looked at the various republicans, and really, they are all terrible. The democrats are only slightly less terrible, but the front runners, clinton and obama, are terrible. Gore would be a much better choice.
Originally Posted By DAR I don't know Gore is too divisive a figure to do any significant damage. <<I looked at the various republicans, and really, they are all terrible. The democrats are only slightly less terrible, but the front runners, clinton and obama, are terrible.>> The only Republican I like at this point is Mike Huckabee and he doesn't have a chance. This election is going to create a tremendous amount of apathy amongst people I feel. I'll still vote to have a say in the process and because if I don't I'll lose the right to voice my displeasure.
Originally Posted By friendofdd Like you, DAR, I am not too excited about what I see and hear. Twenty years of only Clintons and Bushes leave me wanting something fresh, and four, or eight, more years of Clinton won't provide that.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I think Clinton doesn't need to be worried at all. I also don't believe she is terrible. The nice thing about the previous Clinton administration, that I think will continue into the next one, is that they actually recruited some intelligent and thoughtful people to participate in their government appointed positions (they even appointed Republicans!). Bill Clinton didn't populate his entire administration with no account cronies whose only reason for existence was their daddy's trust fund. Bill Clinton was smart and appreciated having smart people work for him. I think Hillary Clinton will behave the same way. Whily cronyism will always exist in politics, I somewhat look forward to seeing a lot of the incompetent boobs that have been appointed in Washington for the past 7 years sent home packing to be replaced with people that have demonstrated some capacity for thinking and performing to the benefit of our society.
Originally Posted By DAR <<Twenty years of only Clintons and Bushes leave me wanting something fresh, and four, or eight, more years of Clinton won't provide that.>> I've never voted in a presidential election without a Clinton or Bush on the ballot
Originally Posted By DAR <<Bill Clinton didn't populate his entire administration with no account cronies>> Colin Powell wasn't a no account crony.
Originally Posted By DAR In fact he was the smartest person in the White House those first four years, but unfortunately had his voice drowned out by others.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy << Colin Powell wasn't a no account crony >> And he didn't last long in the adminstration either. He sure didn't fit in.
