Can Al save the party?
Some people think so.
Plans for Al Gore to take the Democratic presidential nomination as the saviour of a bitterly divided party are being actively discussed by senior figures and aides to the former vice-president.
The bloody civil war between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has left many Democrats convinced that neither can deliver a knockout blow to the other and that both have been so damaged that they risk losing November’s election to the Republican nominee, John McCain.
Former Vice President Al Gore speaks at a news conference: Senior Democrats mull Al Gore’s nomination
Former aides to Al Gore now believe he could emerge as a compromise candidateFormer Gore aides now believe he could emerge as a compromise candidate acceptable to both camps at the party’s convention in Denver during the last week of August.
Two former Gore campaign officials have told The Sunday Telegraph that a scenario first mapped out by members of Mr Gore’s inner circle last May now has a sporting chance of coming true.
Mr Gore, who was Bill Clinton’s vice-president and has since won a Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for his work on green issues, remains an influential figure eight years after he beat George W Bush in the popular vote but lost the White House after the Florida recount fiasco.
The opening has emerged because opinion polls show Mr McCain stretching his lead over both Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton, whose campaigns are engaged in a daily cycle of attacks, character assassination and mutual recriminations on religion, race and the economy.
I don’t believe the party’s as damaged as some claim. And I don’t think Al’s the answer at all.
On the other hand, he could be the cure for the insomnia I’ve been suffering from and I could just sleep till December.
March 30th, 2008 at 4:21 am
Kevin, if Tim Shipman told me the sky was blue, I’d nip outside to check. He’s a wholly-owned stenographer for the US neocon Right.
Regards, C
March 30th, 2008 at 7:16 am
[…] Furthermore, I also don’t believe Al is the democratic saviour. In fact, I believe he is doing the most good where he is. […]
March 30th, 2008 at 7:34 am
i dont think gore is the savior either. the only savior is when hillary shows some graciousness in anything. in the end i dont believe that any died in the wool dems will vote for Bush III no matter who the dem nominated is
March 30th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
from swimming freestyle:
“That said, one of the Democrats biggest problems is their hell bent insistence on looking backward for solutions. The Clintons counted on exactly this tendency when Hillary Clinton began her campaign: she was absolutely convinced she was a lock for the nomination because she knew dutiful Democrats would fondly recall the 1990’s and just assume all we needed to do was elect another Clinton and voila - it’s the 90’s again (well…maybe not everything about the 90’s - just the good stuff).”
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