The Case for Al Gore in 2016

[kpete]

Al Gore should run for president

Ezra Klein: “To many Democrats, the fight the party needs is clear: Hillary Clinton vs. Elizabeth Warren. But the differences between Warren and Clinton are less profound than they appear. Warren goes a bit further than Clinton does, both in rhetoric and policy, but her agenda is smaller and more traditional than she makes it sound: tightening financial regulation, redistributing a little more, tying up some loose ends in the social safety net. Given the near-certainty of a Republican House, there is little reason to believe there would be much difference between a Warren presidency and a Clinton one.”

“The most ambitious vision for the Democratic Party right now rests with a politician most have forgotten, and who no one is mentioning for 2016: Al Gore. Gore offers a genuinely different view of what the Democratic Party — and, by extension, American politics — should be about.”

He would have MY vote - unequivocally:
http://www.vox.com/2015/3/16/8220537/al-gore-president-2016

[Aristus]

1. I'd vote for him for sure.

But he won't run. I think he's done with the political sphere. Plus, his divorce might make this difficult. Being a divorcee didn't hurt Reagan's chances, but the right-wing fuckwits who worship ole St. Ron didn't care about stuff like that.

[Jefferson23]

2. Has Gore expressed any indication he would run? I can't imagine he would have any

desire to do so...not that I would blame him at all.

[kickysnana]

3. But will he willingly hand over the Presidency again.?

I do respect him. He was doing what he was told according to Sen Welstone's staff. Do not respect the Dems that allowed the theft of the 2000 election to happen.

A Constitutional crisis would have been far better for everyone than the horrors that have happened since.

[GoneFishin]

4. Totally agree. I also think John Kerry could have waited more than 12 hours to concede and/or

questioned the skeazy things that happened in Ohio.

[hughee99]

5. If there is even a whiff of this, you'll see republican commercials

that say something along the lines of "Al Gore, the guy who sold out to Al Jazeera..."

[totodeinhere]

6. They are going to come out with hit pieces on whoever gets the nomination.

We could do much worse than Al Gore.

[HereSince1628]

7. No, no thanks Dems don't need old DLC retreads

Notwithstanding Gore has done an ok job with climate change...the time of corporate pandering DLCers is near its final end.

[silvershadow]

9. ^^This. Remember, this is the guy who picked Lieberman as his VP nominee. nt

[cali]

8. Making climate change central to a campaign would be a disaster

that's sad but true.

[samsingh]

10. that's actually not a bad idea if Hillary doesn't run

[peacebird]

12. Would be a great idea even with Hillary running.

[TeamPooka]

11. Any talk of a Gore run is Beltway jibber jabber. nt

[dolphinsandtuna]

13. Gore seems to have no interest in running, and who could blame him for that?

[demwing]

14. Little difference between Warren and Clinton?

what complete bullshit!

This really isn't about Gore, it's about dampening enthusiasm for Warren.