Cafferty: "There just might be an opening for someone to step in & unify the party...maybe Al Gore"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:



In many ways, it’s been a strange campaign up to this point. But it could get a lot stranger.

Consider this: What if we go through the Florida primary and Super Tuesday and the race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama remains as tight as it’s been? For the primaries, Democrats have the same rules in every state: delegates are awarded in proportion to the vote — meaning no winner-take-all. If Clinton and Obama continue to split the vote in many states, it’s possible we could get to late spring or early summer and neither candidate would have enough delegates to secure the nomination.

And that’s assuming they get that far without destroying each other with their increasingly nasty bickering. There just might be an opening for someone else to step in and unify the party. Oh, you know, like say maybe Al Gore.

Gore insists he won’t run despite a movement called “draft-Gore-dot-com” that’s calling on him to “transcend politics as usual and bring real hope to our country and to the world.” As recently as last month, the former vice president said he has “no plans to be a candidate.” But being a politician he added, “I see no reason to rule it out entirely.”

Also, it’s worth noting Gore has not backed either Clinton or Obama so far, and a recent report indicated that an endorsement by Gore is looking less likely. Former advisers suggest the Nobel Prize catapulted Gore to a new national and international standing that could possibly be tarnished by taking sides in the primary battle.

http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2008/01/25/room-for-al-gore-in-the-race/

[BeyondGeography]

1. Bono's lookin' weird in that photo

[Kucinich4America]

6. Bono's looking OLD in that photo

The guy's only 47. I hope his health's alright. I know U2 has delayed the release of their new album, so you gotta wonder. :(

[BeyondGeography]

8. Definitely carryin' some extra pounds

Globetrotting is bad for your health.

[GodlessBiker]

2. He should not endorse. Stay quietly on the sidelines till we come begging for him to come in.

[Hydra]

3. Wouldn't that be cool

Unlikely, though.

Anyone who's had SCOTUS take their victory from them should seriously consider not playing ever again. Our loss, though.

Thank you SO MUCH, SCOTUS! :sarcasm:

[Fresh_Start]

4. I'd be thrilled but don't think that Gore will run

no matter how much I'd like him to

[OneGrassRoot]

5. Hello? There IS a third candidate. n/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

11. ...

:thumbsup: And for the record, I love Al Gore!

[mod mom]

7. AL GORE!

[jackson_dem]

9. Gore doesn't want it. Let's face reality. Edwards will be the unity candidate if we need one

Gore's recent change of position on gay marriage should have told us he has no intention of running again.

[Amerigo Vespucci]

13. Edwards as a unity candidate, for me, would be a true victory.

I'm one of the many who's fed up to my eyeballs with the Hillary-Obama spat. Neither one would be my first choice for President.

[Nickster]

10. As excited as I would be to see that, I wouldn't bet on it at all. I'd like to see him come out and

endorse some one though. Hey Al, John could use some love, hint hint.

[NJSecularist]

12. I would love this scenario

it wouldn't happen, though.