MSNBC: Gore/Clinton ticket or Gore/Obama?

[Eurobabe]

Details coming up, I will edit after the commercial break.

Gore Clinton will NEVER happen.

[KaryninMiami]

1. Agreed- too much bad blood between them. Interesting that this has made it to MSM news now-

it's been floating around the on-line news sites for about a week so I suppose it was time. Wonder if CNN is covering it as well- anyone see this anywhere else besides MSNBC?

(I love the idea of a Gore-Obama ticket).

[K Gardner]

2. I just saw that and spewed my coffee for the 2nd time this morning.. WTF is going

on?? Evidently the DNC is floating A LOT of stuff to the media.

Wow. Something's getting ready to happen.. this is just foreplay :-)

[SoFlaJet]

5. Wait KG

are they suggesting Gore in the top spot?

[K Gardner]

8. Yes, they are. But the congressman who suggested it is now

downplaying what he said.. its strange. He's saying its a possibility if the convention is brokered.

[SoFlaJet]

28. I have to tell you

Gore has ALWAYS been my first choice, then Kerry, then Edwards and now Obama-the good news has always been this for me though-I see no fall off in my succession of those I supported to who I NOW support. Label me a happy democrat-you know as long as I don't have to vote for....oh you know

[rainman99]

41. I actually sent Gore a letter 2 years ago begging him to run.

It was before we even knew that Clinton or Obama were running
but he still is the best choice to beat McCain.
He didn't vote for the war, he has the experience,
he doesn't have any skeletons in his closet.
And sorry folks, but I'm not in this to see my
favorite personality or agenda met, I want
to BEAT THE REPUBLICANS AND TAKE THIS COUNTRY BACK.

[Eurobabe]

11. Mahoney is, but I don't think the rest of the country

who voted for BO will just led the Dems put Gore on the top of the ticket. JMHO.

[K Gardner]

18. I don't think so either.

[VolcanoJen]

35. Um, yeh. I'd have a thing or two to say about that.

See, this is the problem we're going to have with the next primary four weeks away. The MSM has nothing to talk about, so to fill time, they want to play "What If" FantasyLand.

I love Al Gore to pieces, but usurping the votes of millions of Democrats to put him on the top of the ticket isn't exactly democratic, and would surely be rejected by Gore himself.

This is just really getting sooooooooo stupid.

[Eurobabe]

37. Hey Pinocchio!

LOL. Great avatar. :hi:

[VolcanoJen]

42. Hee hee!!

Thanks! I've had it for a few days now. ;-)

[dchill]

53. I wonder what makes you think...

they'll ask us what we think? Just sayin'

[crispini]

3. It's the Tim Mahoney thing again.

Brokered convention, etc.

[Eurobabe]

6. Yeah, he is on now, he said he is being misquoted.

He thinks the Dems would accept a Gore-led ticket.

I think he's wrong.

[K Gardner]

14. I think the majority of democrats want Obama at the top.. I think we just need to get

Hillary out of the race ASAP to stop the damage being done all around.

[Eurobabe]

19. Amen to that.

Not.Soon.Enough.

[Tesha]

29. Many of us are simply willing to *SETTLE* for Obama.

The bumper sticker on my car still says "Gore 2008".

(It was covered briefly by an "Edwards 2008" sticker,
but it's been back for a while now.)

Tesha

[wordpix]

10. says he didn't realize he was a super delegate until this started to unfold.

[wordpix]

13. says he can't speak for Gore but it's a potential outcome

[countingbluecars]

4. Without Obama

somewhere on the ticket we lose.

[wordpix]

7. Watching...

[EmperorHasNoClothes]

Has anyone asked Gore what he thinks about all this?

I'm pretty sure he would like some say in the matter

[RiverStone]

45. Your making too much sense!

:hi:

[GOTV]

9. Gore/Obama or Obama/Gore would be great for me...

... I don't know why Gore would want to be vice president again he doesn't even seem that interested in president anymore.

But, aren't all avenues to the Dem nomination closed to Gore now?

[crispini]

15. Brokerered convention

and one (or both) of them would have to think it was a good idea and endorse him.

[wordpix]

26. I really don't think Gore would agree to VEEP again; also wouldn't want the co-VP of Clinton&Clinton

having Bill Clinton with his fingers in every pie would not work for Gore, methinks.

[GOTV]

46. Maybe I don't really know what "brokered" means....

... won't the delegates vote and that will be that? I had thought brokered means no one is walking in with the required number of pledged delegates.

[msallied]

52. Brokered = Deals can be made made

Pledged delegates can be bought or sold to come to the "other side" or all of them can round up and select someone entirely different. It's a fiasco, in other words.

[crispini]

12. Since when is MSNBC doing "Pop-Up News"?

:wtf::wtf::wtf::wtf: anyone else see that? that was weird.

[Eurobabe]

16. Didn't you get the memo, MTV bought them out.

:rofl: :rofl:

[crispini]

20. LOL

Next are they going to start putting little animated thought balloons on people's heads? :eyes:

[Eurobabe]

25. Oooh. I want to see the balloons and the real thoughts in

Hillary's scheming brain. She starts to remind me of Cheney, sort of.

[Bullet1987]

17. Gore/Obama was my original dream ticket

Don't think many people would take lightly the idea that he never ran and was handed the nomination. That's kinda goes against what's supposed to happen in a Democracy. So it would be setting a dangerous precident.

[Eurobabe]

22. Agreed. That would be bullshit.

Talk about pissing off the people! Let's bring in the white guy!

[Drachasor]

47. Mine too, but I agree it would be bad now

I called it "Gorebama!"

[npincus]

21. that's called the MSM manufacturing news which they then can report

as "news".

It's a lot of hot air.

[jefferson_dem]

23. On Intrade, the most likely VP for Obama is Gore.

I would not discount this as "irrational exuberance"? Al could be just the right balance at the right time. I really hate to make the comparison, and Lord forgive me, but he could be Obama's Cheney.

[Eurobabe]

27. I just don't see why Gore would want to be Veep again?

No way. He's got his mission.

[jefferson_dem]

32. The nation's calling could be too great for him to resist.

He's a patriot and a loyal Democrat.

[Upton]

24. The odds of this happening are virtually nil

though I've always liked Al Gore. I remain convinced Obama will be our nominee and I don't think Gore wants to be a VP again.

[OmahaBlueDog]

30. I never say never in politics

but I don't see Gore-Clinton.

I realize this concept is not popular with the die-hard supporters of either frontrunner, but it's becoming increasingly clear to me that the leadership of both parties (not just us) want a do-over. We have a clear do-over path; if neither Obama or Clinton get a first ballot nomination, the convention (IMHO) will likely turn into a free-for-all. A Gore nomination then becomes a real possibility.

The GOP, OTOH, will have to convince McCain that they don't want an old, 1-termer, and that he should step aside for "reasons of health"; otherwise, someone, somewhere in the GOP smear machine has dirt on him, I'd bet.

[Eurobabe]

34. Hell noes! that won't happen.

Never. Gore won't put himself back in that dysfunctional situation. He's too smart.

[OmahaBlueDog]

36. I'll grant that he's making money hand over fist

I think if the convention goes multiple ballots, but looks like it will make an orderly march to one frontrunner, Gore doesn't enter the equation. However, if you've seen GD:P lately, that should give one pause. This could be the convention, played out on live TV -- a disordrerly, ugly flame war that will yield a crippled candidacy. There are only 2 ways to avoid this:

1. The two frontrunners, in whatever order you care to place them, form a unity ticket. Great idea, but neither want to come in 2nd.

2. Gore. Gore is exciting because he's been out of the game for 8 years and he should have won in 2000. He's experienced, but can establis himself as an outsider. He has money, he has name recognition, and he would draw HRC supporters. Put a Gore/Obama ticket together, and you have lightning in a botle. The downsides are: 1) the GE will largely become a debate on whether "Inconvenient Truth" is crap science 2) Gore and the Chinese monks fundraiser comes up again, and 3) He'll have to admit he misspoke about inventing the internet, but at this point - he can just make a joke out of it and move on.

[Kadie]

31. Tipper Gore?

:shrug:

[BigDDem]

33. Right, I'm sure Al Gore would be

Barry's VP.

:rofl:

[Eurobabe]

38. That would be more likely than Hillary's VP

:rofl: But neither is likely.

Back atacha! ;)

[BigDDem]

43. You're correct

on both!

[rainman99]

39. Don't get my hopes up! This would be FANTASTIC!!!!

[rodbailey]

40. For those interested in Gore

Check out this thread over in the Al Gore '08 area: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=260x3294

[orangerevolution]

44. Why oh Why

When we have a chance to move America forward and elect an African American or a woman as president, would we choose a white male?

How will history view us?

[Eurobabe]

48. I don't know, but if this were to happen there would

be alot of pissed off people and hurt feelings. That's why I think this idea will never fly. :hi:

[quantass]

49. Agreed -- it will never happen

[msallied]

50. Can you SEE the RW spin on such a scenario?

McCain would be touted as the choice of the people. They would own the "Democracy" card for the first time since 2000. Voters would be outraged and would drop from the Democratic Party like rats from a sinking ship. There would be no defending such a thing.

While it is true that there is no Constitutional guideline when it comes to selecting Presidential candidates, the media will have a stranglehold on the people, convincing them that their vote was stolen and made meaningless, and people would believe it.

Such a thing would doom this party. It is the worst possible thing that could come out of this whole nightmare.

[SaveAmerica]

51. I thought that's what Gobama meant? Gore/Obama!!

[lojasmo]

54. Gore/Clinton=Never hapen. EOM

[wowimthere]

55. How about Obama and who ever he chooses?

[orangerevolution]

56. How about his Grandma?

to get back in her good graces.

[OmahaBlueDog]

57. I think the last few weeks have shown the magic is gone

I think the Wright thing has really damaged him in terms of the GE.

At this point, I have doubts that either of our prospects will beat the weakest GOP candidate since Hoover.

Maybe it's Karma for Dewey losing to Truman -- who knows.

[2rth2pwr]

58. Clinton/Gore.