Which Party Elder is Held in Highest Esteem, Has the Most Influence? Carter, Clinton, Gore?

[David Zephyr]

Poll question: Which Party Elder is Held in Highest Esteem, Has the Most Influence? Carter, Clinton, Gore?

I submit that it is now Albert Gore, Jr. who is held in the highest esteem within our party, who has the most influence.

I pose this question because even though we have two former presidents, it appears that the gravity of influence is now with Al Gore.

And I think that Al Gore, outside our party's nominee at the convention, will receive the greatest thunder of applause.

So I am curious as to what the DU community thinks on this question:

Gore, Clinton or Carter? Which of those three now hold the greatest respect within the Democratic National Party?

[FSogol]

1. Isn't that, President Elect Albert Gore? n/t

[TwilightGardener]

2. Someone on MSNBC yesterday (might have been Chuck Todd) actually

said it might be Pelosi, at least in the Superdelegates' eyes.

[Yotun]

8. What I believe he was refering to was sway in the superdelegates yet to declare- not the party overa

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[AllentownJake]

3. In this election its Al Gore

He has a recent nobel peace prize and he hasn't weighed in on the election at all.

He has the most credibility.

Bill Clinton has no credibility in this election and Carter already has released who he privately supports. He's undeclared not undecided.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. I'd say Gore.

Carter is still respected, especially for the work he's done since he was President. Bill C., maybe not so much, considering the last few months.

[PBS Poll-435]

5. Influence or Respect?

You are asking two different questions.

[David Zephyr]

7. I've conflated the two.

Feel free to separate them if you wish in your post.

[Ichingcarpenter]

6. Rachel Maddow just blew MSNBC away with a point

he said that Howard Dean's statement about Al Gore's comment
when he was listening to Howard Dean's anger over the party

Was that this was about Al Gore not Howard Dean. Al Gore and Howard Dean are going to a
big fundraiser tonight.... She thinks this was a message to the party

AL Gore will endorse tonight at the fundraiser.

[blonndee]

11. You really think he will endorse?

I would be shocked if he did before the last three primaries.

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. I think he will if the Rules committee doesn't rule today

The Fund raiser is tonight. Everyone said that she had really just
made an outstanding point

[Samantha]

17. That was during Dean's candidacy in 2004 - now the Now

"What do I owe the Democratic party after the way it has treated me?" Dean asked Gore, who had listened to Dean's fury for 20 minutes.

"Howard," Gore responded after a pause, "this is not about you; it's about the Country."

Dean said no one, not even his wife, could have talked to him like that at that time. But he listened to Gore and put his anger aside.

Dean relayed this story to give another example of how candidates become very angry at times during these contests. He was furious at something the Democratic party had done to him.

I would be amazed if Gore endorsed anyone at the fundraiser. I am sure he's doing this at Dean's request to raise money for the party and the GE. To give evidence of a preference for a candidate at that event would undermine the reason Gore was chosen to host it.

I almost stood and applauded when Dean referenced Gore having had the election snatched from him by 5 intellectually bankrupt Supreme Court judges. I suddenly remembered why I love this guy.

[BlooInBloo]

9. Not even close.

[galledgoblin]

10. Gore among the party,

Carter for me.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

12. GORE!! Bubba gets no votes? Hmmm...

[Captain Hilts]

13. Why weren't any of you fighting for Gore in FL in 2000? Why'd he lose his own state?

[jwirr]

15. What makes you think we did not?

[Captain Hilts]

18. I was involved in the campaigns. Gore and Dems were outfought and outfoxed by R's. nt

[jwirr]

32. Fighting does not guarantee a win. Many of us were also involved

in the campaigns and fought hard to be heard. We were fighting uphill all the way. *ss had the election fixed.

[Warren DeMontague]

19. "Why weren't any of you fighting for Gore in FL in 2000?"

What the FUCK are you talking about?

How the hell do you know what any of us were doing in 2000?

[jwirr]

14. I love JC and respect BC but hands down it is Al Gore for me.

[City Lights]

20. Gore, followed by Carter, followed by Clinton. nt

[Buck Rabbit]

21. Gore within the party as a whole, Carter for me.

[lojasmo]

22. Gore>Carter>Clinton.

[polichick]

23. imo Gore is the present figurehead & Carter the wise elder statesman.

[ShadowLiberal]

24. Carter = irrelevant, Clinton = burned some democrat's goodwill towards him in the primary, so Gore

[polichick]

27. Carter's irrelevant when we've lived to see that everything...

...he warned us about re Middle Eastern relations and alternative energy production has come to fruition?

Think again.

[Faygo Kid]

25. Bill Clinton threw all of us under the bus. He had such an opportunity.

A two-term Dem president who gave the ammunition to vile, anti-American haters like Rush Limbaugh. He had such an opportunity, and did so many things well, that it's one of the great tragedies in U.S. history that he got his willie whacked, and was reduced to crap changes like V-chips for television sets and other cowardly triangulation schemes.

Al Gore and Jimmy Carter, thank you very much.

[OzarkDem]

26. Clinton & Gore

the most successful Dem president and vice presidential team in recent times, notwithstanding Obama and his supporter's hateful attempts to revise history and destroy the good record of their accomplishments simply because he's running against Clinton's wife.

[CreekDog]

28. I know that Bill Clinton is now 3rd at best

hmmmm.

[H2O Man]

29. Three presidents ....

two former, one elected.

I think each of the three has a different type of power and influence; each type is significant, but it is difficult to compare them.

One can raise more money, and that is one form of power and influence in today's political world. Another can connect with more grass roots democrats, and this, too, is a form of power and influence. One can call upon our better natures, and that is power and influence. One can raise environmental awareness, which is power and influence. One can talk to the most world leaders, and that is power and influence. One can communicate the value of our nation's history in a way that is a form of power and influence.

[Raine]

30. Gore nt

[JI7]

31. i know many on DU will disagree, but it's still Bill Clinton

when you ask about the national Democratic party.

if you ask about activist types specificaly than probably Gore. but the party as a whole, it's Clinton.

[David Zephyr]

33. 99 say Al Gore, 15 say Jimmy Carter, and only 5 say Bill Clinton

This poll began yesterday and the early trend has remained the same.

Al Gore clearly is held in very, very high esteem here at the DU.