If Gore were to run when would be the best time to announce?

[AlCzervik]

maybe in the summer when things get a little slow in DC?

[mzmolly]

1. Once the other candidates have bloodied one another and all leave a bitter taste

in the mouth? ;)

[AlCzervik]

4. that may be by this summer, or sooner actually with the way things are going.

[LSparkle]

5. Yep, and from what I've heard, he's organized to the point where

he could just toss his hat in the ring and have his "troops" up and running almost immediately. It needs to be before February, though, because California is planning on moving up its primary (his name needs to be on that ballot!).

[LonelyLRLiberal]

20. What about money?

Hillary apparently is sucking up tons of money from the big donors. Could Al make up enough ground financially to run an effective campaign?

[mzmolly]

26. In all honesty, I haven't a clue on that one.

;) I have heard he can, but she will be tough to compete with financially, regardless.

[maveric]

2. When he picks up his Nobel Prize. After his Oscar.

Al's got it going along the lines of awards.
Unlike The Chimp.

[Ignacio Upton]

6. Announcing at either speech would be a bad idea

It will make him look too self-centered. I personally don't think he will run unless something in the order of a draft persuades him.

[LSparkle]

8. When do they award the Nobels?

Fall? Spring?

[Uncle Joe]

10. Dec. 10th, the day Alfred Nobel died. n/t

[LSparkle]

11. That'd work -- even in advance of the Iowa caucuses!

[StClone]

9. During Super Bowl Halftime

I'd rather seem him than some singing boobs.

[Bicoastal]

13. Now why did I read that as...?

"I'd rather see him signing boobs."

Which does happen at the Super Bowl, I'm sure. However, I think most Al Gore fans probably have a little more self-respect than that.....

[StClone]

18. Al is a Renaissance Man

Movie awards, Peace Prizes and signing Boobs all in a days work. Oh, then run for President and win again.

[WilliamPitt]

3. During his Nobel Prize acceptance speech.

Visualize.

At a minimum, the prize money would be good for a campaign-funcding kick-start. ;)

[AlCzervik]

7. that would be the best announce ever.

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

17. It would be horrible

right away we would be treated to opinion after opinion about how he subverted one of the highest honors a person can be bestowed in this world into a cheap trampoline to polical power. I would hate it. I think the Nobel Committee would hate it. I think the world would hate it. He would immediately negate the value of the honor if he did this. He would never be that dumb.

He should just slowly bask in his well-earned world admiration. Then , when the time is right , he can declare himself a candidate.

(as I earnestly pray every day he will)

[lonestarnot]

22. Yeppers best!

[bowens43]

12. Two weeks after the election......

[illinoisprogressive]

14. I just read he closed his PACs today. I didn't post thinking it already had been.

[AlCzervik]

16. really?

maybe he's changing his finance people?

[Tinksrival]

15. Earth Day, March 20th

of course! :)

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

19. Some Time Before The Primaries.

[AnnieBW]

21. After The Oscars

He won't want to politicize the Oscars and piss off all of the Hollywood money machine types.

[porphyrian]

23. Early, so we can pool our resources rather than waste them on a long primary.

If he runs, he'll win the primary.

[ocd liberal]

24. Right after he wins the Nobel Peace Prize

or right after Bush gives the USA a little more of his famous "shock and awe."

[Bobbieo]

25. Chances are if he would have won the presidency in 2000.

he would not have had the time to make his award winning documentary - "An Inconvenient Truth"! Instead, he might have been able to hamper the global warming process. Who knows???

[marions ghost]

27. Now.

or Very Soon.