Exclusive Interview With DraftGore.com & More by NYPopulistSun Oct 21, 2007 at 08:46:52 PM PDT
NYPopulist: First off, thank you for everything you've done over the past months and years. Let me jump right into things - after the impressive New York Times ad, the Draft Gore movement was the political story for a few days. Despite the terrific press, almost all of the pundits and talking heads don't think Gore is going to enter the race this late in the game. What are your thoughts on that?
Draft Gore: DraftGore.com feels it's done a good job getting their name out there. They've been interviewed by virtually every major newspaper in the nation and incredibly around the world while appearing on MSNBC's Hardball and ABC's Good Morning America. But DraftGore.com feels it needs to reframe the debate and do a better job convincing the political world and Al Gore himself that a 2008 Gore candidacy is a slamdunk.
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Before next weekend we plan on being on the air in the Des Moines (IA), Manchester (NH), and Nashville (TN) television markets. Boston is a top 10 market and it costs big bucks to advertise on Boston TV, but on Monday we will be making inquiries determining how much we'll be spending in Boston. It's important to note that the vast majority of New Hampshire voters live within an hour of the Massachusetts border and most New Hampshire homes receive some or all of the local TV Boston channels.... We know the Bush economy has hit a lot of people hard and it's tough to keep donating for political causes because we know everyone's phone rings with people looking for money, but if you have a few bucks left this is one worthy cause...because when Draft Gore makes a promise, we deliver. Two weeks ago we sent out a fundraising letter seeking contributions for a full page ad in the New York Times and in less than 7 days we were in the paper of record thanks to the support from folks just like you.
An experienced political consultant who has worked on several Democratic Presidential campaigns is helping us put together the ad, but like I said earlier, its impact is directly related to how much money we will have in the bank come the middle of this week.Contribute to DraftGore.com---------------
....state-wide polls released by Survey USA over the past couple of days... largely reinforced what I've written about in previous diaries - Gore would be an incredibly strong candidate in a general election.
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Kentucky is also typically not seen as a competitive state in national elections. But according to this poll, that could very well change should Gore run. In a poll released on 10/17,
Gore is seen edging out Giuliani 46-45% in the Bluegrass State. That's just a sliiiiiight improvement over the 40-60% thumping that Kerry received there in '04.
In the battleground state of
Ohio, we also see Gore edging out the Republican front-runner 49-45%. This is a +6% change from the 2004 election results that saw Kerry lose 49-51% in the state.
Likewise, in Missouri, the ultimate bellwether state, Gore handily beats Giuliani 49-44%. Again, for comparison's sake, Kerry lost Missouri by a healthy 46-53% margin.
And finally, in a poll that has implications in both a potential general and primary election,
Survey USA polled a Gore v. Giuliani matchup in Iowa. Here, Al trounces Giuliani 51-42%, a huge improvement over both his 2000 performance, where Gore won by 1%, as well as Kerry's '04 showing where he lost by 1%. I also said this could have some important bearing on the primary because it also polls Hillary against Giuliani. Here, Hillary still wins, but it's by a less comfortable 48-43%. Without crosstabs available, it's impossible to judge where exactly their respective support differs, but this polls suggests that Gore has more overall strength in Iowa than Hillary - without organization, without spending a single dollar, etc etc.
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