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March 31, 2008
SouthAmerica: Happy birthday to Al Gore, and I hope he will accept the Democratic Party nomination at the Democratic Party convention in August of 2008.
Slowly the Democratic Party is realizing that Al Gore can win the election in November 2008.
Usually Americans are very slow in figuring out even the most obvious things.
It is just a matter of time now.
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âSenior Democrats mull Al Gore's nominationâ
By Tim Shipman in Washington
Telegraph â UK
March 31, 2008
Plans for Al Gore to take the Democratic presidential nomination as the saviour of a bitterly divided party are being actively discussed by senior figures and aides to the former vice-president.
The bloody civil war between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has left many Democrats convinced that neither can deliver a knockout blow to the other and that both have been so damaged that they risk losing November's election to the Republican nominee, John McCain.
Former Gore aides now believe he could emerge as a compromise candidate acceptable to both camps at the party's convention in Denver during the last week of August.
Two former Gore campaign officials have told The Sunday Telegraph that a scenario first mapped out by members of Mr Gore's inner circle last May now has a sporting chance of coming true.
Mr Gore, who was Bill Clinton's vice-president and has since won a Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for his work on green issues, remains an influential figure eight years after he beat George W Bush in the popular vote but lost the White House after the Florida recount fiasco.
The opening has emerged because opinion polls show Mr McCain stretching his lead over both Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton, whose campaigns are engaged in a daily cycle of attacks, character assassination and mutual recriminations on religion, race and the economy.
Between a quarter and a third of Obama and Clinton supporters say that they would not now vote for the other in November.
The prospect of a new Gore candidacy was raised last week in Time magazine by Joe Klein, the doyen of American political writers, and discussed on the main cable news networks, CNN, Fox and MSNBC.
If neither Mr Obama nor Mrs Clinton has the 2,025 delegates needed to win the nomination, and if both appear unable to beat Mr McCain, under one scenario a group of about 100 party elders - the "super-delegates" - could sit out the first ballot in Denver, preventing either candidate winning outright, and then offer Mr Gore the nomination for the good of the party.
Tim Mahoney, a Democrat congressman from Florida, said last week: "If it goes into the convention, don't be surprised if someone different is at the top of the ticket." This suggests the party would accept a Gore-Clinton or a Gore-Obama pairing.
Following a brief flurry of speculation that he might jump into the race last year, Mr Gore claimed he had "fallen out of love" with politics, but he has pointedly refused to rule out another tilt at the White House and said that the only job in public life that interests him is the presidency.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/30/wuspols130.xml
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âDemocrat plan to tempt Goreâ
Herald Sun â AU
March 31, 2008
DESPERATE senior Democrats are said to be actively discussing plans for Al Gore to take the presidential nomination to stop the bitterly divided party falling apart.
The former vice-president turned environmental crusader has repeatedly said he has no plans to take on the top job.
But blistering civil war between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shows no signs of ending, and the Republicans look like strolling to an election victory over their ashes.
Party chief Howard Dean warned both sides to unify soon to avoid handing November's presidential election to the Republicans, and a top Obama backer, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, called openly for Senator Clinton to quit.
But Senator Clinton yesterday told the Washington Post she would stick it out through the remaining primaries. "I know there are some people who want to shut this down, and I think they are wrong," Senator Clinton said. "I have no intention of stopping until we finish what we started."
Former aides to the Nobel Peace prize winner now believe he could emerge as a compromise candidate acceptable to both camps at the party's convention in Denver during the last week of August.
Two former Gore campaign officials told the Sunday Telegraph that a scenario first mapped out by members of Mr Gore's inner circle last May now had a sporting chance of coming true.
Opinion polls show Senator McCain stretching his lead over both Senator Obama and Senator Clinton, whose campaigns are engaged in a daily cycle of attacks, character assassination and mutual recriminations on religion, race and the economy.
Source: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23455900-5012748,00.html
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March 31, 2008
SouthAmerica: Happy birthday to Al Gore, and I hope he will accept the Democratic Party nomination at the Democratic Party convention in August of 2008.
Slowly the Democratic Party is realizing that Al Gore can win the election in November 2008.
Usually Americans are very slow in figuring out even the most obvious things.
It is just a matter of time now.
*****
âSenior Democrats mull Al Gore's nominationâ
By Tim Shipman in Washington
Telegraph â UK
March 31, 2008
Plans for Al Gore to take the Democratic presidential nomination as the saviour of a bitterly divided party are being actively discussed by senior figures and aides to the former vice-president.
The bloody civil war between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has left many Democrats convinced that neither can deliver a knockout blow to the other and that both have been so damaged that they risk losing November's election to the Republican nominee, John McCain.
Former Gore aides now believe he could emerge as a compromise candidate acceptable to both camps at the party's convention in Denver during the last week of August.
Two former Gore campaign officials have told The Sunday Telegraph that a scenario first mapped out by members of Mr Gore's inner circle last May now has a sporting chance of coming true.
Mr Gore, who was Bill Clinton's vice-president and has since won a Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for his work on green issues, remains an influential figure eight years after he beat George W Bush in the popular vote but lost the White House after the Florida recount fiasco.
The opening has emerged because opinion polls show Mr McCain stretching his lead over both Mr Obama and Mrs Clinton, whose campaigns are engaged in a daily cycle of attacks, character assassination and mutual recriminations on religion, race and the economy.
Between a quarter and a third of Obama and Clinton supporters say that they would not now vote for the other in November.
The prospect of a new Gore candidacy was raised last week in Time magazine by Joe Klein, the doyen of American political writers, and discussed on the main cable news networks, CNN, Fox and MSNBC.
If neither Mr Obama nor Mrs Clinton has the 2,025 delegates needed to win the nomination, and if both appear unable to beat Mr McCain, under one scenario a group of about 100 party elders - the "super-delegates" - could sit out the first ballot in Denver, preventing either candidate winning outright, and then offer Mr Gore the nomination for the good of the party.
Tim Mahoney, a Democrat congressman from Florida, said last week: "If it goes into the convention, don't be surprised if someone different is at the top of the ticket." This suggests the party would accept a Gore-Clinton or a Gore-Obama pairing.
Following a brief flurry of speculation that he might jump into the race last year, Mr Gore claimed he had "fallen out of love" with politics, but he has pointedly refused to rule out another tilt at the White House and said that the only job in public life that interests him is the presidency.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/30/wuspols130.xml
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âDemocrat plan to tempt Goreâ
Herald Sun â AU
March 31, 2008
DESPERATE senior Democrats are said to be actively discussing plans for Al Gore to take the presidential nomination to stop the bitterly divided party falling apart.
The former vice-president turned environmental crusader has repeatedly said he has no plans to take on the top job.
But blistering civil war between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama shows no signs of ending, and the Republicans look like strolling to an election victory over their ashes.
Party chief Howard Dean warned both sides to unify soon to avoid handing November's presidential election to the Republicans, and a top Obama backer, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, called openly for Senator Clinton to quit.
But Senator Clinton yesterday told the Washington Post she would stick it out through the remaining primaries. "I know there are some people who want to shut this down, and I think they are wrong," Senator Clinton said. "I have no intention of stopping until we finish what we started."
Former aides to the Nobel Peace prize winner now believe he could emerge as a compromise candidate acceptable to both camps at the party's convention in Denver during the last week of August.
Two former Gore campaign officials told the Sunday Telegraph that a scenario first mapped out by members of Mr Gore's inner circle last May now had a sporting chance of coming true.
Opinion polls show Senator McCain stretching his lead over both Senator Obama and Senator Clinton, whose campaigns are engaged in a daily cycle of attacks, character assassination and mutual recriminations on religion, race and the economy.
Source: http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23455900-5012748,00.html
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