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(CNN) Interesting If Super Tuesday doesn't settle anything and neither Clinton nor Obama have enough delegates for the nomination by late spring, should Al Gore get into the race?   (caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com) divider line 46
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mikemoto [TotalFark] 2008-01-26 04:13:44 PM  
Quick answer: NO

 
Naman [TotalFark] 2008-01-26 06:36:13 PM  
NO.

 
strangeguitar 2008-01-26 07:35:09 PM  
No

 
Nieman 2008-01-26 07:53:25 PM  
YES

 
sarcastrophe 2008-01-26 08:17:00 PM  
NO

 
I_Approve_Of_This_Message 2008-01-26 08:17:06 PM  
He should endorse Obama.

 
Shaggy_C 2008-01-26 08:17:45 PM  
No!

 
NecoConeco [TotalFark] 2008-01-26 08:20:58 PM  
Yes

 
Cyborg77 2008-01-26 08:23:29 PM  
He should be Obama's running mate or should be appointed Secretary of the Interior.

 
Deftoons 2008-01-26 08:25:59 PM  
I certainly wouldn't vote for him.

 
worlddan 2008-01-26 08:30:08 PM  
I don't agree with the way that you phrased the question. Should he get into the race, on his on initative, no. But it is remotely possible that the party requests that he get in as a compromise candidate at the convention. That is extremely unlikely to happen but if it did I might vote for him. Otherwise, hell no. He's had his chance.

 
PonceAlyosha 2008-01-26 08:30:22 PM  
If it's a tie, they'll just wrestle for it. Don't you know anything about politics, Subby?

 
mdfitzsimmons 2008-01-26 08:30:59 PM  
Cyborg77: He should be Obama's running mate or should be appointed Secretary of the Interior.

He should be Secretary of kick-ass beards.

 
Car_Ramrod 2008-01-26 08:31:53 PM  
Both Gore and America had their chance in 2000, and they both farked it up.

 
hej 2008-01-26 08:33:21 PM  
I certainly don't have any problem with Gore, but I also don't understand this clamour to get him into the presidential race when he has repeatedly said he's not interested. Can anybody explain the appeal he has to the people that want him to run again so badly?

 
Harvey Manfrenjensenjen 2008-01-26 08:34:14 PM  
If would only make sense if people didn't really like any of the other candidates, and that's not the case for the Democrats. The split is between two popular contenders. If Gore got into the race, then you'd see a three-way split; I seriously doubt that the party would suddenly coalesce around Gore. Once Hillary or Obama is out, the party will unify behind the remaining candidate (probably less so for Hillary, since she seems to be turning off as many people as she's turning on).

Besides, Gore has the best of both worlds right now; he can draw attention to his issue (note the singular) without having to worry about being held accountable for actually doing anything. If he were president, there would be tremendous pressure for him to make significant strides in combating global warming.

Different story for the GOP, however. They are definitely a party looking for someone to rally behind. The current crop are a bunch of duds, and Newt won't go anywhere. He's not very charismatic and has way too much baggage.

 
ZLMarshall 2008-01-26 08:35:40 PM  
He should enter as a Republican candidate.

What's the worst that could happen?

 
moriarty23 2008-01-26 08:37:59 PM  
I think he'd just muck everything up. I'm sure any of the candidates would give him room to work under their administration, but what the fark could he really do in a VP capacity, and he seems less likely to pull more independent votes than Obama.

 
Coolhaus [TotalFark] 2008-01-26 08:45:01 PM  
Nothing like a huge injection of bland to stabilize the party.

 
no pants 2008-01-26 08:53:10 PM  
Question for those who say "NO": Would you vote for the Democrat candidate anyway?

I have a hard time imagining THAT many people really prefer Hillary or Obama over Gore.

 
larry00 2008-01-26 08:56:09 PM  
Republicans are saying the same thing about Thompson if neither McCain nor Romney have a quorum come convention time.

Al could defiantly be the conscripted reluctant nom.

 
Whatsleft 2008-01-26 09:07:54 PM  
If he had gotten in earlier I would have supported his candidacy. But it's too late. Let Obama take the lead. Besides I'm sure there will be a job waiting for Gore, should he be interested, in the next administration.

 
JrBobDobbs 2008-01-26 09:10:06 PM  
HE'S NOT RUNNING!

 
orclover 2008-01-26 09:11:33 PM  
They should fark for it. Whoever comes first loses.

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enemy of the state 2008-01-26 09:12:36 PM  
YES.

Didn't vote for him in 2000, big mistake.

Both Hilly and Barak are running simply because they want to be president. Just like your high school freshman class president. Gore also wants to be president, but he also has an agenda, a reason for being president.

 
EdgeRunner 2008-01-26 09:20:48 PM  
no pants: Question for those who say "NO": Would you vote for the Democrat candidate anyway?

Question for you: Who says we're all partisan idiots who plan to vote strictly by party? I'm voting for whichever candidate seems the best (or the least objectionable, as the case may be), which in this election seems be narrowing down to either Obama, McCain, or abso-farking-lutely nobody else, including Al Gore and ESPECIALLY Hillary Clinton.

If I can't vote for Obama or McCain in the final election, my write-in "candidate" is going to be the longest, nastiest string of profanity ever recorded in human history. I'm sick of the nomination process being used as a tool to prevent the regular public from having any real choice.

 
PC LOAD LETTER [TotalFark] 2008-01-26 09:20:56 PM  
cereally folks, no

 
RminusQ [TotalFark] 2008-01-26 09:44:09 PM  
Yes, 'cause that worked out so well for Bobby Kennedy.

 
OriginallyDC 2008-01-26 10:09:33 PM  
Hella YES! For serial!!!

 
SomeCapn 2008-01-26 10:28:15 PM  
Are you kidding? He's got a great gig with that Global Warming what-have-you.

You think he'll take the pay cut?

Besides - he's a worse politician than George Bush -- and Bush is the third worst politician in American History... second only to John Kerry ... and ... wait for it... Al Gore!

 
zefal 2008-01-26 10:37:56 PM  
Yes, all 820 pounds of him.

 
DarnoKonrad 2008-01-26 10:43:27 PM  
should Al Gore get into the race?

farking what? How many God Damn times does the articulate and attractive man from Tennessee have to say, "NO. I am not going to run for president".

 
angrymacface [TotalFark] 2008-01-26 10:51:35 PM  
mikemoto: Quick answer: NO
Naman: NO.
strangeguitar: No
Nieman: YES
sarcastrophe: NO
Shaggy_C: No!
NecoConeco: Yes

I love quick time march!

//probably butchered
//don't care

 
Stupid Floppy Clownshoes 2008-01-26 11:30:49 PM  
Another politician from Tennessee has about as much likelihood to be a successful Democratic presidential candidate in the general election: Andrew Johnson.

 
simpsonfan 2008-01-26 11:53:45 PM  
Quick answer, Yes. After I think about it, the answer is still yes.

 
Enemabag Jones 2008-01-27 12:14:43 AM  
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ochobit 2008-01-27 12:44:46 AM  
Why not?

Nader might as well throw his hat in, this 2008 election is craziness, I say the more crazy, the better.

 
spill_thrill 2008-01-27 01:30:49 AM  
Gore ran with Lieberman. That's enough Do Not Want for me.

 
Troublemakers A.C. 2008-01-27 01:44:07 AM  
www.wgmd.com

 
FuriousGeorge945 2008-01-27 02:23:04 AM  
larry00: Republicans are saying the same thing about Thompson if neither McCain nor Romney have a quorum come convention time.

That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.

"Hey, our two frontrunners failed to gain a majority of votes.. Lets nominate that guy that kept coming in 3rd in the early primaries then quit!"

 
zooklaw7 2008-01-27 03:20:54 AM  
Hmmm...

All I can suggest is a BILL BRASKY THREADJACK
joestcharles.tripod.com

No?
/takes seat, embarassed as ever
//fed my baby shrimp scampi

 
almandot 2008-01-27 04:26:04 AM  
www.disneywiki.com
No!
YEEEEEeEEEeEESSSSS!

 
Daddakamabb 2008-01-27 08:23:16 AM  
i92.photobucket.com

 
YaWhatever 2008-01-27 01:19:16 PM  
No-he won't run because then he would be challeged on the global warming scam he is running.

 
preizner 2008-01-27 03:34:13 PM  
Kucinich should switch to the Green Party , his platform is closer to theirs then to the democrats.

 
Onager 2008-01-27 07:35:13 PM  
If your horse broke his leg the last race, it's a bad idea to add some duct tape and try again.

Same thing applies to McCain.

 
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