Gore Run in October?

[rosesaylavee]

http://gore-obama2008.blogspot.com/2007/08/gore-run-in-october.html

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The latest speculation, however, at least among those who support a Gore campaign, is that he may decide to enter the 2008 race late, perhaps in October or early November. It would be a dramatic surprise, and turn the pointless, 600-day long presidential campaign on its head when the most qualified, most visionary candidate shows up to show the rest how politics ought to be done. If Gore were to enter the race in October, especially if he were to win the Nobel Peaze Prize (no small feat), and if Obama were to have the foresight to step down and support him and become the presumed veep, then the Machiavellian Clinton machine could be stopped and we might get a Democratic president and congress with the courage to really stand for something: an internationalist foreign policy dedicated to promoting democracy through peaceful means rather than militarism, a real commitment to eradicating poverty in both the United States and abroad, a universal health care system, sane gun control laws, improved education and, of course, the development of a social and economic structure based on sustainable energy sources so that the country, and the rest of humanity, may have a future.

Gore noted in Singapore that "there is no single candidate that is putting forward a comprehensive argument about the environment or making climate change a priority" in the current presidential race. It was 103 in Atlanta today, the second hottest day on record. The first tornado ever touched down in New York as part of the same heatwave. Gore knows he is the only one who will make the climate crisis a core part of a presidential campaign. He also knows that he was right on the Iraq war when his own party was wrong, that he has served more time in political office at the federal level than Clinton (7 years), Edwards (6 years) and Obama (3 years) combined. And he knows that he has the opportunity to become the greatest U.S. president since Kennedy, maybe FDR. The country is ready for real social change after the political stagnation of the Reagan and post-Reagan years. As Bob Dylan says, "you don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."

More blogger speculation about a Gore run (slow news day) but I did like that part about how he has more experience in federal office than the current top three contenders combined AND the last quote by Dylan. :)

[SharonRB]

1. This is great!

It'll probably come through on one of the e-mail feeds I get everyday.

[rosesaylavee]

2. Found while scouring

gorehub.com. Lots of silly stuff on that site but did find some stuff that was relevant.

[dalaigh lllama]

3. Early November! Oi!

I'm tryin to be patient here, but it's hard! Here I've been hoping he'd announce in September. I know, I know, the later he announces the better, but I'm beginning to feel like this guy:
:freak:

(And if he doesn't run, I'm going to need some serious recoop time.)

[rosesaylavee]

4. I personally think he may jump in earlier

to make sure he's on all the primary ballots. Not sure if the primaries are still edging back into this year - haven't followed all that this week but the earlier they are, the earlier the deadline is for getting petitions together and new names on ballots.

And if he doesn't run... well, we won't go there just yet.

[Mabus]

5. The primary dates are key

I heard one of the talking tv heads say that we shouldn't worry about a Christmas primary but I still think we should keep an eye on the primary dates.

I'm still thinking it will be in the September/October time frame. It has to be after Labor Day but before Halloween. I think it has to be after Labor Day because that's when people start changing their mindset about politics. It will be before Halloween because by late October people are too busy worrying/thinking about the spate of upcoming holidays (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas-Hanukkah-Kwanzaa, New Year's Eve and Day), what their plans are and other end of the year stuff.

I just have this feeling that there will be parts of the world that will celebrate when Gore throws his hat into the ring.

[rosesaylavee]

6. There will be great stomping and jumping for joy...

Gore represents the core ideal of what America was and could be again.

[Mabus]

8. I know of several people who will throw parties to celebrate

when Gore gets in. There are a lot of people who are waiting.

[SharonRB]

10. I'll certainly be ready to party!

It will be like New Year's eve in October or whenever it is.

[marlakay]

7. I was hoping for Sept

with the primaries so early oct or nov would scare me a bit....we need time to build a large group of volunteers and I know we would have them...with fire in their bellies!

But we need time on the ground just to get the word out to the people who don't follow news cycles like us.

[SharonRB]

9. There are large built-in groups of voluntter ready to go

All of the people involved in the draft movement are ready to hit the ground, and we have thousands who have signed petitions who will be ready to help President Gore.