My Repub Friends would Support Gore

I've done an informal survey of my repub friends. If they were to pick a president from the republican side, you know who they would pick? Unanimously, Guliani.

Unless he was up against Al Gore. Then they would almost certainly vote for Gore. I thought this was completely strange and I couldn't believe it. But they all said it came down to this:

1. They know Gore (better than they know Guliani)
2. He has experience in the Executive office.
3. Gore is concerned about the environment (something all my repub friends are actually worried about)
4. They believe Gore's policies for Energy and the Environment would actually bolster the economy.
5. They don't view Gore as anti-business or pro-tax (none of my repub friends are rich enough to be hurt by any tax plan Gore would put in place).

I believe this is why Gore is best among all the other possible candidates. Because he would gain enough support from the republican side that they would actually vote for him over their leading candidate.

You can't say that about Clinton, Obama or Kucinich.

To push a political agenda?

I am kind of conflicted about it too -- I am definitely in the Gore camp presidentially speaking :-)

On the other hand, I do care about our legacy to future inhabitants (I have no children myself and am not planning on having any) genuinely (I recycle my household organic waste and make my own compost and live absolutely frugally with respect to using up the resources of the earth -- I cycle to work on most days, walk to grocery, carry my own cloth bag to get them back in, practically never use throw away picnic type of items, drive the car totally minimally, etc).

Who is a better person than Gore to make my life story national?

It is important that he remain a-political, I am not certain that our motivations have to be that separate and compartmentalized...

And I hope he continues to remain a-political, because as a citizen activist out here on our side I believe he will contribute more to progress on this issue than in any stifled political system. And I also applied for his slideshow training but was told it was full even though I applied last August, so I'm going to learn Keynote on my own and put my own slideshow together on the global water crisis. How lucky you were to be selected... I hope it is then for the right reasons that people are applying for this. This is not a political campaign.

I will check this out with republicans I know too.

to view Gore's remarkable speech:

"On Monday, January 16, 2006, an audience of over 3,000 people visited DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC to hear a powerful speech by former Vice President Al Gore entitled "Restoring the Rule of Law. " The event was co-sponsored by ACS and The Liberty Coalition, and broadcast live by C-SPAN."

I think it is one of the most important speeches in decades.

It is about our Constitution and our country. I think your republican friends will absolutely appreciate it.

http://www.acslaw.org/node/2096

Those are some strange sounding repubs...

I think many who made the mistake the first time would be willing to give Gore the shot the next time around. Many realized they f'd up and see the consequences from their earlier vote.

Gore/Feingold 2008!

That's extraordinary, really. I guess you can teach a dumb dog a trick.

I'd have to rule out Old-Line Country Club Paleo-Con, Neocon Bush-licker, Fundie Theocrat, and probably NASCAR Republican. They must be so-called Reagan Democrats--blue-collar guys or low-level managers who tend to vote Republican on national security issues. Which is the demographic we'd need to win back the Presidency by a margin sufficient to defeat Republican election fraud.

also, that'll give Barack and Hillary time to get experience and for the climate of fear to subside so they would have a chance in 12 or 16. Actually I think Hillary should stay in the Senate, period. That's a candidacy that would poison us all from all the hate that would be directed at her. I don't want to see that, especially cuz I love Hillary.

and she likes Al Gore.

Or are they just cheerleaders too.

nt

the fact that your friends would even consider voting for him tells me all i need to know about them.

The Republicans & the media were able to take George W. Bush - who deserted during a time of war, took cocaine, was an admitted alcoholic, was a failed businessman with questionable connections, and came from a long-line of New England aristocrats - and remake him into a down-to-earth Texas cowboy, a good Christian man, and a regular guy you'd like to have a beer with.

If they can do that with Bush, they can make Giuliani look like the 2nd coming.

He took it last time he ran

ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, & CNN. Those guys have decided it's gonna be Hillary/Obama v. McCain/Giuliani, so that's what we'll get. Wottsa madder wif you peepul--ya think ya live in a democracy or sumfin?

But Gore alone will make the decision on running.

if there is any scenario in which a candidate **cough**Gore**cough** could be drafted.

We need a strong public speaker on the ticket too, so they can slice and dice the MSM and Faux news jerks.

I don't think Obama has it in him.

If he were considering running, he would not be doing that.

It's quite obvious he has chosen his path.

Run, Al!! PLEASE!!!!

I went to Boston as a Kucinch delegate. Gore was strongly against the war. Gore is strongly for the environment. Gore has been a strident critic of the Bush administration (and by proxy the neocon empire-builders).

Since these are the planks upon which Dennis would build his second attempt (much like he did his first attempt - read how prescient "A Prayer for America" was when he first gave that speech), Gore makes a better vehicle to bring those things into actual being.

I would work hard to make Gore president, again.

Gore can win again, regardless of what Republicans have to say about the issue. Interesting informal survey.

:dem:

-Laelth

My feeling is that he WILL run once he gets a sense that his support is strong and carries across the political spectrum (blue & red and all points in between).

He need close to an assurance that he enters the race - he wins. If that question is vague, we will never see him go for the pres. He waits for a "mandate" from the people so loud, that he feels compelled to enter the race. Your post exemplifies exactly what needs to happen to see Gore run!

Gore/Obama 08!