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RiverStone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:27 PM
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Poll question: Would you switch support from your current Dem of choice to Al Gore if he runs for President?
I do believe Al Gore's future potential campaign operatives frequent DU to gage the pulse of Dems.

All the information they gather could add up to the right mix Al needs to see to suggest another Presidential run is well worth it! Until Al absolutely and unequivocally rules out a Presidential run in 08, I know I'll hold on to that hope --- no matter how many folks accuse me of wishful thinking. As much as I like and support Barack Obama currently, I'd happily switch that support to the very best person suited to be our next President...Al Gore!


QUESTION:

Would you switch your support from the current candidate you are supporting to Al Gore if he decides to enter the Presidential race?

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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:27 PM
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1. In a hearbeat.
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dysfunctional press Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:29 PM
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2. Al Gore IS my Dem of choice...
i won't be voting for ANY of the candidates who have announced so far.
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RiverStone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 03:03 PM
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37. 74% in this unscientific poll would!
Edited on Thu Jun-28-07 03:04 PM by RiverStone
From the switcheroos to the uncommitted --- it says 3 of 4 on DU would support Al regardless of current choice (or non-choice).

I assume Al is aware that he has this level of support on more places than just DU...

DU tends to represent the more liberal wing of the Democratic party, yet I wonder what the implications would be on a national level should Al jump in? If 3 out of 4 Dems immediately jumped in the Gore bandwagon, it would mean a sweeping and overwhelming victory in the primaries for Al.

And this voter believes a tidal wave of momentum would carry him to victory through the general election!
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Xipe Totec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:29 PM
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3. Unless it was Edwards, I'd switch nt
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silverojo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 10:37 PM
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35. Edwards is much better than Gore
He actually cares about people in poverty--unlike Gore, who (with Clinton) destroyed welfare and left the safety net in tatters.
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More Than A Feeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:31 PM
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4. Ask me when he announces that he's going to announce. n/t
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Warren DeMontague Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:31 PM
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5. I already support Al Gore's 2008 run.
I'm just waiting for Mr. Gore to get on board!
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orleans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 10:18 PM
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34. same here. n/t
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:32 PM
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6. in an okie second
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:07 PM
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20. Boomer!
:)
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:33 PM
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7. Sorry Dennis.
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sellitman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:40 PM
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12. Dennis would support Al Gore if he ran.
I know this for a fact.
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:41 PM
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32. He's a very smart man. I believe you are right.
:toast: to Dennis.
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GeorgeGist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:33 PM
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8. Rather naive ...
to assume everyone has made a choice.
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RiverStone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:37 PM
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9. see option # 3
I'm not committed to anyone, but I'd commit to Al!

peace :)
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barb162 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:39 PM
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10. Probably although I'd like to hear him on a few issues first
Like trade, offshoring, deficit, etc., issues.
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vademocrat Donating Member (962 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:39 PM
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11. AND volunteer immediately for his campaign! n/t
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:08 PM
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21. I wrote Gore and pledged exactly that
I'd give money and time.

I'd do whatever I could to get Gore in the White House.
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Strawman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:41 PM
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13. I'd remain undecided
Edited on Wed Jun-27-07 08:42 PM by Strawman
But he would be a compelling candidate.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:44 PM
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14. A week ago, I would have answered this poll differently
But I am certain at this time of my candidate. But it is still a long run to Nov 08
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bbernardini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 08:57 PM
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15. Only if he and Tipper promise not to pull that PMRC crap again. nt
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:03 PM
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16. I'd switch to Al Gore so fast you'd be knocked over by the jetwash!
Al is my candidate! :bounce:


And my President, too. B-)
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cobalt1999 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:25 PM
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30. LOL. He'd get hit by two then.
Al has to run, he just has to.
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Flatulo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:06 PM
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17. Gore has earned it. n/t
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:06 PM
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18. I support Obama, my partner supports Clinton
We'd both drop them and support Gore.

Run Al Run!
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:07 PM
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19. I'd stick with Obama.
Obama has a far greater ability to inspire people, which is what one needs to get elected President. Gore just doesn't have it and no amount of experience can make up for that. I want to win this time.
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:10 PM
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22. What about a Gore/Obama ticket?
Would that grab you?

A veteran who has vast command of the topics and knows the tricks of governance, teamed up with a bright, energetic, though slightly inexperienced, light of the future?

That would knock me OUT!
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:12 PM
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24. You need the sizzle at the top.
But I'd love to see them win and of course I think Gore would make a great President.
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:19 PM
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25. The sizzle is why I support Obama already
His energy and hope is infectious.

My partner thinks experience and statesmanship are more needed right now with all the mess we're in thanks to the last 7 years. He thinks Clinton is the only one who can fix all the fuck ups.

But we'd both be pretty stoked about Gore.

An Oscar winning-Nobel prize winning (that's a done deal) Presidential candidate would have plenty of sizzle, especially if he drops the handlers which boxed him in in 2000 and let him be himself.
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Radical Activist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:23 PM
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27. I think the only one to blame
for Gore's behavior and not dumping his handlers is Al Gore. He made his own decisions about who to hire, fire and listen to in 2000.

Gore would make a great President but voters frequently pick the person who inspires them with a clear message over the person with more experience. That's why Kennedy beat Nixon, Carter beat Ford, Reagan beat Carter, and Clinton beat Bush. All of those were victories of someone with a message that really connected with people over the person with more experience. Gore has never been able to do that beyond Democratic loyalists and I don't expect that to suddenly change.
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SoonerPride Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:25 PM
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29. You might be right, but currently all Dems do well against the Repug field
I think Gore would mop the field with ANY of them.

But I'm not holding my breath that gore gets in the race.
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OPERATIONMINDCRIME Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:11 PM
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23. In A Blink Of An Eye. He's The Only One That Can Truly Lead Us In The Times Ahead.
And I wouldn't just support him, I'd literally be hitting the streets and pushing for him with more motivation and fervor than any Democratic candidate before him.
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Marrah_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:21 PM
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26. He is my only candidate
Not that the others aren't good people and good leaders, but I think we are at a serious cross roads. We need someone respected by the world, with not just intelligence, but true wisdom. Were this any other time I would probably support one of the others. But for right now, in this moment, he is the only possible candidate that I feel can truly heal the wound left by the bush administration, both here and across the globe.
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Matsubara Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:25 PM
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28. You need a choice for "maybe"
I'd still be torn between Edwards and Gore.

I want to hear more about what Gore will do to help working/poor people, not just nonstop global warming.
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baldguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 09:29 PM
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31. Only if he keeps the balls he's grown in the last 6 yrs.
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Wwagsthedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 10:11 PM
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33. NO!
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saltpoint Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-27-07 11:51 PM
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36. Voted 'No.' Will support our Democratic nominee no matter who it
is.

Gore is powerfully qualified and already once-elected. But his entering the race won't trump my vote in the primaries.

One of our people will be at the top of our ticket coming out of Denver and that person gets my vote in the general.
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Alexander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-28-07 03:13 PM
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38. My current Dem of choice is Gore, so....yes!
Even many Republicans are impressed with him.

Gore has the kind of appeal now that most politicians only dream of.
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