What if Gore backed Edwards right now?

deacon

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:15 AM
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What if Gore backed Edwards right now?

Edited on Wed Jan-09-08 07:16 AM by deacon

This is of course a big 'what if'...but hillary has bill, obama has oprah and mccain has wilford brimley <g>... if he came out today and jumped and stumped behind Edwards for a few weeks, would it make a difference?

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Tektonik

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:17 AM
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1. too little too late

Gore maybe would have enough influence to get John maybe 20% of the vote rather than 15% in the upcoming states. If John won Iowa and Gore jumped in with his support right after, it may have been a different story.

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Le Taz Hot

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:18 AM
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2. If he backed him AND

campaigned for him I think it would be a tremendous help. Hell, ex-President Bill Clinton is campaigning for Hillary Clinton, why can't ex-Vice President Gore campaign for Edwards?

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MADem

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:24 AM
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3. Gore isn't stupid. He's backing the nominee. NT

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karynnj

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:30 AM
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4. Why would he?

We have no idea who he privately likes best. It is possible he has no preference - seeing pros and cons in all of them. NONE of them have a real long term track record on the environment - as both Gore and Kerry did. Edwards had a mediocre LCV score. All the Democrats have committed to work on global warming.

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Demeter

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:35 AM
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5. If Edwards Came Out for Impeachment.....

we'd see a REAL comback.

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Tektonik

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:41 AM
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6. I don't think so, maybe if he won Iowa and got more coverage.

The media coverage has screwed him since before the primaries, sadly.

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deacon

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Wed Jan-09-08 07:48 AM
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7. Overall i think the media is getting what the want. They wanted/pushed for

hillary/mccain at the very beginning, mccain imploded and giuliani became the next sensation with most all pundits guaranteeing hillary/giuliani, giuliani imploded and we are back to their original prediction, at least at this point of the circus.

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skipos

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Wed Jan-09-08 08:09 AM
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8. He would get 16% in the rest of the states instead of 15%.

And I say this as someone who would love Edwards to win.

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