Al Gore Has Not Sold Out

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Monday November 26, 2007 · 9:16 PM PST

2007/11/26 · 21:16

There appear to be two major schools of thought on the possibility of a Gore candidacy in 2008:

A Gore presidency in 2008 is crucial. No one else sees Iraq, the loss of civil liberties, and the climate crisis as clearly as Gore does. His leadership in the White House will be crucial in guiding us through the next decade.

Gore will have more credibility, and have more freedom to rally the fight against climate change, if he remains a private citizen and adopts an advocacy role as an "elder statesman."

Gore, being more perceptive than most, saw a third possibility: that he could do a great deal of good fighting the climate crisis by becoming the world's leading eco-businessman.

Many people in both schools, however much they disagreed with each other, reacted in much the same way to Gore's announcement that he was joining Kleiner Perkins, which was followed by the news that his office had called a halt to efforts to put him on the primary ballot.

They thought he was selling out.

I am a supporter of a Gore candidacy, but I said I would respect his decision if he chose not to run. I don't think he's sold out, and I'll attempt to make a case in his defense.

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Sunday September 30, 2007 · 6:33 PM PDT

2007/09/30 · 18:33

This diary started as a comment in Nuisance Industry's diary about the possibility of an ultra-conservative third party that would split the right-wing vote if Rudy Giuliani gets the nomination.

Many here think that Giuliani's a joke, but he's been the Republican frontrunner for some months now, and he is polling surprisingly close to Hillary Clinton (who currently has a slim lead on him, but who was often trailing him slightly in the polls).

I believe that Rudy will be the hardest candidate to defeat in 2008, and that he's going to win a lot more voters than people expect.

Allow me to make my case, below.

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What do you think of Rudy's chances?

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What do you think of Rudy's chances?

He's toast, any Dem will destroy him

13 votes

It'll be tough, but he can be beaten

14 votes

It's too close to call

3 votes

He has a better than even shot of winning

6 votes

He'll surprise us and win comfortably

4 votes

In 2008, Bush will declare martial law and become dictator for life

6 votes

Draft Gore in California-please help!

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Saturday September 08, 2007 · 8:48 PM PDT

2007/09/08 · 20:48

It's no secret that people think Al Gore would make a great president in 2008. Everywhere he goes he's asked if he'll run. Over one hundred thousand people have signed a petition in support of a Gore candidacy. And prominent figures such as Steve Jobs are urging him to jump in.

In California we've gotten together and started a group, California Draft Gore, to put Gore's name on the state primary ballot. We believe that if we're successful, this show of support will help persuade Gore to enter the race. But the job can't be done without your help.

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