Al Gore will not run for President in 2004
I'm stunned.
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he would have never won. now at least the democrats may have a chance
<strong>I'm equally stunned. He would have had an excellent chance at winning.
Not during the conveniently timed war.
So who do you think will/want to see become the Democrat's candidate?
Hilary Clinton
Joe Lieberman
Howard Dean
John Kerry
Tom Daschle
Dick Gephardt
John Edwards.
Fascinating stuff me thinks - US politics..........
Fellowship
And Al Gore as Trent Lott... wow.
Anyway, I'm not all that surprised that Gore doesn't want to run in 2004. Not that I'm terribly impressed with Bush -- I think his popularity would be at about 30% now if it weren't for 9/11. The American public in general, however, seems to be taken in by his folksy charm (read bumbling simple-mindedness) and I'm guessing that barring unforeseen circumstances Bush is a shoe-in for reelection.
It's hard enough losing the election once and running again, I don't think Gore wants to lose twice and try again a third time in 2008. It's a gamble -- if things do change and another dem wins in 2004 then Al's in an even tougher position.
Playing the odds, however, if I were Gore I'd be betting on a 2004 Bush reelection. Al doesn't run, and another dem gets beat up losing to Bush. 2008 rolls around, people are more likely to be ready for a change, and with another dem besides Gore having lost to Bush too, having lost to Bush himself won't seem as big a stigma.
But who knows... I'm just theorizing and there could be plenty of other reasons for Gore not to run. I tend to believe that Gore still wants to be President someday, and that his decision not to run in 2004 has nothing to do with not wanting to eventually run again.
...the whitehouse would be redesigned with a cleaner more new age look
its a shame gore isn't going to run, he would've/would be an excellent president, and would do good to the economy...and on the daily show and saturday night live he was a lot less stiff, which might have given him that little push over bush in the last election
That sounds like the most logical reason I think. But that definitely rests upon the premise that Gore will run in 2008 assuming a Bush Reelection. At that point, would it be a Gore/Clinton Ticket?
But I dun like Bush.... Hope someone with more peaceful sense take over.
They have to get rid of that Terry guy. What a chump. He helped to blow it for them in the mid term. Total scum bag.
i wonder how that will affect future bids for the Presidency if he decides to run in the future...
I'll be in law school when HRC runs, and I tell you this: It's gonna be a hell of a campaign.
Really, you're a conservative who's irked that yeah there just might have been a concerted effort against her husband to discredit him at every turn. Spare me the scapegoated, straw-manned, any reason to discredit her drivel.