[Sosfbay-discuss] Al Gore as Green Party Candidate?

[alexcathy at aol.com]

  F.Y.I. 
 
 The article cut 'n pasted below was just posted on the Green Party Los Angeles e-list. 
 
 I am speechless! 
 
 Needless to say this would blow away the two-party system like nothing since Teddy Roosevelt ran as a Progressive Party candidate in 1912. 
 
 
 Alex Walker 
 
      
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  GORE MULLING 3RD PARTY RUN IN '08 
  Insight Magazine, March 27-April 2, 2007, PostedOn: 3/26/2007http://www.insightmag.com??Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton faces a possible newthreat to her presidential ambitions.?Former Vice President Al Gore has again beenentertaining offers to run for president. Gorehas been discussing a run for a third partynomination with family and close aides.?"Al Gore has been energized by the attention he'sbeen receiving as America's leadingenvironmentalist," a political source close toGore said. "He believes this might present anopportunity to become president or at least tryagain."?Sources close to Gore said Ralph Nader has soughtto recruit the former vice president to run asthe candidate for the Green Party. They said Gorehas not rejected the offer and was consultingwith family and friends to determine thefeasibility of such a candidacy.?At this point, Gore stands behind Clinton andSen. Barack Obama in any race for the Democraticpresidential nomination. But the polls reportthat many Democrats who support Clinton couldswitch their support to Gore.?Still, Gore, largely estranged from formerPresident Bill Clinton since 2000, is said tohave concluded that he stands no chance ofbeating Hillary for the Democratic presidentialnomination. But sources close to Gore said theformer vice president believes that he couldpresent himself as a genuine liberal in anygeneral election that would include Clinton.?For her part, Clinton has been monitoring Gore'sfeelers regarding a presidential race. Thesources said Clinton has expressed concern that athird party effort by Gore could hurt her chancesin the general election.?"Gore is invulnerable on several issues," apolitical strategist familiar with Gore'sconsultations said. "Unlike Obama, he can't beattacked as inexperienced; he has much moreexperience than Hillary. And, he was Bill's vicepresident."?Nader, a harsh critic of then-President BillClinton, was for a time the leader of the GreenParty. Nader has used the movement for previousraces for the presidency. Nader's campaign wasbelieved to have spoiled Gore's efforts for thepresidency in the 2000 election, particularly inthe state of Florida where George W. Bush won byonly 537 votes. In 1996 and 2000, Nader was thepresidential nominee of the Green Party.?Over the last month, Gore's profile hasskyrocketed in the wake of his Academy Award forhis documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," whichexamines global warming. On March 21, Goretestified to two congressional panels that globalclimate change marked the greatest danger in U.S.history and issued a 10-point plan that includedan immediate freeze on new emissions from carsand power plants.?"This is not a normal time," Gore said in hisfirst appearance on Capitol Hill since 2001. "Weare facing a planetary emergency. I'm fully awarethat that phrase sounds shrill to many people'sears. But it is accurate."?Although a handful of Republicans criticized andquestioned his research and the factual basis formany of his claims, many Democrats on the SenateEnvironment and Public Works?Committee viewed Gore's appearance as ahomecoming. The Democrats, with Sen. HillaryClinton sitting on the committee, said Gore wasleading a nationwide movement that sought drasticchanges in the environment.?"You have acted for us," said Senate Environmentand Public Works Committee Chair Sen. BarbaraBoxer, California Democrat. "You have acted morethan anyone else."?The sources said Gore, who also serves as anadviser to Google, would quietly test the watersin a series of polls in the spring of 2007. Theysaid his high profile will probably be maintainedover the next few months when he publicizes hislatest book, "The Assault on Reason" in May. Thebook is said to be an indictment of Americanpolitics.?-----End Original Message-----






 
  
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