Al Gore to announce he will NOT run in 2004!

[Thrawn05]

Originally posted by Sultan Bhargash
Why not trot out Kennedy for the hell of it?

Because we don't want the entire country turn into a massive Big Dig.

[Gangerolf]

You don't think she'd win eh Stefu? Is that because she's a woman or because she's Hillary Clinton? Or both?


would be interesting if both candidates were women.

[Sultan Bhargash]

Originally posted by Thrawn05

Hillary won't run for 2004. 2006 though. Bush will be reelected if he topples Saddam, if he can't adios.

In 2006, what the Reps are going to do is have Rice run against Clinton. A total no-mans land.

We are going to two year presidential terms in 04?

[Shi Huangdi]

"The Republican base is smaller than the democratic base nationally: ie, the Dems. victory in the popular vote in 2000."

That's incorrect. As the DLC has pointed out recently there are far more self declared conservatives then there are self declared liberals. The Democrats win only by appealing to moderates, as Clinton did in '92 and '96. The great majority of voters in elections are moderates and if the Dems let the GOP have them, Bush wins in 2004.

[mrmitchell]

Aw. That sucks. He actually might have won, too; especially if Bush wasn't trotting out plans to invade everywhere except Kansas. Gore did win the popular vote in 2000, and with all the minorities whose vote didn't count in Florida... (can't think of a good example. Will later.) Gore would've won the electoral vote too, although it is a silly system that needs to be thrown in the wastebasket.

---Warning: Am entering politics mode. Brain might become stupider. I am not liable for anything my brain tells me to do or say.---

[Timexwatch]

I think the only reason he waited until now to declare he's not running was to get on SNL...

[Boris Godunov]

SNL would have had him on anyway...he's comic gold.

Howard Dean is the only announced Dem candidate so far. Gephardt's aides say he is "very likely" to run, too.

Gore probably did the right thing. As much as I like him, I don't think he should go through a campaign again this soon.

[Lawrence of Arabia]

John Kerry just doesn't seem like the type of guy who will be president of the US. I don't know if it is a lack of recognition, or just the way he is, but if thats the best the Dems can come up with, i think that we will see Bush for four more years.

[Imran Siddiqui]

The Republican base is smaller than the democratic base nationally

As I've said before, that's total BS. As Shi just said, The Dems got more popular vote because Gore won more of the independant vote.

The Republican base is bigger than the Democrat base, and even Democratic organizations admit it. Democrats have to take the indeps to win.

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov
Gore probably did the right thing. As much as I like him, I don't think he should go through a campaign again this soon.

Is the poor thing strung out from losing


Didn't Hillary promise the voters of New York that she would not seek any other office in O4? Then again I remember Bill saying to Arkansas that he wasnt going to run either when he was elected govenor. But we all know how that turned out.


I think maybe Gore is wanting to put some more time between him and the Clinton era and maybe his defeat to Bush. He must not think that Bush is especially an easy target or he would be stepping over people to throw his hat in the ring. Anyway, I hope Nader runs again.

[Boris Godunov]

Originally posted by Sprayber
Then again I remember Bill saying to Arkansas that he wasnt going to run either when he was elected govenor. But we all know how that turned out.

Source? Since the AR governor's term is two years, he wouldn't have had to quit mid-term to be president. So I don't see why he would have made such a promise.

[Kepler]

Jaw drops.

The Dems definitely have a better chance without the Tree Stump. I just can't believe we lucked out and got rid of him.

Think liberal, attractive, big state, NOT northeastern. Who dat?

[Sprayber]

Originally posted by Boris Godunov


Source? Since the AR governor's term is two years, he wouldn't have had to quit mid-term to be president. So I don't see why he would have made such a promise.

In order to become President, Bill Clinton resigned from the office of governor and his Lt. Gov.(and friend) Jim Guy Tucker became govenor. Tuckher was later to be convicted to fraud and forced to resign in the fallout of whitewater. As far as sources go it was a campaign promise he made. The only thing I can find is that he resigned after saying he would complete his term.

http://www.nga.org/governors/1,1169,C_GOVERNOR_INFO%5ED_261,00.html

I just remember him saying the words to people on TV. But I guess speaches aren't that important.

[Kepler]

> The Republican base is bigger than the Democrat base

That's a BAM. There are more registered Dems than Republicans in the US, period.

[Caesar the Great]

i guess gore just thought he couldn't win again...