Gore still very popular

From the Washington Post:

Former vice president Al Gore sent an e-mail to Democratic donors recently to "commemorate" the final 1,000 days of the Bush administration.

"I am here to tell you that we simply cannot afford to wait 1,000 days to put the brakes on the Bush agenda," wrote Gore, adding that "the level of cynicism and crass political calculation . . . is truly breathtaking."

The goal of the appeal was to collect $150,000 for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee -- or $10,000 for each of the 15 seats the party needs to regain the House majority in November. Aides at the committee said the e-mail -- the first Gore had done on behalf of House Democrats this cycle -- brought in more than $200,000.

"He is the most successful signature on an e-mail that we have ever had," said DCCC Chairman Rahm Emanuel (Ill.). Emanuel added that Gore, who many think still has presidential ambitions, has agreed to campaign for House candidates this fall as long as they favor measures to curtail global warming, long his pet issue.

Al Gore is the Democrats best chance at regaining the Presidency in 08 as far as i'm concerned. Red staters simply will not ever vote for Hillary. Don't get me wrong i think Hillary would make a fine President but it's impractical to think that she could win in a general election. Those living in all but the most liberal of blue states view her as the devil and would turn out in droves just to vote for whoever is running against her. Hillary energizes the Republican base, there's no denying that.

Al Gore's capital has gone up since the global warming issue has become a concern for americans and the rest of the world. No one took Al Gore seriously when he was talking about global warming years ago, they are now. Another important point to remember is that Al Gore got more votes in 2000 than GW Bush. There's also the issue of all the shennanigans that went down in Florida. Al Gore deserves another shot at the presidency. Many, including myself feel that Bush stole the presidency from Al Gore in 2000. Gore to his credit did what he thought best for america and that was to concede the election to Bush. Somehow i can't ever imagine a guy like GW Bush doing that if the situation was reversed.