I watched an interview on CNN with President Al Gore — I mean VICE PRESIDENT! — regarding his Nobel Peace Prize, global warming issues, etc. As part of the interview, the CNN interviewer badgered Gore, of course, about running for the presidency. And as he has always, Gore again made it clear that he presently has no plans and is not interested in political office.
It may have been telling, though, that the interviewer asked Gore whether he would accept a post in the next Administration if a Democratic president were to ask/appoint him. At that point, Gore made it clear again he was not interested in politics — but that IF he chose to get back into politics it would not be as someone serving in a presidential administration; he would only be interested in running for president again.
So, perhaps. I certainly would vote for Gore if he ran again. I voted for him the first time he won the presidency in 2000 and I certainly would vote for him again. Maybe I’ll even join that “Draft Gore” movement.
Ah, well, what do I know? I’m just a guy who reads the papers.
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