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What's going with former VP Gore? (Original Post) MicaelS Aug 2016 OP
Didn't he give a speech at the TED talks recently? Glassunion Aug 2016 #1
Vice President Gore endorsed Secretary Clinton July 25. LanternWaste Aug 2016 #2
Great, must have missed it. Thanks n/t MicaelS Aug 2016 #3
He Waited Until Start Of Convention SoCalMusicLover Aug 2016 #4
Thanks. n/t MicaelS Aug 2016 #5
Who can blame him? Aristus Aug 2016 #6
Surely it was his call not to ask Bill to campaign with him ? OnDoutside Aug 2016 #7
But that wasn't what threw the election to the Repubs. Aristus Aug 2016 #8
It wasn't the ultimate cause but a campaigning Bill OnDoutside Aug 2016 #9
He did endorse Hillary. Warren DeMontague Aug 2016 #10
 

LanternWaste

(37,748 posts)
2. Vice President Gore endorsed Secretary Clinton July 25.
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 03:39 PM
Aug 2016

Vice President Gore endorsed Secretary Clinton July 25.

 

SoCalMusicLover

(3,194 posts)
4. He Waited Until Start Of Convention
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 04:51 PM
Aug 2016

I think it's very telling that he waited until then to endorse. He could have done it weeks earlier, when it was obvious Hillary was going to get the nomination.

There's no love lost between Al & the Clintons. We'll see if he says anything more, but I wouldn't expect him to actively campaign for her. Especially since he wants little to do with politics anymore.

Aristus

(66,075 posts)
6. Who can blame him?
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 05:18 PM
Aug 2016

He had the Presidency ripped from his hands in one of the most egregiously corrupt USSC decisions ever, and watched the country go to hell as a result. He wasn't the most inspiring high-level Federal office-holder we've ever had, but he would have made a President light-years better than W.

He's found success and acceptance as an advocate for progressive environmental policies. He's found his niche. If it doesn't include the Clintons, I suspect we should all be okay with that. (I'm with Hillary in 2016, BTW.)

OnDoutside

(19,906 posts)
9. It wasn't the ultimate cause but a campaigning Bill
Tue Aug 30, 2016, 03:32 AM
Aug 2016

Just might have prevented that situation from happening. That was Gore's call.

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