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Related: About this forumSpeculation That Al Gore Is Considering 2016 Presidential Run Surfaces Then Fizzles Out
By: Keith Brekhus
Friday, August, 14th, 2015, 5:51 pm
A BuzzFeed news article published on Thursday kicked off a round of speculation that former Vice President and 2000 Democratic nominee Al Gore was seriously considering jumping into the 2016 presidential race. According to the piece, written by Andrew Kaczynski, an unnamed senior Democrat reportedly told BuzzFeed news:
Theyre getting the old gang together. Theyre figuring out if theres a path financially and politically. It feels more real than it has in the past months.
While that statement wasnt exactly unequivocal confirmation that Gore was serious, several media sources including The Hill, ABC News and Reuters, picked up the story and helped fuel the speculation.
The speculation ended almost as quickly as it began, however, when a Gore associate told CNN that the speculation was groundless. A spokesman for Gore also stated that there was no truth to the rumor.
Another source close to Gore, reportedly stated:
Im certain that Al Gore is not doing anything to fan this. And no one that Im aware of is doing any planning or organizing whatsoever to do anything like this.
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Speculation That Al Gore Is Considering 2016 Presidential Run Surfaces Then Fizzles Out (Original Post)
DonViejo
Aug 2015
OP
Trial balloon from the 'anyone but Bernie' segment of Corporate Dems...nothing more. eom
NorthCarolina
Aug 2015
#3
DCBob
(24,689 posts)1. As I suspected.
It really didnt make any sense to me. His time has come and gone.
lovemydog
(11,833 posts)2. How about Elizabeth Warren?!
j / k
NorthCarolina
(11,197 posts)3. Trial balloon from the 'anyone but Bernie' segment of Corporate Dems...nothing more. eom