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Gore Daughter: '08 Run Not Happening

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July 21, 2007 1:07 PM

ABC News' Teddy Davis Reports: During a Friday book signing in Washington, D.C., one of former Vice President Gore's daughters seemed to go further than her father in saying that a 2008 White House run was not going to happen.

"He's really not going to get in the race," said Kristin Gore when asked if she has any special insight into her father's political plans. "He's really liberated working on things he cares about."

The former vice president regularly says that he has "no plans to be a candidate for president." But by stopping short of a "so-called Sherman statement," completely ruling out a presidential run, speculation has continued to surround the future plans of the man who won the 2000 popular vote for president.

Kristin Gore was at Politics and Prose bookstore to discuss her recently published second novel. "Sammy's House," in the words of the book's promotional literature, is about a "courageous and klutzy heroine" who works as a health-care adviser to a newly elected administration.

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Al Gore will not run i 08. He has said that again and again. The political bug has left him. I wish that he would come out and make an endorsement and get it over with.

Posted by: cliff jones | Jul 21, 2007 1:14:05 PM

I believe at some point the party heads will approach him and tell him it is he duty to run. He is the only one able, the only problem is the willing.

Posted by: Jerome Stoll | Jul 21, 2007 1:25:54 PM

Al Gore has a choice, to continue to take the lead and save the planet from human abuse or to save civilization as we know it from hatred.. He is the man for both jobs, unfortunately there is only one Al, Too bad human cloning is not yet available!!!!

Posted by: oliver Massey | Jul 21, 2007 2:14:55 PM

Al is too busy raking in bucks from the global warming hysteria. Cult leaders only dream of such a following of lemmings. Why hasn't a reputiable reporter ever asked Al Gore if Martians are driving Hummers too? Seems their planet is experience the climate changes too.

Posted by: habib | Jul 21, 2007 2:29:55 PM

Al Gore has never been particularly bright, lacks Clinton's charisma, and would have been president if he would have carried his own state (let alone his old congressional district). With signs of mental illness, I think it is time to put him out to the pasture.

Posted by: Tim | Jul 21, 2007 2:31:46 PM

One thing is for sure, and that's the fact that he's alot brighter than you Tim.

Posted by: Kim | Jul 21, 2007 2:37:37 PM

Al Gore has done everything imaginable to avoid debating the fallacy that is Human Caused Global Warming..

As a Presidential Candidate, Al Gore could NOT avoid such a debate that would expose HCGW for what it is.. A huge money maker for Gore...

THAT is why you will never see a Gore Candidacy...


Michale.....

Posted by: Michale | Jul 21, 2007 2:43:23 PM

I wish that he would run - but if he does, the Democratic Party will come apart at the seams because there has been too much effort and committment by mid-level party activists to not nominate Hillary. A loss under a Hillary nomination might be less disruptive then a fight between Hillary supporters and Gore - the rest of the nation, led by Republicans, would love to see that cat/dog fight.

Posted by: Honest George | Jul 21, 2007 2:45:31 PM

once a loser,always a loser. gore making a fortune on the global warming scam,biggest scam since papal indulgences. run al run,after all,you invented the internet,global warming hysteria,that con.

Posted by: paul | Jul 21, 2007 2:46:51 PM

Albert will NOT run because he is
raking in the money with his new
Carbon Credit industry.

Bigger than AMWAY and just about
legal! First you tell everyone the reason that Mother Earth has gone up a degree in warmth over the last 50 years is..hold on now...it is M A N!

OK, then you come up with a way to
curb MAN'S guilt for trying to kill Mother Earth..but how? Oh lord I know,
MAN can send me (Albert) a check and I
will take the money and plant a TREE! TREES ARE GOOD...MAN IS BAD! Naturally MAN can never ask just WHERE the new tree is planted because of many internal issues and such...but MAN won't care because MAN will feel GREAT about sending the check and knowing his
BAD habits have been corrected with his GOOD TREE!

As for getting into any political race while Albert is cashing MAN'S checks...the answer to that is ARE YOU NUTS! Albert knows that people who run for office often are investigated! Just the thought of an investigation into the checks and the GOOD TREES is enough for Albert to cop a big fatty off his youngest and take the GREEN CAR for a ride!

Posted by: Taz Johnson | Jul 21, 2007 2:46:56 PM

Kim -

You and Al are just so bright. By the way, in the English language, "a lot" is two words... That's all, you can go back to your ivory tower now.

I pray every night that Al Gore will try to run again, but for different reasons than many Democrats - because he is a moron and any Republican in the field right now would beat him. In the past several years, he has truly shown his colors - trying to be an environmental Messiah, while at the same time owning a massive, wasteful home, and serving a threatened species at his daughter's rehearsal dinner. What a hypocrite. I could go on.

Posted by: John | Jul 21, 2007 2:47:51 PM

Wonder why them Tenneseeans didn't vote for Gore? Caused they knew how bright he is? I won't say the Earth isn't warming up, but what does Al think is causing the ice caps on Mars to melt? The Mars rovers? Or SUVs? Oh wait, a thinking person might wonder if it was increased solar activity, as observed by some scientists.

Posted by: mike | Jul 21, 2007 2:48:40 PM

Oh please Al, do run. Howbout the VP slot with Hillary? That would be ever so nice.

Posted by: klatz | Jul 21, 2007 2:51:06 PM

While he has become one of the more respected elder statesman of the Democratic Party, Gore just isn't a good presidential candidate. I really like and respect him, but the Dems have younger guns like Edwards and Obama who can connect with the country. Gore could endorse either in the next few months and possibly sway the primaries from Mrs. Clinton.

And regarding the comments by Michale and Habib...please send me your PhD dissertations on climate change. I’ll look forward to reading your arguments and citations.

Posted by: Mikey | Jul 21, 2007 2:53:18 PM

I'm not sure what part of the statement, "I have no plans to run" that people don't understand. I'm sure if Mr. Gore decides to run for President, He'll let everyone know. Until then, he is doing good, helping make people aware of pollution and energy conservation that may not be a fix, but will certainly help bring this topic to the front stage that may push laws reducing pollution. To Rush Limbaugh and all the ones that laugh and say he's an environmental wacko, what are you folks doing to help reduce pollution? Talk is cheap. It is those with the mind set of Al Gore that get things done in this world. It is those who talk who achieve nothing, and contribute nothing to society worthwhile.

Posted by: Perry | Jul 21, 2007 3:08:19 PM

All you fools that follow this overweight lighweight, stay away from me. Stay out of the lanes I drive in, he is a very ignorant man for graduating from Vanderbilt. Hey freaks the Earth is quite old, FYI it as been heating and colling for sometime now.

Posted by: g mann | Jul 21, 2007 3:11:34 PM

Tenn. did not vote for Gore for the same reason that John Edwards is not popular in the south-southners hate phonies. Obviously, New York and Mass love phonies witness by the election of Hillary and Teddy Boy.

Posted by: rockychance | Jul 21, 2007 3:13:58 PM

Gore lost , or at best, broke even, in debating GW . . .how bright can he be?

Posted by: Johnny | Jul 21, 2007 3:22:26 PM

Would you please tell Al I'll vote for him if he'll run? I think he's a nutcase, but he's the only one alive that can beat the Devil in Drag (Hillary). I'll vote for anybody in any party to prevent evil from running our country.

Posted by: nat | Jul 21, 2007 3:23:39 PM

There are a great many people fervently hoping that Al will run. Most of them are Republicans.

Posted by: Jack Tanksley | Jul 21, 2007 3:33:33 PM

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