I just went to check my email and, lo and behold, I found a correspondence in my inbox from Al Gore. I figured it would be another email from the We Campaign or about his recent ten-year challenge, but instead it was a fundraising letter on behalf of our presidential nominee. For those that questioned just how much of a force Gore would be on the campaign trail for Obama, I think we rest assured that he will do everything he can to, in his own words, make sure the Supreme Court does not pick the next President and that John McCain is not the one who picks the next Supreme Court. For the full email that was sent to Al's massive email list, continue reading.
I learned today that Barack Obama is about to cross an incredible milestone. Nearly 2,000,000 Americans have made a contribution and joined his campaign for President.
This is an extraordinary moment for our nation. Barack Obama is proving that successful campaigns don't have to depend on Washington lobbyists, but instead can rely on millions of Americans joining together to fight for a cause they believe in.
I think it would be a powerful statement if the members of AlGore.com helped put Barack Obama over the 2,000,000-donor mark. You can make a contribution to his campaign today by visiting:
https://donate.barackobama.com/...
Barack Obama, because of his incredible campaign, has a unique understanding of what it means to lead a movement of people committed to improving our country. He knows that change will not come from Washington, but will come instead from millions of people joining together and taking action.
Today you can help expand the movement to elect Barack Obama President, by making a contribution and growing his campaign to 2,000,000 donors.
https://donate.barackobama.com/...
We need a President who does not enter the White House in debt to corporate lobbyists, but one who owes his success to small contributions from millions of Americans. You can help make that possible.
Thank You,
Al Gore
Without a question, this email will put Obama over the two million mark...truly an astounding feat and there are still months before Election Day. It is not surprising to me and those at Netroots for Gore that Al is such a strong supporter of the type of campaign that our nominee is running - he has said before that if he were to ever give it another go, he would go on to us many of the same groundbreaking ideas that the Obama campaign has. From a November 2007 Rolling Stone interview on how another Gore campaign would look:
"I would try to use the internet to mobilize millions of people at the grassroots level, and I think that's coming. As I said earlier, we have the wind at our backs. This is going to be the American century, we're going to come back strong."
Sounds awfully familiar.
I know I for one am anxiously awaiting what will surely be a passionate convention speech by the former VP. In the meantime, enjoy what he had to say back in 2004: