Well our favorite candidate did not enter the race. Instead he went on to win an Oscar, a Nobel Peace prize, and has remained a wart on George w. Bush's ass about climate change. We are beginning to witness the once unthinkable: large multinational corporations open to serious talk about climate change and a solution to the non-renewable energy crisis.
My question is to you out there who were disappointed that Gore did not run (or has not yet announced- for the diehards in the bunch). Who are you supporting now? Why?
Here's a chance to persuade your fellow Gorites into your camp before tsunami tuesday.
Press release: Draft Gore Officially Ends Campaign
Over the last couple of years we have witnessed an unprecedented groundswell of support among the grassroots across America. By the hundreds of thousands you told us Al Gore is your candidate for President, and we did all we could to give a voice to this historic movement.
It is with the deepest regret therefore that we announce today that we cannot continue to actively campaign for a Gore candidacy. While Al Gore has still not made a definitive statement ruling out a candidacy, by now it is clear that he will not -- and in fact, cannot -- enter the primary campaign. As long as there was still time for Gore to put his name on ballots we were willing to fight, whatever the odds. That time has passed. A Gore candidacy is becoming a legal impossibility, as the deadlines for most key primaries and caucuses have passed.
Since our stated goal has always been to try to influence his decision to enter this race, we cannot continue this effort in good conscience. While disappointed, we respect his right to live his life the way he wishes and know that he will continue to make enormous contributions to this world as he has over his entire career. Nor are we giving up all hope.
While we cannot anticipate any events right now that will reopen the door to a Gore candidacy in 2008, we know that in politics a few months is an eternity. Should something unpredictable happen before or during the convention, we'll be in a position to act. It is for that reason that we will not close our political action committee, will continue to maintain a web presence, and will continue running the Draft Gore Petition. But we will not accept contributions any longer, nor will we make an active effort to influence Al Gore's plans.
Whatever the future may hold, we will be eternally grateful to the hundreds of thousands of people who supported us and the thousands of you who helped make this movement felt across the country. You spoke truth to power and together we let the Democratic Party know who the people's choice for president really is. They heard us, and so has Al Gore.