Gore: Dem Race Will "Resolve Itself," No Urgency To Intervene

Thanks, Al. We knew we could count on you to inject some sanity back into this fiasco -- NOT!

What Gore's really saying is, he hopes it will resolve itself in a spontaneous call for HIS nomination.

Dems don't like to look backwards, Al, especially when it's a trainwreck they see in the rear-view mirror -- like 2000 turned out to be.

Grow a pair and do the right thing -- endorse Obama for the good of the party . . . and the country. Use some of that Nobel Prize cache you've built up.

The only way running this campaign would hurt the Dems is if we let it. Many other campaigns in history has already done this and it isn't unusual. There is way too much hype here about this.
Another campaign strategy from Obama camp supporters? Probably, but it isn't going to happen right now, is it?

Well, folks....much "to do" about nothing. You can be very passionate, but some have to learn to keep check on that Passion. We don't know that much about Obama yet. There are still some very good unanswered questions, so making this go on longer is a good thing. There is an issue of judgement, of which he runs his campaign on. We are finding some of the Judgements are now so well rounded.
Without that "above the frey Judgement" he does not have much else to run on except his very good speaking capability. "Change and Hope" ideals have been used before. It's important to go through this now, so if he does win the nomination, he will have a better chance. Deal here is that once this goes to the generals, he will have to do it even more. Expect it and don't be surprised by it.

The biggest reason Obama has more delagates at this point is because corporate media spent through the entire primary season attacking Hillary Clinton every night on television, while Obama 's campaign was treated as a noble cause. Media Matters documented the this comparing positive and negative remarks. Basically NBC, MSGOP, CNN and Fox influenced the primaries by changing the narrative, Clinton's are sneaky-Obama is presidential. It reminds me of of 2000 when yhey Gore became a serial liar and Stiff, while Bush was the guy you wanted

None of this would be happening if Obama could win the votes of older, working-class white Democrats. He ain't getting it done. BO may limp in with the Dem nomination and lose a hunk of the party to John McCain. Stay tuned.

It should go to the Denver convention-- it should be the greatest event in history--afterall- it will allow our Democracy to choose a historic nominee--

Wasn't that what he said in Fla?

I think this is Gore's way of saying (1) he's not going to stir this things up more than they already are (2) let's take this Democrat vs Democrat thing down a notch.

I think that Obama and the Clintons should ALL focus some energy against McCain. So we can witness who can best fight McCain instead of just speculating about it.

Once again, Mr. Gore has demonstrated why we all would've been better off had not SCOTUS facilitated the coup d'etat of the NeoCons. Everyone that is in hysterics over this primary, take a deep breath, count to 100 and try, just try, to remember that come general election time we are ALL Democrats -- not Obamatons or Clintonistas or any other derogatory name foisted on us by the corporatist media. The corporatist media is the only one benefiting by and continuing the mud fight that they have dragged this primary into. If Sen. Obama's supporters truly believe that all voters are equal in weight, then let the remaining voters in the remaining primaries have their say. In the meantime, if we stop with the stupidity that the corporatist media so enjoys distracting us with, we might get the candidates to focus on the serious things that we should be discussing and maybe we might just end up with a better candidate as a result.

Of course the "Dem Race Will "Resolve Itself" . The question is whether by the time it does, the Dem candidate would be in any shape to defeat McCain.

I have immense admiration for Al Gore. But, here, unless he is just trying to calm people down publicly while working behind the scenes, his take is disapponting.

For those of you disappointed by Gore's remarks, put yourself in his shoes.

He has experienced several Presidential campaigns up close. He has his own sense of how the remaining primaries will play out and how the results will naturally affect the superdelegates, as well as what will really matter in the Fall.

Maybe Al Gore has some inside knowledge that you don't.

Maybe Al Gore knows who Obama wants for a running mate and thinks the news will make a difference....

The anti-Hillary bias in the MSM is astounding. Dan Abrams of the View on MSNBC interpreted Gore's statement as hinting at asking Hillary to get out of the race!!!!!

I suppose this abject failure to lead is due to Al's DLC connection.....along with the wicked witch Shillary, the failed ex-prez Bill, Joe Lieberman and the other corporate shills; the Republican wing of the Democratic Party....the DLC. I thought there was a change here....that this man was genuine.....but I'm not sure now....I truly hope I'm wrong.

Bill Richardson recently show that he had the integrity and good judgment to forget the "old boy" business as usual....politics as usual and follow his instinct...to endorse Obama. I would Al showed as much, instead of this evasion of responsibility.

With all due respect, we know the primary will eventually be resolved. The question is how, when and at what cost to the Democratic party? I'm disappointed in Mr. Gore's comments, which seem casual and laidback in light of the crisis we're in. Maybe, he's been out of the loop too long. I was hoping that he would be one of the adults who would walk into the room and tell Hillary that it's time for a reality check.

Wow. I was just daydreaming that we were coming to the end of Gore presidency. Eight years of intelligent governance. It was such a beautiful dream. Now back to reality. Who keeps voting for these republicans and why?

Seldom does a day go by when the Clinton campaign does not launch a new attack on Obama. Hillary's popularity ratings are dropping. It's annoying that the Obama campaign has to spend so much time defending Barack. However, if we sit back and let this nomination process play out, perhaps it will be the demise of the Clinton machine. I, for one, would like to let them hang themselves so we no longer have to hear from them. Let it be over once and for all. Perhaps there are some members of the DNC who feel the same.

AL LIVES IN A WORLD WHERE HE IS RESPECTED....He will never be a politician again, get over it, He is right, it's an election, it should go to the end.....all the people calling for Hillary to quit are Obama supporters....their voices, included Leahy have no weight once they declare for a candidate. It is an insult to her supporters and their hard work for HIS SUPPORTERS to say this garbage....it MAKERS THEM ALL LOOK SCARED OF HER....WHICH I CONSIDER A VERY, VERY GOOD THING.
Leahy is no longer a dem as far as I can see. he had the nerve to say the rest of the voters shouldn't be allowed to vote........unamercian, selfserving clap-trap. Leahy is a prig.

So would global warming, AL. The question is not whether it will, but how it will resolve itself.

Will there be a Dem candidate who hasn't been reduced to a caricature of him/herself?

Will the Clintons and the media have made McCain too strong to beat?

Will there be enough money left to fight the 527s?

Gore is right that it will resolve itself. I used to be a big Gore fan and a staunch supporter of a 2008 candidacy for him. But saying it will resolve itself is about as helpful as saying that there will be a US president come inauguration time in January. Senator Chris Dodd has a much more helpful suggestion.

Senator Chris Dodd has the right answer , the sensible compromise between "Hillary should drop out now" and "let all states vote in the primary before a decisions made no matter how obvious it already is that statistically one candidate has already won". Senator Dodd says let"s see how PA (4/ 22) North Carolina (5/06) and Indiana (5/06) votes go. Surely then the outcome will be very obvious; why pretend otherwise. And May 6th sounds like a very realistically early enough date to have the issue resolved. That will leave plenty of time for the Democratic nominee to focus on McCain. After May 6th there will be only 202 pledged delegates left to vote out of a total of 3253 pledged delegates. That is about 6.2 %. Surely they will understand that the decision has been made. I believe that Hawaii has to admit that sometimes in the general presidential elections the conclusion is forgone even though their residents actually get a chance to vote anyway.