Reversing the damage caused by the rogue Bush administration requires a person of stature, consummate ability, and global respect. America for Gore is convinced that Al Gore is the person with the experience and the character to accomplish this task.
America for Gore supports the fight against Global Warming and related environmental threats. We will vigorously promote Gore’s substantial vision in the days and months ahead to the official platform of the Democratic candidate. Our goal continues to be Gore’s nomination as their presidential candidate.
AFG recognizes that Al Gore is busy now with the urgent work of organizing governments and NGOs to help stop environmental degradation. We look forward to the results of the Bali conference and look forward to his participation in the 2008 political campaign in whatever form he deems appropriate. The field of early candidates has paid mere lip service to the climate crisis and it is clear that none of the existing candidates can deliver the programs and diplomatic efforts that are desperately needed to save the planet.
America for Gore is working to create new and efficient ways to aid Gore’s many supporters succeed in promoting candidates at national, state and local levels who are pursuing Gore’s broad and visionary mission for the people of America and the world.
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Greg, no actually America For Gore still has quite a large national steering committee consisting of folks from all over the country and the group is still having conference calls almost every week.
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yes many are in a holding pattern at this point, but there is still a Gore right-in effort going on in New Hampshire
and a brokered convention isn’t that far fetched given the 3- way split among the front runners.
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cycle probably that most of us have seen in our life time and anything can still happen.
…Secretary of the Interior in a Dem administration, but he isn’t going to be the Dem candidate for the presidency this time around.
Yes, I think we should be supporting Al Gore, but not in a run for the presidency. We should be supporing him in his efforts to fight global warming. It will take more than the election of a Democratic President to make sure that his and others’ efforts are successful. For example, Congress and state legislatures have to start passing legislation that really will have an effect on global warming. Al Gore can make that happen more effectively by doing what he is doing right now; educating and organizing people around the globe about this very important issue.
The Gore supporters are not just supporting the idea of a Gore presidency, but are also supporting his efforts at combatting global warming, and promoting his other visionary positions as well as supporting candidates for congress who are philosophically aligned with Gore.
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