This is directly off the Draft Gore NH webpage:
I don't see that this has been posted yet, so please have a seat, with some tissues nearby...

Tell me if you think I'm wrong, but the only dream left, I suppose, is a brokered convention...


Write-In Campaign for Al Gore in New Hampshire Primary Halted.
For Immediate Release: January 5, 2005
Contact: Farrell S. Seiler, Chairman
Draft Gore New Hampshire
603-568-4916
farrell@draftgorenh.com

New Hampshire Gore Supporters Halt Primary Drive

(Littleton, New Hampshire) — January 5, 2007 — Active efforts to “write in” Al Gore’s name on the New Hampshire primary on Tuesday have been terminated by the only statewide organization dedicated to putting the former vice president on the primary ballot.

In an email and telephone calls to more than 2000 Gore supporters in the Granite State, Draft Gore New Hampshire

A decision to endorse a primary candidate is under consideration.

Such a decision will be based in part on how the candidates address the issues of global warming and climate change during Saturday’s debate in Manchester.

After Tuesday’s primary, Draft Gore New Hampshire will continue to promote opportunities to solve the crisis of global warming and energy security through energy conservation, energy efficiency and renewable energy.

Draft Gore New Hampshire recommends that voters cast their ballot for the candidate who most closely shares the values and global vision of Nobelist Al Gore.

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So there you have it. When the draft efforts were halted in November, we could still hope for a write-in campaign to spur excitement and possibility. Now that's gone. My energy for hoping has been flattened like a punctured tire. Can't go very far on a flat, can one?

I have an odd metaphor. I'm thinking of the new game show, "Deal or No Deal". The players have to choose between the POSSIBILITY of as much as $1,000,000 in a briefcase, or an ACTUAL, guaranteed but lesser offer by "The Banker" in the show. Do we go with the possibility of the best candidate/nominee/President, or a lesser actuality?

While I'll still keep a single hope burning for a brokered convention, I think the train has left the station. We'll all have to support someone, and it may be wise to choose before too long, to give the best of the "actuals" a good shot. I feel my broken heart has been heading in the direction of John Edwards for a while now, as I see him as the most committed progressive of the three most viable candidates.

Love to you all, and may the Gore be with you (at least in spirit).
Dinah

Interesting, that it doesn't mention why.

I just returned from vacation in NH, about 12 miles from Littleton, which is where DraftGore NH was located. I suspect the reason they stopped is because they weren't getting anywhere with their campaign. I saw no evidence of them or their campaign whatsoever. Lots of signs for Hillary, Obama, McCain, Romney. Nothing about Gore. I drove around with my Gore 2008 bumper stickers on my car and had no company anywhere.

It's actually a good thing that they stopped. The NH write-in effort was specifically requested to be stopped by Gore's office back in November. I had several exchanges with Farrell (head of the NH movement) about stopping what he was doing, but since he wasn't an AGO affiliate, I had no sway with him. Maybe he finally took what I was saying to heart. Or maybe someone from Gore's office contacted him. Or maybe he just decided it didn't look good to have such a small showing of support for Gore. Mind you, it's not that the support isn't there. It's just that, since he's not on the ballot (and not running), people don't want to "waste" their votes by writing him in.

Either way, I'm glad Farrell finally came to his senses. Gore's office said it would "create other problems" if these efforts went ahead. I think we owe them the respect of paying attention to that.

Bon voyage, Earthmother! I'm taking another cruise on DE NIAL.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPTtnSkcr44

Wish I could join you, TNBlue, but I'm feeling really convinced at this point that Al has moved on. There are many who still hold out hope for the brokered convention scenario. I think it's highly unlikely. For one thing, why would these candidates, who've worked so hard for over a year to raise money and campaign, just roll over and let Al walk in, unscathed, after having not done anything to run? I know, I know. He already did that in 2000 and won. But this is 2008, and there's a new cast of characters, and I just don't see it happening.

I wish. I wish. But I just don't see it . . .

They would do it if they're smart because the Democrats will LOSE if they don't! Most of the people I talk to feel the same... undecided, no good choices.

There are none I would vote for now that Dodd is out. Obama has potential, but he's just toooooooooo green. He needs Al as a good mentor for 1 term.

And to think I've spent months converting some of the most hard core Republicans I know to vote for Al. All that energy wasted.

Prepare for 4 more years of the same-ole-s**t. :(

4 more years like the last 4 will find me losing my grip on lower middle class, (as defined by income). I can still take my education and southern charm with me to the rescue mission I guess. Don't suppose I'll freeze on the streets since global warming will continue unchecked. :dripple:

If you don't vote DEM then it will be 4 more years like the last.

We're all extremely disappointed that Al Gore isn't running now. But if you respect Gore's judgment, please wait until he voices his opinion before thinking you won't possibly vote for another DEM. Other candidates might put together a decent cabinet and benefit from Gore's advice as well.

It's entirely possible that the Democratic nominee will win this year. With a heavy turnout by young people that person might win handily. They won't win every state, but they don't have to, to put a Democrat back in the Oval Office. ;)

President Barack Obama is doing the impossible
He has upset the fix and Hillary is toast

He will win 400 plus electoral votes

the voters want change, something new

Two years ago I started telling you Al had to get in the race before Obama, and I was correct then and now

Al Gore should endorse Barack Obama, as now it is too late for NH maybe right before Super Tuesday where Obama can crush the old Hillary Clinton Terry McAuliffe Bill Clinton Clintonite network and send Hillary packing
No more monarchy's here in America. That is what WE fought and won centuries ago to rid ourselves of.

Let's start taking bets-
Will Hillary run for a 3rd term as senator or just slither away?
I hope she slithers away and Bobby Jr. is the next Senator

(you tube Hillary and cackle and get a nice laugh)

While a President Obama /Vice President Gore would be perfect, it don't appear to most here that will happen
How about SCOTUS Al Gore? As his family has a heritage of being around til very old, Al could serve 30 years on the Supreme Court or more...
And then ironically make the call that didn't come back then...

And in 2017, Barack Obama after 2 successful peaceful wonderful terms can be nominated by the next President to the US Supreme Court as Chief Justice
(And the man nominating Obama could be vice president Al Gore if he were to accept the offer of Barack Obama.)

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

But the time for a meaningful endorsement is runing short...This race is just
about finished...Obama will not be denied.
History is being made.And Al Gore can be part of that team.

The magic number is 2,026 (the # of delegates/superdelegates needed to secure the Democratic nomination).

Everything is proportional, so winning a state doesn't mean that all the delegates go to the winner. California, the largest state, has 441 delegates/superdelegates. In a strong three candidate race in California (Hillary/Obama/Edwards), the winner will probably only get a little more than 1/3 of the total.

Does the math add up for Hillary to get to 2,026? Judging by the severe bleeding in her campaign and all of the nervous superdelegates who might bail on her if (or more likely, when) she loses in NH and SC, Hillary will need to win most of the big states on Super Tuesday just to stay in the race!

Does the math add up for Obama to get to 2,026? He's hot in the early smaller states and is winning in Illinois, but he's still losing (albeit gaining a little ground) in all of the other major states (California, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Ohio). He'll win his fair share on Super Tuesday, but it will not be enough to seal the nomination.

Edwards is being stubborn (was a bad thing before, now a good thing) and intends to stay in the race to the end! He doesn't have much of a chance to win, but he will probably take a lot of delegates (particularly in the South) that would have otherwise gone to Hillary or Obama.

Richardson and Kuchinich will stay thru Super Tuesday, win a decent share of the delegates, and save some face before checking out. What's left of Dodd, Biden, and Gravel will probably get a very minor share of the delegation.

The biggest factor of all: Florida and Michigan (two of the top ten largest states) have apparently been stripped of their delegates and will not count towards the 2,026 needed to win.

If no one gets to 2,026 (which is increasingly becoming a distinct possibility with Hillary, Obama, and Edwards staying until the end), the brokered convention will take place.

As of right now, it doesn't look like Gore is going to run, but he hasn't endorsed anyone yet. Until he does, the door is still open...