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To: LindyBill who wrote (95564)	1/17/2005 6:36:59 AM
From: John Carragher	of 793928

Al Gore Eyes 2008 Bid NewsMax hears from Washington, D.C. sources that former Democratic Vice President Al Gore is considering a run for the presidency in 2008. Washington Democrats are buzzing about the news - not so much that Gore will be feted by Democrats, but the civil war it will likely unleash in the party. For starters, Kerry still says he is keeping open a 2008 bid. But his disastrous showing in 2004 makes it certain he won't win. But Teresa's checkbook means he can wreak havoc in the primaries. The fratricide among Democrats will come from another likely contender. Hillary Rodham Clinton is giving every indication she will run. Gore and Hillary have long disliked each other. The pair got off to a stormy start when Bill Clinton was elected president and first lady Hillary demanded that she occupy the office traditionally given to the vice president. Bill vetoed the idea - which apparently led to a shouting match between the first couple during their first inaugural in 1993. Gore has told friends that he partly blames Hillary for his loss in 2000. Critical Democratic manpower and financial resources were siphoned from his campaign to make sure Hillary won her Senate race in New York. Now Gore may try to exact revenge. The key may be money. The Clintons are the dominant money players in the party. The scuttlebutt in the 2004 race is that Al Gore wanted to run again, but when he made the perfunctory calls to fund-raise from Democratic mega donors, they said they would not commit to him. Hillary was said to have told donors she might make a bid - thereby throwing a roadblock in the way of Al's fund-raising. But this time, Gore friends in Washington believe that he has a better chance. They are already reminding Democrats of Nixon's successful comeback. Like Gore in 2000, Nixon lost as the vice president to John F. Kennedy in a nail-bitingly close election. Nixon decided to skip the following election and made a stunning comeback in 1968 to take the White House. Gore's argument is that he can do the same because he is a Southern Democrat. Gore supporters believe a Hillary run will position the party, once again, with a Northeastern liberal. This formula - repeating the candidacies of Dukakis and Kerry - is destined for failure. But Gore cites Clinton and Jimmy Carter, both Southern Democrats, who won the nomination and the presidency. Though Gore served as a moderate-to-conservative Democrat in the House and Senate representing Tennessee, he veered sharply to the left during the Clinton years. Democratic operatives say you'll see Gore reaffirm his Southern "Red" state credentials as he tacks again to the right. Gore also has one key supporter behind him. The New York Post's Page Six says Tipper Gore has been telling friends that Al is seriously considering a 2008 race.

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