Al Gore Working With Democrats Towards Peaceful "Resolution"

February 16, 2008

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Former Vice President, and recent Nobel Prize winning author Al Gore is standing fast in his pledge to remain neutral in his support of Democrat Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Instead Gore is using his clout to keep the channels open regarding a possible “resolution” to what many ranking Democrats fear could become a bitterly divided party. Party officials report that Gore, along with a handful of ranking Democrats held private conversations as the worry increases among party members of what this his historic primary may lead to:

The issues party leaders are grappling with, they said, include how to avoid the perception of a back-room deal that thwarts the will of millions of voters who have cast ballots in primaries and caucuses. That perception could cripple the eventual Democratic nominee’s chances of winning the presidency in November, they said.

Among those taking part in talks with Al Gore include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, John Edwards, and Senators, Joe Biden and Chris Dodd. None of these individuals have endorsed either Clinton or Obama, however Nancy Pelosi made comments on Friday afternoon that were widely seen as supportive of Mr. Obama when it came to the process the party should use to make its choice of candidate.

It would be a problem for the party if the verdict would be something different than the public has decided,” Ms. Pelosi said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. Ms. Pelosi said she intended to remain neutral, though some of her closest friends and allies in the House are publicly supporting Mr. Obama.

While Pelosi holds a lot of sway within the Democratic ranks, no other figure has been as closely monitored in their actions as Al Gore. Who amongst other attempts at persuasion has been lobbied incredibly hard by both the Obama and Clinton camps. With neither camp finding much success, there are other narratives to Gore’s involvement. They include Gore’s close allies complaints that in 2000 then President Bill Clinton, focused more on getting Hillary’s senate race, then he did on the presidential election which ultimately Gore had stolen from him. While many in the media point to this and a couple other minor bumps in the road with the Clinton family, Kalee Kreider, communications director for Mr. Gore, said that he has no present plans to endorse a candidate,” though she added, He has not ruled out that possibility prior to the convention.” Ms. Kreider declined to discuss and further about the private conversations Gore was engaging in with fellow Democratic leaders.