July 9, 2007 - 3:03pm
Gusciora seeks Gore delegates for 2008
By Max Pizarro
Tags: Reed Gusciora, Al Gore
Assemblyman Reed Gusciora wants former Vice President Al Gore to be the next president. So he's launching a statewide grassroots movement to muster the necessary New Jersey delegates to put Gore's name in at the Democratic National Convention next summer.
Forget about a draft Al Gore movement now. It's too late, Gusciora contends. Gore supporters, says the veteran progressive legislator, need to organize and take their cause straight out of the February, 2008, Democratic primary to the convention in Denver.
Coming off a ceremony at Giants stadium last Friday at which Gov. Jon Corzine signed the Global Warming Response Act, which Gusciora co-wrote and which global warming guru Gore personally attended, the Assemblyman said he was pumped up to go statewide with his Go Gore message."I would like to try to find people who are interested," said Gusciora. "The American psyche has a way of correcting its mistakes. Gore's ideas were really criticized on global warming when he ran for president in 2000."
They won’t be now, particularly after what Gusciora and 74% of the voters in New Jersey, according to Quinnipiac University, see as the train wreck presidency of George W. Bush.
Gusciora said as it stands there are too many problems with the Democratic candidates who are now running.
Senator Hillary Clinton?
“I just can’t get around her war vote and her lack of remorse over it,” said the Assemblyman. “I would support her if she were the nominee.”
But reluctantly.
And the same goes for Sen. Barack Obama, whom Gusciora sees as inexperienced, and Sen. John Edwards, whom the Assemblyman can’t see, frankly.
Gusciora said he couldn’t claim to have any connection to the Gore machinery and what other grassroots groups are doing beyond the State of New Jersey. He’s planning to work the phones in the coming weeks to find support here.
The state Division of Elections won't put someone's name in a slogan without his or her consent. But there are ways around it. Ronald Reagan didn't enter the New Jersey primary against Ford in 1976, so his supporters filed delegates under the slogan “Former California Governor.”
Also in 1976, an uncommitted slate won the most delegate seats in the Democratic primary. The slate, headed by Sen. Harrison Williams and AFL-CIO Pres. Charles Marciante, was for Hubert Humphrey or Jerry Brown. Gov. Brendan Byrne headed Jimmy Carter’s slate.
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we have enough candidates
this is pretty silly, even for Reed Gusciora (and that is really saying something).
Gore's not running, much less winning. Let's move on.
EPA
I'd take Gore over Clinton anyday but i don't think he is headed into the race - Gore would make a good Agency Head.
Mr. Dem but Reed is silly
Come on...we're talking about Reed here. He'll have a better shot at getting Clay Aikens delegates than Gore.
This is the worst written story I've ever read
Does anybody proofread this stuff? The quality of the writing and reporting on PNJ has suffered terriblyEver since Kushner and Sommer took this site over.
Al Gore
He's got my support!
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."- Winston Churchill
reed
needs a life..sorry reed.
Gore
While the primary might be tricky for Al. If he secured the nomination he would handidly defeat any Republican opponent. All the candidates have a problem seeming "current" and Al is no different, although he might have an easier time pulling it off than Hill Clinton. I'd support his campaign over the rest of the crop. In his long career Gore has proven to be a mediocre (at best) "politician" but has consistantly been an excellent "official". He was a leader in the Senate (as most of the world recognizes now) and was a relativly dynamic VP (despite his wodden persona).
SJBlue
"While the primary might be tricky for Al. If he secured the nomination he would handidly defeat any Republican opponent. "
Rebuttal.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."- Winston Churchill
Gore's weight loss program
Gore the ultimate elitist fat cat is on a " swift boat to no where" He should join Michael Moore in a Hot Dog eating contest.
Gore-bore
While the primary might be tricky for Al. If he secured the nomination he would handidly los to any Republican opponent.Therefore he should run.
Good Stuff from Conservative Posters
Whether it's one conservative using the epitaph "Gore Bore" or another linking to youtube as a rebuttal or one saying Gore should join a "weight loss" program, the level of political discourse and analysis from some conservative Republican posters on here is too high for a would-be progressive to provide a humble response.
Concerning Gusciora's goal of having Gore delegates, I agree with Mr. Democrat's post that we already have worthy candidates in the field, with Edwards, Richardson and Biden more than capable candidates with a strong vision for the country. Though Gore has the cache of being right on global warming and the Iraq War from the beginning, his entrance into the race isn't merited.
Marty-Mart
If it makes you feel any better, I would've laughed in your face myself if it were possible.
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."- Winston Churchill
Powerful conservative arguments
Ah, how many youtube posts, one sentence off-topic meandering replies, ubiquitous postings in multiple threads, and "gay mafia" references will we, politicsnj.com readers, be treated to over the years with the thoughtful, penetrating political critiques by one certain Republican poster? One can only hope much more of this political substance is to come...