The Stark Reality for Democrats

This is something I have been telling people offline for a few weeks, but it's something that is getting more mainstream play and is becoming more of a potential factor. The 2008 Democratic nominee just might be......Al Gore:

Al Gore on the second ballot: A scenario that a few weeks ago seemed preposterous is beginning to look plausible to some nervous Democrats looking for a way out of the deadlock between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. It goes like this: We love them both, but neither is a sure bet when it comes to electability. It's not about gender and race, each has more mundane vulnerabilities. Hillary's negatives will drive white men to John McCain; Obama's inexperience will require a gut check on the part of voters. What if the super delegates decide not to decide, denying either candidate the requisite number of delegates to secure the party's nomination. Democrats want to win. The new rallying cry: Gore on the second ballot.

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I just would like to say that Al Gore may be the one Democrat who can unite all factions of the Democratic party after the convention, yet I cannot possibly fathom a scenario where he can beat John McCain in November...