A Sign Gore is Running?
by Patrick Ruffini :: February 26th, 2007 1:25 amIn the wake of his Oscar victory, he’s got a splash page up at AlGore.com collecting email addresses for a global warming petition.
This is my first time visiting Gore’s site that I’ve seen this page. The latest snapshot of the site from Alexa doesn’t include it, so the likelihood is that it was turned on fairly recently. Why is this significant?
Because it’s the kind of no-nonsense list-building effort that all candidates would be well-advised to engage in advance of announcing. A good e-mail list is something any candidate needs to hit the ground running. And if you’re smart, you capitalize on high-impact events like the Oscar win to collect e-mail addresses.
Gore may deflect by saying that the page is for issue advocacy only, but make no mistake: this database can be used by a future Gore campaign. He seems to be still keeping his options open.
Is Gore going anywhere? I’m not sure he is. Obama seems to have taken the wind out of his sails by removing the need for a “fresh face” from the Dem field and cornering the lefty-hipster vote. If Gore’s strategy is predicated on Obama peaking too soon, it may be the right one, but we may not know the answer to that question for months.
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Jeff, congrats on your mind! Awesome!
Isn’t this pattern of issue advocacy pretty much what Reagan did before running for President? It demonstrates that Gore is out in front of the curve, a real leader, not merely triangulating like so many politicians.
As such, it should be respected, not denigrated, don’t you think? In fact, we should encourage all the candidates to take a firm stand on the issues of the day rather than treat the campaign as a “conversation.”
It demonstrates that Gore is out in front of the curve, a real leader, not merely triangulating like so many politicians
Gore consume average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.
On average Consumption electricity of 46,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 48,400 kWh per month in 2006.
Electricity of 56,100 kWh per month in 2004, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.
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Thisis ridiculous !
I’m outta here!!
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I’m off to another place to get my read on!
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