Gore won't endorse, CNN says RAW STORY

Published: Tuesday February 12, 2008



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Print This Email This He would be "the most prominent Democrat yet to take a side in the presidential election, but two sources close to Al Gore tell us not to expect the former vice president to endorse either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama any time during the primary season," CNN's Jessica Yellin reports. Yesterday, The Washington Post said if Clinton or Obama won Gore's endorsement, it would be the largest endorsement in the bag yet. "But there's is no sign that the environmental oracle is ready to plunge back into the gritty world of presidential politics," the Post's Dan Balz wrote about Gore. Excerpts from Yellin's post: The sources say Gore talks with both Clinton and Obama, and is on good terms with both. But with Sen. John Kerry and Bill Clinton both aligned to a candidate, Gore has a role to serve as the neutral elder statesman in the party. If an agreement needs to be struck between Clinton and Obama down the road, Gore is in position to be the likely facilitator of that discussion. Gore also will want to work closely with whoever wins the nomination to promote an environmental agenda. As for two other major Democrats yet to endorse a candidate: sources close to both Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi say neither individuals have endorsement plans.



