Obama/Gore 2008

Why didn't I think of this?

Obama/Gore 2008: 10 reasons why it could be awesome.

Jeez, that would be better than an Obama/McCain ticket. A bit more risky, to be sure, since it might catalyze the right wing against them, but it wouldn't be any worse than Hillary would do, regardless of her running mate.

I would have been in political heaven if Gore decided to run, but alas, he is smart, and decided to retain his sanity. I probably would have made the same decision were I him. I'd be pretty surprised if anyone would be able to pull him back into Washington, but you never know, maybe Obama is just charismatic enough to do it. Those two together would make a kind of Democratic Dream Team, Obama's undeniable public presence with Gore's experience and notoriety.

So many options, and for once, there are a lot of good options. I'm not gonna get my hopes up, though, since Ron Paul is clearly not the contender that we were hoping for, and Obama still has a chance to screw things up if he doesn't get serious. I guess I just better stay tuned!

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