VIDEO: John Edwards ROCKS the DNC Winter Meeting

I'm not surprised, Astrogirl. I know you're a backer of his, and I personally think Hillary and Barack have some candidate problems. I still thnk, though, if Gore gets in, he beats John (barely). I'm sure you disagree -- why do you think I'm wrong?

I also would favor Gore over all other candidates. I know, I know...he has the stigma of defeat, and he was a terrible campaigner in 2000. I really think he has changed a lot. I also think he is by far the most qualified person in the country...of any party...to be President. I think he would be a great president.
My next choice is Hillary. I think she is next-most-qualified, and I respect her political experience and savvy. Is she honest, a paragon of virtue? Hell no, and none of the others are either. I also think it's time we had a woman president, and she is the best and most qualified woman in this country.
Okay, folks. Unload on me. I'm ready to duck the bricks and stones. You'll never hit me. Nyah, nyah!

Bert, you look old enough to remember the election of 1960. Richard Nixon had VERY solid evidence of massive voter fraud in that election and was prepared to go to court to have recounts and investigations of that fraud. Then President Eisenhower told him if he did that, if he won in court, he would be a one-term president and if he lost, he would never BE president. Al Gore will forever have the stigma of the actions he took after the 2000 election. Despite all the hoopla about him "winning" that state, most Americans don't believe he won Florida. He has made himself into the very picture of a sore loser, not only with his law suits but with his extreme statements afterwards.

Looking forward to hearing more! Edwards is rising in my own rankings!

Well at least you back Democrats. Just keep an open mind and you will see Edwards is the man.

What a bunch of liberals! I guess I'm the only smart one here. :) :) :) Seriously, if you've read my articles on Gather called, "A comprehensive, analytical look at the 2008 Presidential race" (or something like that), you know that I predicted (and continue to predict Romney and Gore. And, Gore could win in 11/2008, although I predict Romney in a squeaker. Thoughts?

By the way, Bert, I take humbrage against these young bucks giving us older guys a bad time..........

Gore's biggest mistake was picking Liebestrom (Lieberman newly morphed into Strom Thurmond)... instead of Edwards. They are both correctly focused outside their own head.

Go John!

Dave

Greg, until Gore enters the race, and I believe he won't, your question about whether or not he could beat Edwards is moot. The DNC Winter Meeting to hear the presidential candidates, taking place over 2 days, yesterday and today, is a very important chance for the candidates to impress Democratic Party big shots and get the backing of big Democratic contributors. There are some potential candidates on the roster that haven't announced they are running yet. Gore isn't even bothering to show up.

I have high respect for Gore, so I don't doubt that if he decided to run, he would be a tough competitor. I know several Democrats who will vote for the person with the best platform on global warming. That's how urgent some of us see this problem to be, and the UN's scientific report, released yesterday, confirms that. That said, a presidential candidate cannot (or should not) run on one issue. There are too many other things that the president has to deal with. Gore is so focused on global warming right now, that I doubt he wants to be distracted from it by a presidential race.

Bert, I think Gore would be a great president too. As I said, I have a lot of respect for him.

As for Hillary Clinton, I think she's under the influence of too many lobbyists. Please, feel free to vote for someone that even you feel is dishonest if you want to, but that's not for me. I will vote for someone who doesn't take money from PACs and lobbyists, someone who I believe tells me what he really thinks and will make an honest effort to represent the American people. I will vote for John Edwards.

Mark, I don't believe that most Americans don't think that Gore won Florida, but if they do, they are wrong. There's pretty solid evidence of that. Gore is not an extremist. He is an environmentalist who stands up for his values. On most other issues, he has historically been a centrist.

David, thank you. Don, you too.

Greg, what is it that makes you think your predictions have any more validity than the predictions of anyone else? I know you've made vague statements in the past about being a pollster, but given the nature of the Internet, people will say anything. If you want us to believe that you have some credibility on this, you're going to have to tell us what your credentials are and who you work for.

Bongo, better than inventing the Internet? Is that even possible? If John Edwards does something better than that, I think all Jedi will say "the force is strong with this one."

But seriously, for anyone reading this who might take our joke the wrong way, Al Gore never even said he did invent the Internet. He made a comment that was taken out of context.

Dave B., welcome to gather! I hadn't seen you around here before, so I just clicked on your name, and I see you're new here. Hope you enjoy it.

I have seen Edwards speak several times and only one other time have I ever heard him like he was yesterday. He is always a very good speaker and a top notch motivator but yesterday was one of his two all time greatest.

Good post, BTW.

Thanks, Dave.

Astrogirl, I and my firm have done work nationally and locally, our firm's reputation is quite well known, and I personally have had a number of articles and quotes in publications such as Congressional Quarterly, Roll call, and pollster.com. My statements have never been "vague". Instead, they are totally appropriate for a blog site, where you don't share every waking detail about yourself to people you don't know.

As to your claim that i imply I have more predictive ability than others, I have NEVER said anything close to that nor do i believe it. I simply mention that so that you or others sense that I have exsperience in the field, the same way I like to know if a Gather author has been published.

You are obviously very intelligent, Astrogirl. But, I'm guessing you must be fairly young, because I sense some healthy and intelligent defensiveness when it comes to something you strongly believe in, such as John Edward's candidacy.

Greg, that is condescending and...were we talking about defensive?