Will Al Gore Run For President After All?

He may not seem to be positioning himself to run for president in 2008, but former Vice President Al Gore may indeed give it a shot.

Gore Team Told To 'Stand By' For Presidential Run

The more time that passes, the more it seems that former vice president Al Gore may indeed run for the White House next year.

According to Britain’s Daily Telegraph, staff members who worked on Gore’s unsuccessful presidential bid in 2000 have been approached to work on a possible campaign for 2008.

“I was asked whether I would be available towards the end of the year if I am needed,” one of Gore’s former campaign workers reportedly said. “They know he has not ruled out running and if he decides to jump in, he will have to move very fast.”

Gore has repeatedly said in the past that he has no plans and no intention of running for president again. But in politics, that particular language is ambiguous – meaning that it doesn’t fully rule out a bid.

Just two days ago, Gore’s former boss, President Bill Clinton also mentioned the possibility that Gore might run again.

During an interview with CNN’s Larry King on April 19, Clinton said, “You’ve got the prospect that Vice President Gore might run.”

Although former campaign workers acknowledge that Gore himself has not asked them to prepare a 2008 presidential campaign, they say he has not asked them not to, either.

Gore supporters are said to believe that the current Democratic frontrunner, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, may win the nomination but that she cannot win the actual election. Given this belief, and Gore’s priorities on climate change, it is possible that the former vice president has received new motivation to take aim at the White House.

Numerous websites are also campaigning to “Draft Gore” into the 2008 election, which feature an online petition that has already been signed by more than 70,000 people.