If Eleanor Clift's scenario plays out, you may have another chance to vote for Al Gore.

What If There is No Back Room?
The search for a way out of the Democrats' dilemma

Is this even in the realm of possibility?

While I don't see something like this happening, then you never know. It has been a long time since this type of a convention has taken place. And the thing about the Democrat race, it has really gotten a lot of attention, people are interested. And that is a healthy thing for our country. And if a wild card, such as what Eleanor Clift is suggesting, does take place, then we are seeing history take place before our eyes. And that is not such a bad thing either.

Upon thinking about this, I had another thought. Let's say if it does come down the the Democrat powers that be, should decide to do something like this, and Al Gore agrees to be the Democrat candidate for President. Then who would be his logical running mate...

...Barack Obama...

This would be the ultimate dis on Hillary. And Gore & Obama would be smiling all the way through to Inauguaration Day...

Good lord! LR and I agree on something!
Yes, that would make an unbeatable ticket. McCain would be hard-pressed to find a running mate that would help combating such a ticket.

Now that would be a stroke of brilliance.

Gore is probably more respected than he was in 2000 and may take some of the "red states" in the south, where Obama may also strengthen voter turnout. I can see them taking Florida (no comments, please!) and one of either Mississippi or Alabama. South Carolina might be possible, though the Carolinas are extremely military friendly. The race might come down to Pennsylvania and Ohio; if so, McCain's best veep bet might be Tom Ridge.

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Originally posted by DorianGreyed:
Good lord! LR and I agree on something!
Yes, that would make an unbeatable ticket. McCain would be hard-pressed to find a running mate that would help combating such a ticket.

I've been checking the news to see if there were any earthquakes, tsunami's or any other natural disastors, having taken place anywhere. At this point I think we're safe

When does a person running for President have to declare his running mate for Vice-President? As I don't know who Hillary,Mc Cain or Obama have picked yet?

The potential nominees of the major party can wait until the actual national convention, where the official nominations take place, and usually do. I can't answer for the various small parties that form now and then, but realistically have no chance of winning, and rarely make a difference in the race. (In the last 100 years, or 25 presidential elections, there are only only four times that a third party candidate may have made a difference.)

Hmmm May I ask what 4 times those were??

Teddy Roosevelt running on the Bull Moose ticket against his fellow Republican William Howard Taft resulted in Democrat Woodrow Wilson winning. (1912)

Wilson - 6,296,284 (41.8%)....Roosevelt - 4,122,721 (27.4%)....Taft - 3,486,242 (23.2%)
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Richard Nixon benefited from George Wallace, running as an Independent, taking votes away from fellow Democrat Hubert H. Humphrey. (1968)

Popular vote....Nixon - 31,783,783 (43.4%) Humphrey - 31,271,839 (42.7%) ...Wallace - 9,901,118 (13.5%)
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Bill Clinton benefited from Ross Perot's running, defeating George H.W. Bush. (1992)

Clinton - 44,909,806 (43.0%)....Bush - 39,104,550 (37.4%)....Perot - 19,743,821 (18.9%)
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George H.W. Bush's son, george w. bush, benefited from Ralph Nader's running. (2000)

bush - 50,460,110 (47.9%) ...Gore - 51,003, 926 (48.4%)....Nader - 2, 883,105 (2.7%)

I hope no one feels the need to re-hash the last two. It's been done here ad nauseam. If someone feels the need to discuss them, please start your own thread.