Early indications, based on Gallup Polls (often relied on by Presidential candidates in strategising their campaigns), suggest Al Gore is widely regarded as a much stronger candidate than most people would think.
The results at
http://www.galluppoll.com/content/De...7019&VERSION=p would reveal the latest opinion polls as of March 2007, which actually - on the Democratic front - shows Gore leading Clinton despite his not having declared his intention to run in 2008. In fact, for the political stats aficionados, if we were to scrutinise 3 seperate Gallup polls conducted between February and March 2007, Al Gore's popularity has been steadily increasing - probably at the expense of Hilary Clinton's. That opinion is further reinforced at
http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1093187 and many other sites.
For those who harbour inhibitions about Al Gore's campaign for 2008 on the back of his failed attempt in 2000, this might be a good site to check out :
http://www.perkel.com/politics/gore/index.htm . Personally, I pretty much agree with numerous issues discussed on the site in scrutinising where Gore fell short in 2000 and would, if he decides to run, probably run a stronger race in 2008.
I know much of the above is founded on nothing more than opinions, but at the end of the day politics in any democracy is pretty much governed by opinions as much as anything. If nothing, I hope the above will at least provide you guys with a more in-depth take on Al Gore's credentials for 2008 which really shouldn't be underestimated.
Good luck to anyone betting.
PS : Can the mod delete one of my earlier posts? There's a double-posting and I can't seem to edit/delete the post for some reason...