SpaceCowboy
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Without 9/11, does Al Gore run and win in 2004?
I mean, there appears to have been a widespread feeling among Democrats that Al Gore was cheated out of the Presidency by the Supreme Court in 2000. However, 9/11 significantly changed the political atmosphere and caused President Bush to experience a massive popularity boost.
Without 9/11 and Bush's resulting popularity boost, would Gore have ran and won in 2004?
Also, here is another factor to consider: Hillary Clinton. If Bush is looking vulnerable in 2004, might she want to run against him that year?
After all, if Gore wins in 2004 and wins re-election in 2008, Hillary would have to compete with Gore's VP in 2012--at which point she might think that she will be viewed as being "old news."
Thoughts?
I mean, there appears to have been a widespread feeling among Democrats that Al Gore was cheated out of the Presidency by the Supreme Court in 2000. However, 9/11 significantly changed the political atmosphere and caused President Bush to experience a massive popularity boost.
Without 9/11 and Bush's resulting popularity boost, would Gore have ran and won in 2004?
Also, here is another factor to consider: Hillary Clinton. If Bush is looking vulnerable in 2004, might she want to run against him that year?
After all, if Gore wins in 2004 and wins re-election in 2008, Hillary would have to compete with Gore's VP in 2012--at which point she might think that she will be viewed as being "old news."
Thoughts?