Al Gore tries to put the kibosh on 2016 rumors
The Democratic rumor mill keeps on turning, but at least some 2016 speculation can be put on pause: While a "senior Democrat" told Buzzfeed News that former Vice President Al Gore was considering a presidential run — and that "they're getting the old gang together" — Gore's spokesperson went on record to tell Politico there that there is "no truth to it."
Gore is "laser-focused on solving the climate crisis," Betsy McManus, his spokesperson, said. Gore, who won the popular vote but lost the White House in 2000, hasn't run for office in 15 years, passing his time with projects like the 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, instead.
Additionally squashing any rumors, Mike Feldman, who worked as traveling chief of staff during Gore's 2000 presidential election campaign, agreed with McManus, telling Politico that if "the old gang" was truly getting back together, he's "insulted" he wasn't also invited.
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"I just don't think this is on his mind," Feldman said.
Even so, Democratic strategist James Carville holds that "running for president is like having sex."
"No one did it once and forgot about it," he said. "If you can do it, you want to do it again, it's something you don’t get out of your system."
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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