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"They're figuring
out if there's a path financially and politically," an unnamed
Democrat told BuzzFeed about the insiders. "It feels more real
than it has in the past months.”
Gore, 67, was the Democratic candidate in the 2000 election when
the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a vote recount in Florida, which
ultimately led to Republican George W. Bush becoming the
country's 43rd President.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dominated the
small field of Democrats vying to be their party's candidate in
the 2016 presidential election. When she ran in 2008, Gore, who
served as vice president under her husband, former President
Bill Clinton, declined to endorse her.
BuzzFeed reported that its sources "cautioned not to overstate
Gore's interest." It said he has not made any formal or informal
moves to join the race, has not met with political advisers
about a potential run and did not comment to the media outlet
about making a bid.
Still, the environmental activist, Nobel Peace Laureate and
founder of Current TV enjoys some favor among voters. A recent
Reuters poll shows 3.3 percent of Democrats would vote for Gore
in the 2016 election, the same percentage as those who would
elect actor George Clooney, but far less than the 18.8 percent
who would vote for Gore's old boss, Bill Clinton, who is barred
by law from running again. (http://bit.ly/1Kkba6C)
(Reporting by Lisa Lambert; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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