The news actually “broke” yesterday, with a bunch of “this is about to happen” articles, but now it’s official: Al Gore has endorsed Howard Dean’s presidential campaign.
Al Gore endorsed Howard Dean’s bid for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination on Tuesday, substantially deepening Dean’s fast-developing drive for dominance in the nine-candidate field of would-be challengers to President Bush.
“I’m very proud and honored to endorse Howard Dean to be the next president of the United States of America,” Gore said.
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“In a field of great candidates, one candidate clearly now stands out and so I’m asking all of you to join in this grassroots movement to elect Howard Dean president of the United States,” Gore said.
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“He was the only major candidate who made the correct judgment about the Iraq war,” Gore said. “And he had the insight and the courage to say and do the right thing. And that’s important because those judgments — that basic common sense — is what you want in a president.”
“Whether it is inspiring enthusiasm at the grassroots, and promising to remake the Democratic Party as a force for justice and progress and good in America, whether it is a domestic agenda that gets our nation back on track, or whether it is protecting us against terrorists and strengthening our nation in the world, I have come to the conclusion that one candidate clearly now stands out,” Gore said.
Excellent news, I’d say — nice to get an endorsement from the candidate who was actually elected President of the United States back in 2000! ;)
Definitely great news!