Firstly, I think it would be very difficult for Gore to win. He doesn't have any left-over campaign cash or infrastructure so he would basically be starting from scratch. Well, he would at least have the Draft Gore movement to work with, but he would be way behind the other candidates.
The mechanics of this primary with "Super Duper Tuesday" make money a huge factor and we're already nearing the end of the second quarter.
Many important officials have already endorsed candidates and a lot of good staff people are working now for one campaign or another.
Also, a lot of the establishment people that Gore would ordinarily count on are Clinton backers. They supported him last time, but most are now committed to Hillary.
His involvement could cause hard feelings among old friends and that might hurt his effectiveness as a champion of environmentalism should he lose the primary or general election.
If Gore should ultimately win, he would be strongly distracted by the issue of the Iraq War, which the majority of polls show is the most pressing concern of the American public. However, Gore has said that he considers global warming as the number one threat to America and the entire world. So, it could certainly be argued that he is better served to work for his cause from where he is right now.
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