Gore is a possibility, but in order for him to win, he has to run a fundamentally different campaign than he ran back in 2000. Bring in a different staff and establish a solid message that resonates from the onset of the campaign. He can't re-define himself in the middle of campaign season like he did last time around. He has good ideas, it's simply a question of marketing. Many people consider him damaged goods, but view it this way. Another former vice-president, Richard Nixon, was able to make a political comeback in 1968 at a time when the Republican party faced circumstances similar to that of the Democrats today. After his devastating loss in the California Gubernatorial race of 1962, he was seen as a has-been and a sore loser at that, yet he was able to emerge at the consensus candidate six years later. Many today refer to Gore in similar terms, but like Nixon, he has a strong base within the party. If he gets his political act together, Gore could grab the nomination as the compromise candidate for both the moderate and liberal wings of the party. However he does need to re-focus his message, which is what he should be doing during his time in the wilderness. He needs to travel the country and keep himself in the public eye. Gore has been somewhat erratic at times since 2001, but I guess that happens when you win the popular vote but lose the electoral college by three votes, and the pivotal state was lost by only 500 votes out of 5 million! That's tough. But still, this is a candidate who can be a top tier contender if he chose to run.