Al Gore Spokeswoman On 2016 Rumors: ‘There’s No Truth To It’

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore gestures while speaking at the Climate Summit of the Americas in Toronto on Thursday, July 9, 2015. (Chris Young /The Canadian Press via AP) MANDATORY CREDIT
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A spokeswoman for Al Gore flatly denied late Thursday that the former vice president was considering a run for the White House in 2016, according to Politico.

The denial from Gore spokeswoman Betsy McManus followed a report earlier in the day from BuzzFeed that cited anonymous Democratic insiders who said they were exploring the possibility that Gore could run. The BuzzFeed report stopped short of saying Gore, who won the popular vote during the 2000 presidential race but ultimately lost the election, was involved in the discussions.

“There’s no truth to it,” McManus told Politico when contacted about the 2016 rumors. “He’s laser-focused on solving the climate crisis.”

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  1. Does it come down to tons of people are want anyone but Hilary Clinton that they’re willing to go for a disembodied head in a jar instead?

  2. Avatar for mantan mantan says:

    The NYT is insisting his spokesperson went on to say he invented 2016 rumors…

  3. Avatar for darcy darcy says:

    Sorry Al but we’re just not that into you anymore.

  4. Anonymous Democratic insiders, huh? I thought this was Horseshit from the beginning. Too bad Buzzfeed was quick to run with the story.

    Real journalism is on life-support in this country. Dad was right. You can’t believe everything you read…and he said it long before there was an internet, before there was cable TV and Faux News was invented, and reporters all became opinion writers.

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