Al Gore tries to put kibosh on 2016 rumors

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. Yes, that Al Gore.

In the years since then he’s focused on environmental issues and business ventures. Since leaving the White House, Gore has become perhaps the most vocal public official sounding the alarm on climate change.

An unnamed senior Democrat tells, “They’re figuring out if there’s a path financially and politically”, adding: “It feels more real than it has in the past months”. In a phone interview, Democratic strategist James Carville said while he also “hasn’t heard” anything from the Gore camp, he wouldn’t be surprised if Gore weren’t at least considering the possibilities. With these names dominating Democratic narrative, former Vice President Al Gore is reportedly looking into a return to politics.

But that didn’t stop “Al Gore” from becoming a trending topic on Twitter Thursday night. Bernie Sanders is now beating Clinton in New Hampshire and Joe Biden looks like he’ll be jumping into the race sometime in September.

The adviser cautions that there have been no formal or even informal moves by Gore himself — but that the former vice president has not ruled out anything.

Gore ran for president in 2000 and was successful in clinching the Democratic nomination, but ultimately lost the general election to George W. Bush.