When was he elected, and who does he represent? And to avoid the mistake, remember, VP is NOT an elected position...
2007-02-28 05:47:56 · 15 answers · asked by hichefheidi 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I ask this for all of the people who think he represents ALL LIBERALS. He doesn't, and i just wanted to be clear on that FACT. No reason to hate him and his 'Inconvenient Truth'.
2007-02-28 06:03:23 · update #1
When he was actually elected, it was because he was a sample of middle-class lazzies fair(Please excuse my spelling of that word, it's been a thorn in my side since it's inception and all) economics type of guy, who really didn't mind supporting the status quo or a market economy, but didn't want to vote for a purely business agenda. So, ya could say that his target demographic was the struggling man or woman who wanted to get richer, but didn't want anyone else to get a piece of the pie. As the Highlander used to say, there can only be one...
Now he represents more environmental concerns, so I guess it's only after he dribbled out of the public eye that he found a real niche, and one that doesn't necessarily hold everyone else down to get itself done. But that's just my opinion, there.
2007-02-28 07:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by crimsononice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Al Gore was elected to represent the people of TN before he ever ran for VP with Clinton (and even though the VP isn't actually techinically 'elected' they are still part of the reason that people vote for a presidential candidate.
He lost the 2000 election, but hey - its a small price to pay for getting to watch Dubya and Co. gaurantee that the GOP won't be in control of anything for at least another decade or two (until people forget and elect them again).
2007-02-28 05:54:39 · answer #2 · answered by joemammysbigguns 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Vice President is an elected position. The electoral college votes for the VP based on that states presidential election results. Legally, although seldom in practice, the electors can vote for a different candidate for vice president.
Al Gore is no longer an elected official. He's an American citizen speaking out on an issue, which is his right. He's well known so he gets more attention than the average citizen.
2007-02-28 05:59:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
He's just a private citizen now.
Too many people react to politics as if it's football - "my team" and "your team" and not who's doing good for the country.
PS As another piece of irrelevant trivia, there is NO constitutional provision stating that American citizens - you and I - have a right to vote for president and vice president! It merely says that the states appoint electors to vote, and the state legislatures can decide how to choose electors however they want to!
Every state legislature has said that the voters of their state choose electors, and any legislature that did otherwise would be thrown out, but legally we have no right to vote directly, and in fact don't!
Maybe when some kid is asking for homework help on the Constitution I will answer him with a discussion of Al Gore. Go figure. :)
2007-02-28 06:13:50 · answer #4 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
VP is an elected position, technically. But he was elected as a Senator from the state of Tennessee.
2007-02-28 05:51:18 · answer #5 · answered by asmith1022_2006 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was elected President in 2000, but the Supreme Court decided that it liked George Bush better, so it took the election away from Gore and gave it to Bush. There are no checks on the Supreme Court---it can do what it wants to and does not have to answer to anyone, just like the IRS.
2007-02-28 05:54:39 · answer #6 · answered by Preacher 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
When he was elected he was VP under Clinton. I'm not sure I understand the question though. It was the clinton/gore ballot.
Right now he is a humanitarian for global warming i think
2007-02-28 05:51:18 · answer #7 · answered by Momofboys 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I'm pretty sure the Vice-Presidential candidate appears on the ballot with the Presidential candidate. He was elected in that he and Clinton were elected on the same ticket. Also, if your presidential elections were actually logical and, like pretty much every other election in your country, was decided by majority rule, he would have been elected as president.
2007-02-28 05:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Ape Ape Man 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
The American People elected him to be president, but the Supreme Court overruled us.
Before that, he was an elected Senator from Tennessee for many years.
2007-02-28 05:51:36 · answer #9 · answered by chimpus_incompetus 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
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2016-10-16 23:01:40 · answer #10 · answered by dusik 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋