Chhhttt, — Gore pourrait bien être candidat (suite)

Pour 2008 ou pas, Al Gore laisse les rumeurs et les hypothèses, voire les confidences, entretenir le suspens, tout cela volontairement ou pas, — ou bien devrions-nous dire qu’il continue à entretenir/laisser entretenir le suspens ? … Selon le Sunday Telegraph, Gore préparerait, ou “pourrait laisser se préparer” en secret une entrée-surprise dans la campagne électorale. Un argument en faveur de cette interprétation semble se confirmer chaque jour : l’incertitude de la campagne 2008, l’absence d’une personnalité qui puisse faire moralement ou politiquement l’accord d’une majorité, par conséquent l’abondance des candidats et ainsi de suite. A noter que Bill Clinton s’est publiquement déclaré d’avis qu’on doit compter sur la possibilité de la présence de Gore dans la campagne.

En un sens, les USA présentent un paysage politique encore plus torturé que celui qu’a présenté la France jusqu’au premier tour des présidentielles d’aujourd’hui. Il s’agit évidemment, de ce point de vue, d’une crise majeure de la démocratie occidentale et des élites politiques.

Extraits de l’article du Sunday Telegraph de ce jour :

«Friends of Al Gore have secretly started assembling a campaign team in preparation for the former American vice-president to make a fresh bid for the White House.

»Two members of Mr Gore's staff from his unsuccessful attempt in 2000 say they have been approached to see if they would be available to work with him again.

»Mr Gore, President Bill Clinton's deputy, has said he wants to concentrate on publicising the need to combat climate change, a case made in his film, An Inconvenient Truth, which won him an Oscar this year.

»But, aware that he may step into the wide open race for the White House, former strategists are sounding out a shadow team that could run his campaign at short notice. In approaching former campaign staff, including political strategists and communications officials, they are making clear they are not acting on formal instructions from Mr Gore, 59, but have not been asked to stop.

»His denials of interest in the presidency have been couched in terms of “no plans” or “no intention” — politically ambiguous language that does not rule out a run.

»One of his former campaign team said: “I was asked whether I would be available towards the end of the year if I am needed. They know he has not ruled out running and if he decides to jump in, he will have to move very fast. He hasn't asked them to do this, but nor has he told them not to.”

»In an interview on Thursday, which touched on the prospects for next year's presidential election, Mr Clinton commented: “You've got the prospect that Vice-President Gore might run.”»

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