In his Sunday column for The New York Times, Frank Rich joined the chorus of those urging that former Vice President Al Gore run for president. Rich does not endorse him, but does suggest he is preferable to Hillary Clinton as a Democratic candidate.
The main reason: Unlike Hillary ("a weak candidate") he has shown leadership and not been afraid to stand out front on an issue. Where once Hillary "inspired passions pro and con, now she often induces apathy," Rich writes. "Her most excited constituency seems to be the right-wing pundits who still hope to make a killing with books excoriating her."
Al Gore, writes Frank Rich, "Is the right man in the right place at the right time, thanks to a perfect storm of events."