There are 4 article(s) tagged Al Gore:

• March 2021

  • Al Gore joins Byhalia Connection Pipeline fight in southwest Memphis

    Former Vice President Al Gore joined with Memphis residents fighting construction of the Byhalia Connection Pipeline, which he called a “reckless, racist, rip-off.”

    By Daja E. Henry March 14, 2021

• March 2020

  • Nelson: Tennessee almost always a bellwether for Democratic nomination

    The biggest difference between Al Gore in '88 and Michael Bloomberg '20 is the amount of money each could spend on Super Tuesday. Gore’s campaign was adequately funded by donors and federal campaign subsidies. Bloomberg’s has been spectacularly financed, with every dollar coming from his $60 billion-plus fortune. 

    By Michael Nelson March 02, 2020

• December 2019

  • Nelson: Why Tennessee is no longer the mother of presidential contenders

    In none of the past three elections – 2012, 2016, and now 2020 – has anyone given a thought to the possibility that the next president might come from Tennessee.

    By Michael Nelson December 24, 2019

• May 2019

  • Nelson: A tale of two Gores

    Al Gore somehow managed to be dealt a straight flush — a booming economy, a world at peace, and a popular administration in which he served as vice president for eight years — and play it into a losing hand. 

    By Michael Nelson May 09, 2019