Interesting Thought Experiment

Sorry, M. While I know that this post is about the election, I found an article that presents an interesting scenario in relation to the divide on TRS and within the Democratic Party.

At Newsweek, Eleanor Clift provides an interesting though experiment on the Democratic Race and the candidates. If after the end of the primaries the candidates reach the convention without a super-majority support from the pledged delegates and the super delegates, will the Democratic party attempt to reach a settle by selecting a candidate not involved in the process to ensure the success and life of the party. This candidate would be, of course, Al Gore, a candidate that has already received the majority of popular vote in the country and has the necessary experience to lead the Party and the Country.

For this to happen, it would mean that neither candidate will win the nomination during the primaries and that, at the convention, neither candidate wins the nomination during the first vote. Since delegates, both pledged and super, have the ability to "vote their conscience," this may be an option for a second or third vote.

While I think that this article may be a trial balloon, it is a challenging piece. I see one major problem with this scenario-- it would be entirely undemocratic since Gore was not, as far as I know, on any of the ballots though he may had received some write-in votes and has always been in the conversation about the Presidency. A second major problem is what to do Senators Clinton and Obama and how they would react to the possibility of a third candidate.