The Duc Pond

OK, not quite, but Gore’s endorsement of Howard Dean is no small deal. ABC News says that over the past several months Gore has been moving ideologically closer to Dean, but I think the biggest factor in his and the unions’ endorsements is simply the fact that he is the front-runner. The party needs to be united, and soon. The MSNBC article I link to above also has a source close to Gore speculating that he may be trying to get himself a more powerful position within the Democratic Party. And possibly defeat Hillary Clinton for the 2008 nomination if Dean loses the general election. Political stuff is neat!