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Newsmax on Al Gore.
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Noting the sorry state of the GOP, Stone told Newsmax it would be normal to expect the next president elected to be a Democrat. And it will be unless they nominate Hillary. NM: What are Hillary Clinton's chances of winning the Democratic nomination?

Stone: She's certainly a competitive candidate based on the huge sums of money she has and the intensity of her base within the Democratic Party, but I also think that this hasn't jelled in the way Bill and Hillary thought it would.

She has not had an easy march or a coronation for the nomination based on the great reverence within the Democratic Party for the Clintons - at least for Bill Clinton. She's now on her tenth position on the war in Iraq. She can't lay claim to being an early opponent of the war as other candidates can.

She probably gets upstaged by Edwards, who has been profound in his constant apologies and admissions of a mistake in voting for the war, which puts more pressure on her. That's a problem with the far left base of her party.

It remains to be seen whether that discontent with her manifests itself in enough support for a candidate such as Barak Obama or Al Gore to stop her from being nominated.

>>>>>NM: If Gore got into the race would he be a sure thing? <<<<<<<

Stone: Nothing in politics is a sure thing but I think Gore brings issues and talents and fire power in terms of both people and money to the race that certainly matches hers if it doesn't exceed it. The celebrity quality that she has, he also has, and, by the way, Barak Obama also has.