Gore Endorses Hillary Clinton But Won't Attend Convention
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CBSMiami/AP) — Former Vice President Al Gore is for the first time endorsing Hillary Clinton for president despite his plans not to attend the Democratic National Convention this week.
Gore in a statement Monday cited what he called Clinton's qualifications and experience to meet challenges facing the nation and the world, "including, especially, the global climate crisis."
Gore's office had earlier told The Tennessean newspaper that unspecified "obligations in Tennessee" would prevent him from attending. Gore spoke on behalf of Democratic nominees John Kerry in 2004 and Barack Obama in 2008, but he did not attend the 2012 convention.
Gore was a Tennessee U.S. senator before joining Bill Clinton's presidential ticket in 1992. Gore lost the 2000 presidential race to Republican George W. Bush.
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