FLINT, Mich. — Al Gore announced his endorsement of Barack Obama on Monday and promised to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him — the presidency.
In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, “From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States.”
In 2000, Gore won the popular vote but lost the election to George W. Bush, who captured Florida and its electoral votes after a divided Supreme Court ended the recount. Since then, Gore has made combatting global warming his signature issue and has been recognized worldwide — from an Academy Award for a documentary to the Nobel Prize.
“It means a lot, obviously,” Obama said of Gore’s support, as he greeted workers outside the General Motors Flint Engine South plant. The Associated Press
