In 1987, Al Gore originally announced his candidacy for president of the United States. However, he then decided not to run for presidency because his six-year-old son, Albert, was in a car accident and was badly injured. At that time, Al Gore decided to be on his son's bedside during his recovery rather than spending time on the presidential campaign.

In 2000, Al Gore lost his chance for presidency. He had chosen Senator Joe Lieberman to be the running Vice President. Gore's results were extremely close to those of George W. Bush and it took a mouth for a president to be elected. Gore decided to concede the election. Indeed, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Rhode Island, Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Mexico, California, Oregon, Washington, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota and Hawaii all were in favor of Al Gore.

Gore has not yet stated whether he will take part as a candidate in the 2008 presidential election or not. Indeed, many people would like to see Al Gore run in 2008. However we have to see what the future will bring.