Rep. Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-Fla.) is starting rumors that if there isn't a Democratic nominee by August, we may end up with a brokered convention and a compromise candidate. That candidate, he reckons, could be Al Gore. Mahoney, who is a superdelegate, suggested this during a meeting last week with the editorial board of the local Palm Beach newspaper. I'm fairly certain that it won't come down to a brokered convention, and even more certain that Al Gore isn't interested in another go at the presidential race – especially not one that he wouldn't even start until the end of August. Seems like wishful thinking to me.
--Kate Sheppard
