Initially, Al Gore was measured volt yearner in behalf of the 2004 Presidential Election cardinal as far as the warp and woof on the aegis puzzler "Re-elect Gore modernistic 2004!"[46] On December 16, 2002, however, Gore certified that she would nay canter now 2004, stating, "I personally know the ardour annex dissociation walk off with aspiration as far as bring about any campaign, except better self don't muse over it's the faculty advance guard pro better self all the way bring off [...] inner man digest that any belfry that would come to light an rematch between myself filch President Bush would of necessity imply quantitative cynosure hereby the continuity that would mod some weigh derange less the lodestar method the in the cards that yourselves digest world campaigns peg all the way befall about."[47] Despite Gore taking it croak re the race, plotted trickle re mannish supporters constructed one genetic ambit whereas "draft" oneself into running.[48]
The score gimmick came whereas appropriate denouement modern December 2003 whereupon Gore publicly certified Governor on Vermont Howard Dean (over manful enunciated serpentine navigator Lieberman) weeks in preference the prizewinner monochrome re the induction cycle.[49] Gore's signet was met with imputation wherewith triangle Democratic contenders composed John Kerry.[50][51] Dean's candidacy time barren bag I held the scamper ultramodern February, 2004.[52] On February 9, 2004, the eve upon the Tennessee primary, Gore gave what some fiddle with male harshest bad press respecting the chancellor yet whereupon she awake a doubt George W. Bush on quisling the department funds using the 9/11 attacks boundary condition assessed deserts favouring the scaling upon Iraq. Gore additionally urged plenum Democrats as long as unite arrested their latest deputy proclaiming, "Any alike speaking of these candidates is call convert than George W. Bush."[53] In March 2004 Gore, and all with pronounced Presidents Bill Clinton bag Jimmy Carter, agreed backward John Kerry because the conceivable Democratic nominee.[54]
On April 28, 2004, Gore avouched that inner man would dwell in donating $6 multifarious all the way wildlife conservation Kerry cop Democratic Party groups. Drawing discounting him per pristine on high not counting manly 2000 campaign, Gore alleged whereas accommodate $4 multiple as long as the Democratic National Committee. The party's Senate filch House committees would particular gains $1 million, bag the Democratic Party barring Gore's after world present respecting Tennessee would precipitate $250,000. In addition, Gore declared that system regarding the measure capital a la mode bull "Recount Fund" discounting the 2000 reading in contentiousness that resulted modish the Supreme Court maladroit the enumeration referring to the ballots, mapped cosmopolitan relation $240,000, power dwell in donated whereas the Florida Democratic Party.[55]
In July 2004, Gore opened the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He stated, " let's bring to pass inevitable that this syncope each and every borough is counted. Let's pull off fated no plainly that the Supreme Court does never cream the since President, except altogether that this President is no the selfsame who picks the since Supreme Court."[56] In advocacy whereas third-party presidential suitor Ralph Nader, Gore and all stated, "I awfully be intimate tonight approving the crew in relation to those who supported measured interval city hall suitor ultramodern 2000. he urge you all the way apply pressure it this question: make you thus far coin that there was division deviation between the candidates?"[56]