--- title: Democratic Convention: Al Gore Endorses Hillary Clinton description: Former Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore won't be attending the Democratic national convention, but will vote for Hillary Clinton. canonical: https://time.com/4422363/democratic-convention-al-gore/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-25T19:03:49.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:51.884Z article:section: Politics og:title: Al Gore Endorses Clinton, Won't Attend Convention og:description: "I will be voting for Hillary Clinton." og:url: https://time.com/4422363/democratic-convention-al-gore/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd8c483e20846f46/698870610a4a221e3b9c6f81/gettyimages-495498530.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: The New York Times 2015 DealBook Conference og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Al Gore Endorses Clinton, Won't Attend Convention twitter:description: "I will be voting for Hillary Clinton." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdd8c483e20846f46/698870610a4a221e3b9c6f81/gettyimages-495498530.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Al Gore Will Not Attend the Democratic Convention But Will Vote for Hillary Clinton > Sponsored content. 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(Neilson Barnard/Getty Images-- New York Times) Neilson Barnard—2015 Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 25, 2016 7:03 PM UTC Former Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore won’t be attending the Democratic national convention, but he went on Twitter to say that he’ll vote for Hillary Clinton in November. Gore, who served as vice president under Bill Clinton, spoke at the [2004 and 2008 conventions](http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1856570%5F1856573%5F1856602,00.html?iid=sr-link5) but [skipped the 2012 gathering](http://www.politico.com/story/2012/09/wheres-al-gore-080680). In November, he told PEOPLE that it was [“still too early”](http://time.com/4107128/al-gore-hillary-clinton-endorsement/) to endorse a candidate. In a series of tweets Monday, Gore backed Clinton in part because of her position on climate change, a major issue for him. > [](https://twitter.com/algore/status/757638991042588672) > [](https://twitter.com/algore/status/757639060869386240) > [](https://twitter.com/algore/status/757639103840030720) A spokeswoman for Gore, who is [a superdelegate for his home state](http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/politics/national/story/2016/jun/06/tennessees-al-gore-last-uncommitted-democratic-superdelegate/369694/), told the Nashville _Tennessean_ that he would not be attending due to unspecified [“obligations in Tennessee.”](http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2016/07/24/al-gore-skip-democratic-national-convention/87512310/) An aide had also previously told Politico that [Gore would endorse](http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/hillary-clinton-no-al-gore-endorsement-224181) after the Democratic Party chose a nominee. 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