Politics | Al Gore Al Gore Declines to Endorse Clinton 'It's still too early,' Bill Clinton's former VP says By Arden Dier Posted Nov 11, 2015 7:50 AM CST Copied In this Sept. 23, 1993, file photo, then-President Bill Clinton talks to then-first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton as then-VP Al Gore applauds during a pep rally at the White House. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File) Bill Clinton's former VP says he won't endorse Hillary Clinton—at least not yet. "It's still too early, in my opinion, to endorse a candidate or pick a candidate," Gore tells People in an interview to kick off his 24-hour climate-change telethon Friday. "Everybody can look at how the presidential campaign is developing and get some pretty clear ideas about how they think it's going to turn out, but I still think it's premature." Think he could still enter the ring himself? Not likely. "I'm a recovering politician, and the longer I go without a relapse, the less likely one becomes," he says. (Here's the title Clinton may give her hubby if she wins.) Read These Next Defense officials react to Hegseth's Quantico meeting. Government shutdown is here. Here's what to expect. Colorado wants to give 'peace of mind' on Hunter S. Thompson. President asks nation's top generals to loosen up. Report an error