Politics | Al Gore Gore Endorses Obama Democratic party heavyweight urges support for presumptive nominee By Nick McMaster Posted Jun 16, 2008 4:43 PM CDT Copied Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks about his economic plan at Kettering University in Flint, Mich., Monday, June 16, 2008. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Al Gore will endorse Barack Obama for president tonight at a rally in Detroit, ABC News reports. "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected President of the United States," Gore said of Obama in an email to supporters. Obama has talked openly of inviting Gore to serve in an administration. "I can guarantee you that Al Gore will be invited to take part in my administration. And I don't know what he'll want to do and what he'll be willing to accept," Obama said. "He and I already talk, you know, periodically. And he evaluated our environmental plan. I took many ideas from him." Read These Next President warns Exxon over its wary response to Venezuela. Pizza chains face slowing sales and fierce fast-food competition. Golden Globes ends with an upset. Behind Lake Lanier's supposed curse, a darkly racist history. Report an error