CANNES, FRANCE – JUNE 26: Al Gore talks on stage during the WPP seminar as part of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity on June 26, 2015 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Francois G. Durand/Getty Images)
Former presidential candidate Al Gore will not seek a presidential run in 2016 despite rumors to the contrary, a top Democratic Party source told NBC News.
A BuzzFeed report Thursday claimed that Gore's supporters have begun trying to figure out whether there is a path for the former vice president in the race. But the top Democratic source told NBC News there was nothing substantive happening along those lines.
Gore has faced speculation about a second presidential run since he lost the election to George W. Bush in 2000.
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