Gore, who was Bill Clinton's vice president from 1993 to 2001, has been working to damp down speculation of a try for the top spot in the wide-open November 2008 election.
But the Economist quoted former Clinton political guru James Carville as acknowledging that growing pressure for a White House bid is something most politicians would find hard to resist.
"For them running for president is rather like having sex for normal people," the magazine wrote. "It is not something you do just once if you have any say in the matter."
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