At a rally in Michigan, Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama picked up an endorsement from Al Gore , the former Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Gore said, Looking back over the last eight years, I can tell you that we have already learned one important fact since the year 2000 Take it from me, elections matter If you think the next appointments to the Supreme Court are important, you know that elections matter._ Gore added, "The outcome of this election will affect the future of our planet,