This paragraph sums it up pretty well:
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Though hugely admired in the West, he is deeply unpopular at home for presiding over the 1991 break-up of the Soviet Union that led to economic and political chaos. When he last ran for president, in 1996, he won just half a percent of the vote.
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I really doubt this will get anywhere. Not that I would personally want it to, either - as far as politicians for Russia go, I'd sooner vote Putin + Medvedev than Gorbachev + Lebedev (which is like saying that hell would sooner freeze over...). At least the former have succeeded at not ruining the country.
I've tended to respect Gorbachev's intentions and ideals, but as a politician he's been consistently inept.