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Nader Off Virginia Ballot

Posted by michael on from the keep-on-plugging dept.

rwiedower writes "Nader's not on the ballot in Virginia. This means he's off the ballot in 16 states: AZ, CA, GA, ID, IN, IL, MD, MI, MO, OK, OR, PA, NC, SC, TX and VA. Is it time for Ralph to call it quits or does every vote count?"

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  1. Quits? by addaon · · Score: 4, Insightful

    He's not running to win. He's running to make a point.

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  2. Why is he still running? by Quinn_Inuit · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Nader ran in 2000 largely on the theory that there was no serious difference between the two parties. 4 years, 2 wars, and 1 Atty. General Ashcroft later, I think his theory has been proved stunningly innacurate to all but his most ardent supporters.

    Personally, I wish he'd just go back to making the world safer for consumers and workers again. He was pretty good at that. Not perfect, but good.

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  3. Re:Not really. by Phillup · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I would agree, if there was someone I actually wanted to vote for.

    As it is, for me, this will be 20 plus years of voting against someone.

    Something is seriously wrong with a system that comes up with Bush vs. Kerry (or Bush vs. Gore, etc...) as the "best" candidates for president.

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  4. democrats by syrinx · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I find this whole "keep Nader off the ballot" thing by the Democrats despicable... how can anyone justify specifically trying to silence a political view?

    If they could get away with it, they'd be trying to take Republicans off the ballot too.

    <sarcasm type='liberal arrogance'> After all, all *intelligent* people vote Democrat anyway, so we shouldn't need all these confusing choices. </sarcasm>

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