The Nader Factor

TolkiEinstein writes "The NY Times is running an article on The Nader Factor that details the threat level old Ralph represents to John Kerry. Nader has made it on the ballots of 30 states, and polls show he could influence the outcome of 9 states where the race is a dead heat. While Nader argues that he isn't a spoiler, a Zogby poll suggests that if he weren't on the ballot, 41 percent of his supporters would go to Kerry and 15 percent to Bush. Ironically, this is why some of the prime movers in getting him on the ballot have been Republicans. As per the article, Terry McAuliffe - the democratic party chairman - says he should 'end the charade' of a campaign being kept afloat by 'corporate backers.' Could it be that in this way Nader is beholden to corporate interests? For shame, Ralph."

Comments

Re:Nader has lost it

[Carbonite]

There is more to the world than Kerry==white && Bush==black

Quite true...Kerry has looked rather orange lately.

The spoiler effect

[Antony-Kyre]

Some could argue that Kerry is stealing votes away from Nader, not the other way around. That if the Democratic Party stopped participating in Presidential elections, Nader would win.

In other news.

[jotaeleemeese]

Bush is going to steal votes from Kerry.

And Kerry is going to steal votes from Bush.

Oviously Saddam Hussein got it right, since nobody could steal votes from him.

I have only one further comment. Duh.

Re:Its the fault of the electoral system

[AlXtreme]

PS- we let women vote before the US even considered it.

And what about the 30M sheep in NZ? Do _they_ get to vote? Long live democracy! Liberate the sheep of NZ!

cheers mate, you live in one of the more sane countries on this clump of rock. Cherish it.

ex-NZ slashdotter