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The Hidden Swing State?

Posted by michael on from the la-la-la-la-can't-hear-you dept.

rwiedower writes "What if all the Nader voters lived in a single state? Kerry would have to court them and their electoral votes just like he pursues union workers in Ohio and senior citizens in Florida. Now, in the two weeks before the election, Nader's 1% might well be a deciding factor. And Nader voters, sick of being told that a vote for Nader is a vote for Bush, have formed a loose coalition demanding to be treated for what they are--a swing state."

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  1. "thenadorfactor.com" by Kronovohr · · Score: 3, Informative

    This link should be http://thenaderfactor.com/ instead -- "thenadorfactor.com" isn't resolving (nor even registered)

  2. Re:The difference between the candidates by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Informative

    Nope, that complete idiot would be you.

  3. Re:Why are Nader voters and his party so cluess? by Marxist+Hacker+42 · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not quite true- Nader isn't green this time around, and Cobb is supporting his local candidates (and Kerry BTW- which is why Cobb hasn't been campaigning in swing states). Here in Oregon we've got a number of Green state legislators, and the Green Party is supporting a bid to turn PGE into a PUD, instead of letting Texas Power buy it from Enron (and continue to siphon off $40,000 a year in tax money collected but not owed to the state, since the parent company is running PGE at a loss).

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  4. Re:Why are Nader voters and his party so cluess? by kenneth_martens · · Score: 2, Informative
    In spending his political capital running for an office he can not posibly win he is insuring a minimal return on investment. ...
    A party that runs someone for president and gets 2% of the vote in the US has no ability to do anything of use.

    Running for President gives the candidate and the party publicity that running for a lower office (such as a state legislative seat) does not. Publicity for the party's Presidential candidate then helps (in a trickle-down sort of way) the campaigns of the other party members running for lower offices. Running for President is not about winning, it's about getting your party some publicity and communicating your message to as many people as possible.

    Another reason to run for President is that in some states a party must get a certain percentage of the vote in a major election in order to be recognized as an official political party. Officially recognizied political parties generally have easier requirements for getting candidates on the ballot than do unrecognized parties and independent candidates. The Presidential race is as good a race as any to pick up those much-needed votes to keep your party on the official list of political parties.
  5. Re:time for a real fix by Fjornir · · Score: 4, Informative
    Have you called your congressman to support H.R.5293 ? IRV is being considered for all federal offices NOW. Spread the word on this. Tell your friends. Ask them to tell their friends. The 2008 elections could, concievably, be held in an IRV format.

    I submitted the scoop on this to /. this morning, because I thought it was important enough to get some coverage. And the contrasts between IRV and the systems used by Debian are quite interesting. Unfortunately it was rejected. So, help spread the word.

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  6. Funny by TheLink · · Score: 2, Informative

    People always talking about Left, Right, More Left, More Right.

    Anyone tried Forward/Backward? :)

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