The Hidden Swing State?

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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The difference between the candidates

[SimianOverlord]

OK, Nader's out there and is good for democracy, sure. And its a shame that some votes don't count because they're in a majority state, once that 51% is passed, it don't matter. But proportional representation has its own problems, too much fractionisation and ineffective leadership. It might work in penny ante institutions like the EU, but it'll never work over here.

I don't get why some folk are voting Nader when its so important to get rid of bush. The reason why I ain't voting for Bush is because he's had everything handed to him on a plate, he ain't never had to work for nothing. His daddy got him a job working for some friends of his in oil and although he messed up, he still got the money and the power. His daddy even bailed him out of active duty by getting him some plum assignment pretending to fly airoplanes in the boondocks.

Now Kerry, he had nothing. What he got, he had to EARN it. And he paid us all back by fighting oversease and putting his life on the line for America. He didn't get no easy route to the top, when he needed money he had to earn every scrap. George got a handout from his Dad but John had to marry some rich bitch, who must make his life hell.

Everytime I see that snooty cow on TV I'm filled with admiration for John. Not only did he somehow win her over to get his hands on some loot, thaw that ice queen, but he's got to put up with her for every goddam day of his life thereafter. Now that's duty, persevernce and the American Way. And that's why, unlike George, he's gonna make a GREAT president.

Re:The difference between the candidates

[Anonymous Coward]

I thought at first that this was sarcasm at its most obscure but I just can't seem to make that leap. Therefore, you are a complete idiot.

You are the reason why voter turnout going up is not a good thing. Anyone who would vote for that traitor because he had to "EARN [everything he has]" should be out of the voter pool.

People cast their vote for an individual for the studpidest reasons sometimes. Have that many people really gone brain-dead?

Re:The real hidden swing state

[stanmann]

Obviously, fat, dumb, happy, lazy, ignorant, or just don't care anymore.