Why Ralph Nader shouldn't run for President. Call him at 202-265-4000 or e-mail him, and urge him not to.

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[monk]

For one thing, that ad manipulates statistics to support a particular claim. It fails to mention that the number of votes that would have won Gore Florida and New Hampshire would have to have come from those states. If one third of the people who voted for Nader voted for Gore, that one third would have been spread out over the country. Secondly, don't you think the Democrats should be asking themselves why those people voted for Nader? I for one think it's a good thing the Democratic Party is afraid I'll vote Nader. If they're smart, it will spur them to address the issues that potential Nader-voters care about- things like a living wage and universal health coverage (beyond the usual platitudes). I find it insulting that they want my vote because they're not Bush. Why have all these debates or even discuss their platforms if that's what it comes down to?

[Vidiot]

I'll agree that the Flash movie doesn't demonstrate an understanding of how the Electoral College works. But the number of votes that Nader got in Florida was much higher than the number that separated Bush and Gore. If just 55% of those Nader votes had gone to Gore instead (which seems likely to me), Bush wouldn't have won.

And I'll agree that the Democratic party and Gore ran a terrible campaign in 2000. Gore didn't give enough people enough reasons to vote for him, and Bush was charming enough to get them to vote the other way. Hopefully the Dems will be much more of a real opposition party, with teeth this time around.