POLITICAL: Nader has entered the race. Good or Bad?

Bogie35 · Post by **Bogie35** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:45 pm

Just read it on Yahoo news. He may have helped keep Gore out in 2000. Could his candidacy foil the Democrats' chances again? Let's hope.

bogie

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:48 pm

Nader is that wierd guy you ocassionally see standing on street corners downtown with a big dirty sign that says "THE END IS NEAR".

Momentarily disturbing, but at the end of the day, unimportant.

Marlin .35 · Post by **Marlin .35** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:53 pm

He is of no use to anybody, especially the American people. He is a non-canditate in this race!!!!!!!!!!! Art

Post by **Old Savage** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:56 pm

He will take some dem votes. Without him Gore would likely have won Fla.

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:07 pm

I hope he syphons enough liberal votes to offset the conservative write-ins for Paul......

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:10 pm

Another nut for the fruit cake.

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oldgerboy · Post by **oldgerboy** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:37 pm

He was the bonehead who managed to get rid of one of the most advanced autos of the 60's ... the Corvair.

He usually takes votes from the D's.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:02 pm

And with everything else he's a communist.

JohnnyReb · Post by **JohnnyReb** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:10 pm

Normally he is a draw on the Dems. The one purpose he seems to serve is to bring up the extreme liberal point of view and force the Dems to address that portion of the party (a portion of the party they don't want to talk to because it puts off all other reasonable people). If they ignore him then the libs have a candidate to vote for in opposition to the Dem nominee and it siphons away votes.

Gun Smith · Post by **Gun Smith** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:43 pm

If he's serious, he will pull votes from the Dems in the general election. He has done this before, we need to send him a couple of bucks for his campaign. Can only help the Republicans. Go Ralph!

buckeyeshooter · Post by **buckeyeshooter** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:02 pm

looks like a full field or idiots! Why is it always the lessor evil and never the best man to vote for!

Post by **Hobie** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 8:05 pm

buckeyeshooter wrote:looks like a full field or idiots! Why is it always the lessor evil and never the best man to vote for!

Because I'm not running.

It is JUST a joke...

JimT · Post by **JimT** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:14 pm

Hobie wrote:
buckeyeshooter wrote:looks like a full field or idiots! Why is it always the lessor evil and never the best man to vote for!
Because I'm not running.

It is JUST a joke...

You'd be the best man, but I wouldn't wish that job on a friend.

gary rice · Post by **gary rice** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:17 pm

cant hurt.

cubrock · Post by **cubrock** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:24 pm

IMHO, Nader's voting block consists primarily of people who wouldn't have voted had he not been in the race. That is, his effect is nil on the outcome. He doesn't dilute either vote to any measurable extent. He does make things more interesting, though, if not a bit hard on the blood pressure.

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:46 pm

MAN , I loved my Corvair.

Swampman · Post by **Swampman** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:50 pm

IMHO, Nader and Ron Paul are cut from the same cloth. Well meaning but nutty.

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:16 pm

BlaineG wrote:I hope he syphons enough liberal votes to offset the conservative write-ins for Paul......

+1

mescalero1 · Post by **mescalero1** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:47 am

You know, old Ralph means well;
What can I say, he draws some pretty far out supporters

shooter · Post by **shooter** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:22 am

BlaineG wrote:I hope he syphons enough liberal votes to offset the conservative write-ins for Paul......

I think that's all he's going to do. If enough people vote their conciense, we may be seeing Osama or Billary in the White House. I don't think McCain's going to win if people vote their conciense and write in. I haven't decided which I'm going to do yet. Enough people have died to protect my freedoms that I think I should write in. But then again having Osama or Billary really scares me, but I don't think McCain's that much better, if any. If anything McCain may be a little more conservative just because if he's not, he will lose a lot of support from Repub's and have zero chance for re-election. Of Osama and Billary, I think Osama is the lesser of the two, but I really don't want to find out. So, in response to the original question, I think Nader is a no factor in this election. The most he'll do is draw people who don't usually vote, and take a small percentage of the extreme hippie votes that would've gone to the Dem's otherwise.

Jeeps · Post by **Jeeps** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:15 am

If he talks about open borders, nationalized health care, and says
socialist values are the best in the world.

THEN I REALLY HOPE HE RUNS

Oyea, he also has to bring up the word "hope" at least three times a minute, and
that word has to be followed by "change". Can't forget that one

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 11:02 am

Hobie wrote:
buckeyeshooter wrote:looks like a full field or idiots! Why is it always the lessor evil and never the best man to vote for!
Because I'm not running.

It is JUST a joke...

So Hobie how do you spell your full name so I can write you in on the ballot.

Gun Smith · Post by **Gun Smith** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:04 pm

According to the Dems he took 75,000 votes from Gore in Florida and cost the Dems the election. We'll see.

cubrock · Post by **cubrock** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:21 pm

Gun Smith wrote:According to the Dems he took 75,000 votes from Gore in Florida and cost the Dems the election. We'll see.

According to the Dems, Bush stole the election in Florida, even though EVERY recount, no matter how liberally they counted depressions and pregnant chads, showed Bush the winner. Perhaps the Dems are right about Nader, but I have a hard time taking their statement at face value.

My personal experience, having worked at the 2000 election, was that Nader mobilized people who wouldn't have voted for Gore or Bush. They would have stayed home. I could be wrong, though. Wouldn't be the first time and certainly won't be the last.

El Chivo · Post by **El Chivo** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:42 pm

Hobie for President!

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