Ralp nader

[patricia1]

I am really suprised the news is not on here yet. I saw a short interview with Ralph Nader and unless my ears have decieved me I though I heard him state He is going to run for the presidency.. upset for the democrats?

[Ddavid from NC]

I am really suprised the news is not on here yet. I saw a short interview with Ralph Nader and unless my ears have decieved me I though I heard him state He is going to run for the presidency.. upset for the democrats?

Nader is running...Do you really think he will be much more than a novelty fact in a trivia game?

[O'Dannyboy]

As long as Nader is running independant he could win quite a few votes by virtue of people disliking all the other candidates. Rather than not vote some people may actually give their vote away to Nader to make a point. He is not likely not take many votes, like is last presidential candidacy, but he may take enough votes to be thought of as the deciding factor in the election. Just look at how they blame him for Edwards loss. It's like Montey Brewster running as "none of thee above". If he actually came with this message I would vote for him in a heart beat. He has already said he was running to give people the option to vote for a candidate that wasn't speaking out of the side of their mouth. He's likely to be nothing more than comic relief but as long as he makes the other candidates nervous I think it's a good thing. He will be an unknown quantity in what would otherwise be a two sided race. To me he is a reminder of how much we need a third political party.

[Oh Hamburgers!]

Nader was more of a factor when there were weaker candidates. This election the Democrats have a much more solid group (in my opinion) than they have in the past, and for this reason I don't see Nader having much of an impact. In fact, it seems as if there are more frustrated republicans than there are democrats this time around, maybe McCain is the one who could suffer?

I keed, I keeed!

[O'Dannyboy]

In fact, it seems as if there are more frustrated republicans than there are democrats this time around, maybe McCain is the one who could suffer?

The only thing I find frustrating is that a large number of so called "conservatives" were supporting McCain despite there being more conservative candidates, like Huckabee or Hunter, to endorse. From what I have heard only the democrats have been complaining about Nader running since they blame him for Edwards loss. We all know it will be down to Obama and McCain and I believe of the two McCain will garner the hogs share of the moderate vote. But thats just me. Obama is very charismatic and there are enough sheeple out there to make his chances very good for beating McCain since there is a chance many conservatives may not vote. You are correct about conservatives being frustrated and it's all to do with the republican parties choice for candidate. Their choice indicates that the republican party has moved left and is more moderate than conservative, leaving conservatives out on a limb. Yes it is frustrating since there is not a single conservative candidate to vote for. McCain will get most of the conservative vote but only since we have noone else worth voting for that stands a chance. The same thing happened last election when Bush won only only to keep John Kerry from becomming president. Todays political climate ultimately seems to be choosing the lesser of two evils. Se' la vi.

[Hunterpoet]

If Nader actually gets in the race I think it only spells doom for the republican candidate.

[patricia1]

Did any one see Hilary on the 700 club? Just found out today her foundation was christian until she went to college....Her rebuttal to obama made him look like a fool.

In spite of what i 'feel' she is highly intelligent and now is using what she knows about her own roots to knock him off the ballot..

Hey where is Ross peroe???? LoL ( i do not know how to spell his last name )

[MorningGlory]

If Nader actually gets in the race I think it only spells doom for the republican candidate.

Not so; Nader doesn't appeal to conservative or even moderate voters. He can only hurt the Democratic candidate by syphoning off the votes of the extreme far left and the usual suspects out on the fringe. Nader is anti-American, anti-Israel (he is Palestinian descent, actually) and he supports the Pals getting as much land as they can. Not a platform Republicans would endorse.

[MorningGlory]

Nader was more of a factor when there were weaker candidates. This election the Democrats have a much more solid group (in my opinion) than they have in the past, and for this reason I don't see Nader having much of an impact. In fact, it seems as if there are more frustrated republicans than there are democrats this time around, maybe McCain is the one who could suffer?

I keed, I keeed!

Okay....I give up! What does 'I keed, I keeeed' ! mean???

[Oh Hamburgers!]

I kid, I kid