Originally Posted By jonvn According to CNN, Ralph Nader is running as an independent for President again. I think he's a closet Republican. He only seems to run when it will help them the most. I don't think he'll get as many votes this times as he did in 2000, though. People see Obama as the "change" candidate now, and he's kind of old news.
Originally Posted By ecdc Anybody stupid enough to vote for this egomaniac in 2000 and 2004 got exactly what they deserved - 8 years of George W. Bush.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer <a href="http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/electoral-college/17981/ralph-nader-will-run-for-president-again-but-faces-different-political-landscape/" target="_blank">http://themoderatevoice.com/po litics/electoral-college/17981/ralph-nader-will-run-for-president-again-but-faces-different-political-landscape/</a> >>NADER HAS RUN IN TOO MANY ELECTIONS: American political history shows Americans aren’t receptive to the same faces constantly on the national political scene running for President. Voters seem to feel if you’ve had one or two shots at it and didn’t make it, it’s time to move on. NADER HAS LOST A KEY CHUNK OF HIS ORIGINAL STUDENT CONSTITUENCY: Obama (if he gets the nomination) has some of his strongest support on college campuses — the hub where Nader used to draw much of his original support NADER’S STYLE DOES NOT FIT INTO THE EMERGING EARLY 21st CENTURY STYLE OF POLITICS: Present politics seems increasingly influenced by the tone, images and packaging of entertainment and talk radio. Obama has sparked “Obamamania†due to his charisma. The deadpan Nader has always been charisma and even humor challenged. A comedian in the 1960s even used this line when a joke failed: “Who wrote these jokes? Ralph Nader?†NADER LEFT MANY VOTERS FEELING BURNED: His big argument in 2000 was that there wasn’t much difference between the two political parties and that it wouldn’t really matter who won. Both Republicans and Democrats know that turned out to be wrong in in the areas of the Supreme Court, environment, foreign policy, the power relationship between the three branches of government, and other issues. NADER’S IMAGE SUFFERED A HUGE BLOW IN 2004 WHEN HIS CAMPAIGN TOOK MONEY IN SOME STATES FROM REPUBLICANS who clearly were seeking to undermine Democrat John Kerry’s bid. Press reports documented some of these contributions. This shifted his imagery (except among his most loyal followers) to an idealistic third party candidate to one who was willing to be overtly used by members of a major party to help defeat another majority. THERE WILL BE A CLEARER CHOICE THAN EVER THIS YEAR since the GOP’s likely candidate Senator John McCain will greatly differ on many issues from either Obama or Senator Hillary Clinton. NADER WILL BE COMPETING MORE THAN EVER FOR INDEPENDENT VOTERS: McCain and Obama, in particular, have proven to have widespread appeal to independent voters who seem change. NADER HAS NO CHANCE OF GETTING INTO THE NATIONAL DEBATES since his percentage of the vote from 2000 to 2004 decreased so much. His most likely opportunity: to become a punchline for late night comedians.<<
Originally Posted By gadzuux Nader is all about his own vanity. And he doesn't seem to realize that an `08 run would do more damage to himself than anybody else. It's foolish to stand in the path of a tidal wave like obama - it'll hit him like a mac truck. Nader's irrelevant, and his actions only set him up to be a bigger punch line than he already is. Except it isn't funny because he shares some of the blame for our nation enduring the bush administration. Has this guy ever been elected to anything? Ever?
Originally Posted By SuperDry I think there are a lot of parallels to be drawn between Nader and Jesse Jackson.
Originally Posted By alexbook As a member of the Green Party, I can't tell you how annoyed I am about this. (I also can't tell you how annoyed I am because I only have 8 minutes before I have to log off this computer. ;->) Nader has shown himself to be an egomaniac who's more interested in getting his own name out front than in building up a strong, liberal alternative to the corporate-owned Democratic and Republican parties (or the "duopoly" as I like to call them). Unfortunately, too many of my fellow Greens have bought into the Cult of Nader. If he hadn't run, there was a good chance he would have been drafted. >>I think he's a closet Republican. He only seems to run when it will help them the most.<< He ran in 1996, 2000, and 2004. This is his fourth consecutive run. >>Has this guy ever been elected to anything? Ever? << No. He was an official in the Labor Department in the 1960's. >>I think there are a lot of parallels to be drawn between Nader and Jesse Jackson.<< Anybody remember Harold Stassen?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan By running again, Nader has officially become the modern Pat Paulsen. (You younger kids, look him up on the Google.)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <I think he's a closet Republican. He only seems to run when it will help them the most. < I thought he heard a rumor that Chevy was going to product a 2010 Corvair --
Originally Posted By woody Nadar isn't a factor this election cycle. Obama is the charisma candidate that Nadar once was. Nadar is just boring and old. If anything, this helps McCain slightly.
Originally Posted By jonvn "Nader has officially become the modern Pat Paulsen." More like the modern Harold Stassen.
Originally Posted By jdub At least Pat Paulsen was zany ON PURPOSE. Shame to be unintentionally, humorlessly zany, but that's our Nader.
