Is Nader back in the game?

Hmm. Interesting. The frontrunner of the Democrats, Dean, is not universally loved. Maybe Nader is thinking that he can siphon away some of the votes that would have gone to Dean.

In any case, a Nader run would, IMO, make reelection of Bush a slam dunk!

After throwing the last election to Bush, he probably won't pull many votes this time. People do learn - most of us, anyway.

Is Nader in the pay of the RNC. I wonder did Bush send him a thank you note along with the other goodies?

If Mr. Nader does run I am putting him on my Yule Card list forever as he will guarantee that President Bush will have another 4 years in the big white building.

I voted for Nader in the last election becuase Gore didn't stand for anything.

I will vote for Dean in this election (assuming he keeps his message) because he is representing real values .

If Dean has half of a spine and can communicate a clear message, Nader will either not run, or will not get any significant support.

Given the disastrous Bush presidency and the important issues involved, I suspect that the vast majority of folks who voted for Nader in 2000 will feel as I feel.

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But what would prompt him to run, knowing full well the consequences . The man must have an overblown estimation of his worth or has an ego problem.

I respectfully disagree.

Nader has an important role to play in our democracy. He has every right to run, and we have every right to vote for him.

I don't speak for Nader, but I think his point is (or at least I think it should be) that he is not a Democrat. He has no obligation to the Democratic (or any) party.

One part of Nader's role is to keep the Democratic nominee honest. I don't buy it when people whine that Nader ruined the election for Gore. Gore and the Democratic party lost the election because many of us didn't feel like Gore was worth voting for.

I will almost certainly vote for Dean if he is the nominee (assuming he doesn't lose my vote with a spineless campaign). I will probably vote for Kerry, and the most of the others can earn my vote.

I will not under any circumstances vote for Leiberman. He would be just as much of a disaster as Bush, and I would rather have the mess that would certainly ensue after 8 years of reckless polies blamed on the Bush adminstration.

If the Democrats run a good campaign with a strong message and integrity, I beleve they can beat Bush with Dean whether Nader runs or no. Bush is very vulnerable with the war, medicare, the deficit etc. etc. etc.

If we have a repeat of the pathetic democratic campaign of 2000, Nader will have my vote again, whether he runs or not.

Hmm - as a foreign observer, it seems sad to me that you cannot vote (if you wished to do so) for people like Nader - perhaps to send a message about the importance of environment to you - without splitting the non-conservative vote.