What I meant to say, and probably didn't
say it very well--is that a third party vote is not necessarily throwing your
vote away. That is the only positive lesson that I think Ventura has to
offer.
Re: Buchanan again, I simply think that
his switch from a mainstream to a third party will be his demise. It
proves that he will do anything to try to get elected, as well as that he is
unelectable. This is what I think the overall electorate will take from
his Reform Party run.
On the other hand, Nader has stayed with
the Greens all along--not as a political expedient. That will keep a
little of the cycnicism off of him, I think.
"Those poor
kids. So young. So nauseous." --Krusty the Klown Telethon
for Motion Sickness
> Anyone
remember John Anderson? > > I thought not. >
Oh, I remember John Anderson. Probably would've
voted for him if I had been old enough.
I also remember Ralph
Nader. I voted for him in 1996. I'll remember him in 2004 if he
decides to run. And I'll remember the Green Party and the matching
funds they'll have earned if the turn out for Ralph goes high
enough.
And PLEASE folks! Do NOT equate Jesse Ventura
w/Ralph Nader. Back before Jesse was doing the drop-kick off the
ropes, Ralph was taking on corporations and taking unsafe cars off the
road.
Read his ideas and prospective polices! (Remember ideas?!?)
If you don't agree with them, don't vote for
him.
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