Nader Gets on November Ballot in Florida

[Khephra]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Independent Ralph Nader will be on the November ballot in Florida, where four years ago his candidacy is widely believed to have cost Democrat Al Gore the presidency.

The Reform Party, which had endorsed Nader in May, submitted an application to the state's Division of Elections on Tuesday to place Nader and running mate Peter Camejo on the ballot, one day before the deadline.

"We accept it, it will go to the governor, he will certify it, and the names will appear on the ballot," said Jenny Nash, an elections spokeswoman. The governor is Jeb Bush, brother of the Republican president.

Democrats believe Gore would have carried Florida in 2000 - and thus won the presidency - if Nader hadn't been on the ballot as a Green Party candidate. President Bush won Florida by 537 votes after five weeks of recounts. Nader received 97,421 votes. Democrats say most of those votes would have gone to Gore.

http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/politics/9546805.htm

[trumad]

1. Jeb will certify it? Nooooooooooo

[Nambe]

2. No surprise there. His 'arrow' will take Kerry votes, no doubt.

Way to go Jeb.

[David Zephyr]

3. Ralph Nader Is Determined to Help Bush Be Re-Elected.

What an ass.

[bluestateguy]

4. Nader voters in Florida have blood on their hands

I don't care if Gore ran a mediocre campaign, this war never would have happened had Nader kept his mitts out of the race in 2000. I hope Babs Ehrenreich is proud of herself, the overprivileged limousene liberal!

[saracat]

5. OMG! That Bastard! Are the Florida Dems doing anything to block him?

We threw him off the ballot in Az. It can be done in FL as well.

[liberalnurse]

6. If Jeb wants it ....he will say....

"Make it so".......Hell, we saw that in 2000.....he has experience in that area.


Why the hell the people of Florida ever re-elected that crook....I'll never know.

[slojim240]

7. I think Gore can thank Nader for saving his life, but 977 families can

be mad as hell at him for what has happened in Iraq. There is no way I believe that Gore would have invaded Iraq. Clinton had the option and turned it down.

[wyldwolf]

8. Nader supporters? Hello?