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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader wasn't the only person that cost Al Gore the election in 2000. [View all]hfojvt
(37,573 posts)55. Perot is much harder to judge
Unless there is some poll defining it, I have no way of knowing if Perot voters, had they not had the option to flush away their vote on Perot, if they would have voted for Bush or for Clinton.
I didn't vote for Clinton either, but I hardly saw Perot as some kind of progressive alternative.
Maybe conservatives don't complain about Perot because it is such ancient history.
Further, I suspect that the reason Nader apologism has started again is to start a theme like this
"so vote 3rd party in 2014 and help Republicans win with a clear conscience"
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Ralph Nader wasn't the only person that cost Al Gore the election in 2000. [View all]
kentuck
Jun 2013
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You got there first: Gore won Florida! The Filthy Five on the SC stole it from Gore and Mr Gore did
byeya
Jun 2013
#5
Fuck Nader. This country wouldn't be so fucked up if he hadn't stayed in the race.
we can do it
Jun 2013
#23
Um. Step 3-A. Notorious anti-semite Pat Buchanan gets 4,000 Jewish votes, thereby
HardTimes99
Jun 2013
#18
I'm gonna get a "Time is sequential" tattoo - it'll complement the one that says "Moom"
byeya
Jun 2013
#54
No, but he was the only progressive who purposely worked to assist Bush against Gore.
pnwmom
Jun 2013
#4
Did you vote for Perot? Wow. I didn't but Ross sure was right about NAFTA wasn't he?
byeya
Jun 2013
#14
he was right about NAFTA and all it stood for, we've heard the sucking sound of globalism
markiv
Jun 2013
#26
Man,. you've got that right. And you're not even talking about TPP which may be worse for workers
byeya
Jun 2013
#36
I agree with you here too. I think that there are a few(or more) backroom Democratic strategists who
byeya
Jun 2013
#43
Thank you. Nader's vote count was insignificant, relative to the votes that Reagan/Bush Democrats
Zorra
Jun 2013
#17
People were pissed because Clinton got a blow job and they didn't. Get the facts straight.
we can do it
Jun 2013
#25
Not following you - of course those who voted for Bush are responsible that Bush
karynnj
Jun 2013
#62
Florida was rigged. Bush himself said "We'll win in FL. You can bet on it." While sitting next to
Fire Walk With Me
Jun 2013
#29