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In reply to the discussion: Simple question about Nader. [View all]City Lights
(25,171 posts)37. True, and we will never know whether the people that voted Nader
would have voted Gore or chose to stay home had Nader not run.
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If Nadar's constitutionally valid campaign hadn't occurred, would Florida have been close enough to
el_bryanto
Jul 2014
#4
Fair enough - If you aren't going to accept my question, I won't accept your answer
el_bryanto
Jul 2014
#7
Except that this is the real world, and we saw what happened when we listened to Nadar
el_bryanto
Jul 2014
#10
No people died in Iraq due to your voting for the candidate that better represented your views.
morningfog
Jul 2014
#11
Did Nadar and Nadar supporter argue that there was no difference between Bush and Gore? Yes.
el_bryanto
Jul 2014
#12
Yep - Bush is an asshole. So why did Nadar try and paint Gore as basically the same as him? nt
el_bryanto
Jul 2014
#16
If we don't want people to see similarities in the two Parties, you know what we should not do?
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#24
If one Senator had stood with the House Black Caucus to continue the recount would that have allowed
Bluenorthwest
Jul 2014
#20
History suggests it wouldnt help. In 2004 we had a senator concur with a Pres election challenge
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#29
No, just like we anti-war protesters were not showboating about Iraq. Just because you cannot
stevenleser
Jul 2014
#35
Seeing how Gore had the most votes even with Nader in the race, the outcome is still the same. If
B Calm
Jul 2014
#42
Well he did win the Presidency, even with Nader running so the question is moot imo.
Rex
Jul 2014
#28
Gore failed to win because he didn't convince enough voters to vote for him.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Jul 2014
#39
Al Gore did win the election. That he didn't take the office is not Nader's fault. nt
riderinthestorm
Jul 2014
#44
I chose "pass" because I don't know. You might want to add that as an option. n/t
winter is coming
Jul 2014
#47