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In reply to the discussion: Ralph Nader: 'Cowering' Democrats face defeat [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)and then fomented a great deal of bumptious foofaraw amongst the well-meaning but politically naive youth and other inattentive idealists, costing the Democrats votes in battleground states to the benefit of the GOP. He did this knowingly, and with forethought.
If you look at Ralph's One Percenter portfolio, his agenda becomes clear. Of course a guy holding Halliburton, General Dynamics, and Raytheon stock wants Bush in the White House. Of course a guy with Walmart, Gap, Limited and McDonald's holdings would benefit from the anti-worker Bush agenda. That's why he took money from the GOP to keep his failing campaign afloat, over the protests of his VP candidate. That's why he dissed Dems in battleground states, to suppress turnout in those key states.
It was never about Ralph "making a statement." It was about Ralph actively helping George Bush become President, and Ralph getting much richer owing to his well-timed corporate investments.
WTF is this "hate Greens" nonsense? No one here should be supporting a Green for President. That's against the TOS--in case you were at all unclear on that matter. That doesn't mean anyone has to hate them.
If there's no Dem running, I'll consider voting for a Green or a Socialist or anyone who prioritizes social justice and equality. However, Greens will never get my support in any Presidential contest--they don't even have the brass or talent to grow their party from the ground up, so why should I think that a Green could run the country? Get the party out of "point zero little number" percentages first and then maybe they will merit some attention. The Greens need to start locally, and get off the Presidential bandwagon until they have a network and a structure.
All that said, I'm a Democrat, this is Democratic Underground...you should not be surprised if you run into people here who actually SUPPORT Democrats for elective office here.