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In reply to the discussion: What have Nader, Stein and the Green's accomplished, [View all]lapucelle
(18,190 posts)107. I think there comes a point where true statesmen
understand that our institutions are more important than any single candidate or party and will fall on their swords to preserve the better interest.
Al Gore understood that in 2000.
Barack Obama understood that last fall.
I believe that Hillary Clinton understands it as well.
Maybe the senators were acting from the same motive. I like to think that they let the House powerfully make the point about the stolen votes and then fell on their swords by remaining silent to preserve the integrity of the office and the peaceful transition of power.
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I meant the Greens in Canada. Elizabeth May. And Europe. No i Don't like Stein.
applegrove
Jul 2017
#4
This month, in British Columbia, a coalition New Democrat-Green government is going to be sworn in.
Ken Burch
Jul 2017
#61
No...when you bring eight years of Bush...nothing he said was even relevant.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#22
Why...because of his war on one fucking car? I have no respect or admiration for Nader.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#23
I don't give a damn what he did pre-2000...everything was wiped out with actions in elected George
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#88
He improved nothing because electing Bush wiped out any environmental improvements.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#118
Any merit he might have had is far outweighed by the disaster his running for president as a Green
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#87
8 years of a real republican reminds even dumb people that the gop and the dems are not the same
La Lioness Priyanka
Jul 2017
#16
Had Sen. Sanders primaryed Obama as he wanted to, Pres. Obama probably would have lost with Green
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#18
I worked that election. It is my opinion that a primary opponent would have given us president
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#86
The story is that Sen Sanders wanted a primary opponent for President Obama. O'Malley brought it up.
Demsrule86
Jul 2017
#85
Stein helped to keep Americans sleeping when is comes to election tampering...
NCTraveler
Jul 2017
#12
Due to Nader's stupidity, we have Citizens United and have lost a key section of voting rights act
Gothmog
Jul 2017
#15
Hopefully educate people enough that they think better of jumping into a camp that
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#20
Not only did I live thru the time, listen, process and consider; but, I also
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#26
No. I was on the phone. Now I am taking a shower so I can get my flat tire fixed.
pirateshipdude
Jul 2017
#41
Oh, their conscience, so so pure. I'm sure little Ethan Chandler apprecietes what
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#78
We are talking about the greens. I'm really sorry you think that mentioning this child's tragedy
lunamagica
Jul 2017
#82
That would be a good question-if any significant group of folks here were defending Nader and Stein.
Ken Burch
Jul 2017
#56
I'm very confused as to how anyone who considers themself to be left leaning,
NYResister
Jul 2017
#70
Just to clarify, you are claiming that the Democrats who voted for Bush were liberals? n/t
BzaDem
Jul 2017
#120
One observation. Nader and Stein are both multi-millionaires whose way of life will not be
still_one
Jul 2017
#73