2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I am Very Disappointed with the Democratic Party [View all]DLnyc
(2,479 posts)It was a close race there, Nader was not even remotely close to winning there, his campaigning there only made it harder for Gore and easier for Bush.
I think that is puerile behavior, regardless of what other factors may have been working for or against either of the two leading candidates.
I would support a third-party candidate who knows enough to withdraw and endorse one of the viable candidates if and when his/her candidacy clearly both is inviable and stands to hurt the more progressive (almost always Democratic) candidate.
I will never support a candidate who is nowhere close to winning but continues to run when it is clear his/her candidacy is only going to hurt the Democrat.
Period.
If that hurts Ralph's feelings, so be it, he did a lot more than hurt my feelings in 2000!