Re: [pf] Nader on The Connection today (NPR)

by Betsy Barnum

18 December 2000 23:06 UTC

Molly Williams wrote:

> The premise of today's program, titled "The Nader Effect," was that
> Ralph Nader caused Geo. W. Bush to be elected. Many Dems (callers and
> the guest speaker) were quite angry about his effect on the election,
> calling Nader all kinds of names and saying he should be ashamed of
> himself. Those who spoke on Nader's behalf (including Nader, of course)
> were eloquent in response, I thought.
>
> Wondered what others thought.

I didn't hear the program, but I think people who still blame Nader for
Gore not being president need to get a life. First off, we all know that in
spite of the Supremes' incredibly partisan intervention, Gore actually did
win! They certainly can't blame Nader for how the judges decided! Second,
we also know that Gore lost more votes to Bush nationwide, and in Florida
as well, than he did to Nader. It's just silly and stupid for people to
continue haranguing about Nader and the Greens. They should instead be
asking why Gore couldn't carry his own home state nor Clinton's, and doing
some self-examination about why so many people perceive very little
difference between the two major parties. As well as asking why so many
people, still the majority and most of them the Democrats' traditional
constituency, don't vote at all.

IMHO, it's mostly party hacks who are still carrying the grudge about
Nader. The rank and file Democrats are over it.

Betsy