We* voted for this chump in 2000, but thankfully not in a swing state and so have no regrets. But it sounds like Nader's jumping into the '08 fray, and he could prove an unfortunate spoiler again. If Hillary Clinton is the nominee, there will be plenty of diehard Obamaniacs who absolutely refuse to support her. Not that I think a lot of them will jump to the Nader camp, but in yet another potentially tight race, Nader's influence cannot be discounted.
According to Ben Smith of Politico:
I just now spoke to Ralph Nader, who said the launch of his exploratory Web site wasn't timed to Edwards' withdrawal, but that Kucinich's withdrawal had made space in the race for him.
He also said he'd make third-party ballot access a major issue, after what he sees as a "national conspiracy" by the Democratic Party to deny him a place on the ballot in 2004, subject of a recent lawsuit.
Need another reason to vote against ol' Ralph? He says he agrees with Ron Paul on a lot of issues. Let's hope he means the Iraq War and not Paul's refusal to acknowledge genocide Darfur. The only thing scaries than Nader jumping into the race may be Ron Paul's staying in.
*We meaning nobody except the author of this piece.
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