Since all of Nader's supporters were young hippies, I doubt most of them would've bothered to vote had he not been on the ballot. But I'd bet a million bucks that at least 538 of them in Florida would've shown up for Gore.
The same can be said of supporters for the other parties. Gore is mostly reponsible for these left voters voting Nader. Had his party actually listened or addressed the leftwing before the last minute, he wouldn't have lost those votes.
Yes, but Nader clearly was the most guilty culprit. Nader received 97,488 votes in Florida, whereas the other leftist candidates received less than 2000 votes. Had Nader not been on the ballot, I'm 99.9% confident that Al Gore would have received a net gain of 538 votes in Florida. And the rest, as they say, is history.
And Alcon is correct; people that voted third party socialist probably a) wouldn't have voted or b) voted for another third party candidate. Enough Nader voters would have voted for Gore, as indicated by their large swing towards Kerry in 2004.
And in what respects do you say that the left-wing was ignored in 2000? Can you give any specific issues?
Let's start with his cozy relationship with corporations.
I don't think Gore was entitled to all the non-Republican votes simply because he was the Democratic candidate.
LOL, Nader's not friendly with corporations. That's why he owned shares of Halliburton.
I think most non-Republicans would prefer Gore over a Republican-funded fascist. Remember, NADER WAS ACCEPTING MONEY FROM REPUBLICANS. That makes him a complete f**king joke, even if you ignore his horrible authoritarian politics.
Nader is one truly disgusting worthless excuse for a human being. I have said for a long time that as soon as I hear of his death, I'm taking a shot in celebration, and I am dead serious.
