Ralph Nader - "Stay Silent and Stay Powerless Against Trump's Tyranny"

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103. People aren't blaming Nader for "the failures of the Democratic party."

They are blaming Nader for running a 3rd party campaign in Florida, telling his credulous supporters there was "no difference between Bush and Gore," and ultimately taking away enough votes from Gore to give the election to Bush.

Nader understood how elections work. He knew he had no chance of winning. It was a calculated move by Nader and his supporters to deny Al Gore the win, damn the consequences.

It's your right to vote for any candidate you choose. You can go on all day about the failures of the Democratic party and say it was the Supreme Court's fault. That's your prerogative.

However, voting for a 3rd party fringe candidate who cannot win, in a close election in a swing state, under our current two party electoral system, is a profoundly stupid political decision. Particularly if your goal is to advance a more progressive political agenda.