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In reply to the discussion: Nader blabbering on MSNBC. Still not apologizing for Bush. [View all]ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)This is a matter of people trying to get other people to vote for them.
Gore presented himself as a centrist (for the time, he would seem more liberal now), and a lot of people were pissed about Tipper Gore's involvement with Parents Music Resource Center. This is not a good way to attract hard-core liberals, or the youth vote.
If you want a group of people to vote for you, you generally need to appeal to them. The Green Party and the Socialist Party appeal to many liberals who feel marginalized by the centrist Democratic Party. The people who vote Green and Socialists are not Democrats. Similarly, the people who vote Libertarian Party and Constitution Party are not Republicans.
Your agenda is different than their agenda. Many of them are absolutely disgusted by the increases of power, the war on drugs, how slow we are leaving the Middle East, and who knows what else.