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58. "...who demand solidarity but offer none"

Reply to TheKentuckian (Reply #17)

Mon Jun 30, 2014, 09:12 PM

Jun 2014

Very well put, TheKentuckian!

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Are there any 2000 Nader voters here [View all] skepticscott Jun 2014 OP

K&R this! nt COLGATE4 Jun 2014 #1

Nader gave Bush the election Gothmog Jun 2014 #2

No, the Supreme Court did. knitter4democracy Jun 2014 #4

But Nader siphoning off votes . . . brush Jun 2014 #9

I voted for Gore but this is stupid. How the Supreme Court gets a pass TheKentuckian Jun 2014 #17

^^ This. n/t winter is coming Jun 2014 #21

+1 freedom fighter jh Jun 2014 #54

"...who demand solidarity but offer none" villager Jun 2014 #58

Nader enabled the SCOTUS to steal the election Gothmog Jun 2014 #19

And in 2004, it was the computers in Ohio. knitter4democracy Jun 2014 #62

Nader was key in giving Bush the 2000 victory Gothmog Jun 2014 #60

They would have found some reason. knitter4democracy Jun 2014 #63

Only if the election was close Gothmog Jun 2014 #65

There's a lot of evidence that says that's wrong. knitter4democracy Jun 2014 #66

He is partially responsible ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jun 2014 #43

Nader voters are a boogeyman quinnox Jun 2014 #3

they prolly wouldn't admit it today. BootinUp Jun 2014 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Jun 2014 #6

I voted for Nader in 2008? NobodyHere Jun 2014 #7

someone who dismisses the issue of abortion rights is not a liberal , but i can see why JI7 Jun 2014 #10

You mean, you are the one who gave us Romney as president? quinnox Jun 2014 #12

You are as much my political enemy as any teabagger. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #18

Ralph NAder "Even if Roe v. Wade is reversed, that doesn't end it," JI7 Jun 2014 #8

shortly before Paul Wellstone died Ralph Nader was asked if he would support Wellstone JI7 Jun 2014 #11

Imagine if Gore had run a good campaign zappaman Jun 2014 #13

Yep, Gore blew it. The LIEberman pick also was boneheaded. quinnox Jun 2014 #14

The WORST pick zappaman Jun 2014 #42

+1000 quinnox Jun 2014 #44

That's always conveniently left out of the discussion rpannier Jun 2014 #56

With the way Obama treated Occupy, I'd be shocked if any young people turn out anymore davidn3600 Jun 2014 #15

Well, Obama won't be running, unless he wants to be a Senator again some day. winter is coming Jun 2014 #27

That was Nader's fault. JEB Jun 2014 #46

Obama didn't do shit to Occupy, and geek tragedy Jun 2014 #57

probably not. But there are a lot who (say) they'd gladly do what Nader voters did wyldwolf Jun 2014 #16

I would vote for a fucking ham sandwich if the bread and swine won the nomination. MohRokTah Jun 2014 #20

+1 and +1 BootinUp Jun 2014 #34

and they will come back under different names after the election JI7 Jun 2014 #23

DING! DING! DING! Thread Winner! They expended tons of shoe leather for that disappointment. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #32

Or folks like me Aerows Jun 2014 #25

I don't know about anyone else in this thread Aerows Jun 2014 #22

+1 to "thinking" you voted for someone. winter is coming Jun 2014 #33

who wants to know? G_j Jun 2014 #24

My dad voted for Nader in 2000. (In Florida) Throd Jun 2014 #26

I *think* I voted for Gore in Florida in 2000 Aerows Jun 2014 #29

Thank You! However, I'd be ashamed to admit it if I were. Tarheel_Dem Jun 2014 #28

I didn't and wouldn't, but I'm more concerned with GOTV in November. Nader's not running. genwah Jun 2014 #30

I haven't seen anyone say that "there is no differnce between" the parties. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #31

I voted for Ralph Nader in 2000, Blue_In_AK Jun 2014 #35

yes�. dhill926 Jun 2014 #36

Fuck this infighting Phlem Jun 2014 #37

The problem that we have Aerows Jun 2014 #38

I have *never* seen the "don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good" argument used winter is coming Jun 2014 #51

Are you trying to justify letting Bush win over Gores VP pick? BootinUp Jun 2014 #55

Nope. I don't think Lieberman's even been mentioned in this subthread. n/t winter is coming Jun 2014 #59

It's not infighting skepticscott Jun 2014 #39

yes it is, demonstrated clearly by the very statement you just made. G_j Jun 2014 #41

the dem party blew it. couldn't turn peace and an economic boom into a walk-off homer. KG Jun 2014 #40

dubya didn't appoint any justices in his first term, so Gore also would have had to win re-election fishwax Jun 2014 #45

I spent the 2000 election talking people into supporting Gore over Nader sucessfully Bluenorthwest Jun 2014 #47

thank you for mentioning the Black Caucus G_j Jun 2014 #50

I voted for Nader as a protest vote. DCBob Jun 2014 #48

I did. But I'm in N Illinois, a safe Dem state riderinthestorm Jun 2014 #49

to say nothing of the fact that... Takket Jun 2014 #52

Imagine what kind of country we'd have right now, if a corrupt supreme court had not Autumn Jun 2014 #53

If not for Ralph Nader's ego skepticscott Jun 2014 #61

Focus everybody, now is not the time to divide us. randys1 Jun 2014 #64

Very regretably, I voted Nader in 2000. AZ Mike Jun 2014 #67

I was a Nader Trader PDittie Jul 2014 #68

Nope. I've never voted for Nader. LWolf Jul 2014 #69