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In reply to the discussion: IF Hillary declares as a candidate for President of the United States, I will [View all]A Simple Game
(9,214 posts)Nader, no matter how you spell his name, did not cost Gore the election. Gore won and even won Florida. It's well known, do a Google on it.
Blaming Nader for Bush being given the Presidency does just what the "enemy" wants, diverts the blame. You do know the Supreme Court illegally stopped the recount that would have shown Bush didn't win don't you? It's been 14 years and the evidence is well known so why are you still diverting attention to Nader?
Do you know there were 7 other candidates that got more votes than the difference between Bush and Gore in Florida? Do you also blame them? So as you want to set a limit, how would you limit who can run for President, because that is what you are advocating? How many candidates do you think a democracy should allow to run for President? Yes I really do want a number from an advocate for limiting who can run. What other restrictions besides those in the constitution would you put in place and why? Sounds like you would like to limit it to one candidate as long as it was your candidate.
No, I didn't vote for Nader, I voted for Gore. I knew he wasn't much of a liberal but believed his positions on the environment and renewable energy were the most important issues we needed to work on at the time. Other than our seemingly endless wars I still think they are very important.
Here's a starting point for you:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida,_2000