I've been out of the loop apparently, Nader bogyman is making the rounds again

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14. California was a "safe" state for Gore..

Safe to register and vote Green, because of the electoral "infrastructure" could make safe (albeit purely symbolic) in place. Florida not so much. I remember the attempt for California Greens attempting to make some sort of arrangement with Texan Greens the deal was for Texas Greens to vote Gore, and we'd go for broke on California Green ticket, knowing that Gore would win handedly here. the effort was about establishing the party with viable candidates, as an alternative to the Neo-Con's Third Way policy element. But the massive election fraud infrastructure engineered by Karl Rove et al, was revealed post 2000 elections and that I think put everything into a tail spin. Ultimately, it didn't matter a wit, as the 1% would have their way, come hell or high water and reverse everything into the most radical right wing in this country since before FDR ala SCOTUS. Lot's of well deserved blame goes to Scalia, but I place it on squarely on Sandra Day O'Connors shoulders for letting Scalia et al get their way. She could have prevented that decision, easily.