election demographics

[Brad DeLong]

>Max,
>      At this point Gore is ahead by 200,000 in the
>popular vote but apparently set to lose the electoral
>college, with Nader votes in Florida and a few other
>places clearly making the difference.
>       So, would a Naderized Gore have done better?
>

You have to doubt it. You would have to move pretty far left in order 
to pull in those 3% that are Nader voters. And in the process you 
lose people in the center who think they don't like Democrats who 
engage in "class war."

The DLC people this morning are saying: "See, see how weak Nader 
turned out to be. If Gore had snuggled right a bit more he'd have won 
with a substantial majority...

Brad DeLong