The problem is that he didn't have enough of a destructive effect. He does not organize in any way that I can see to build a mass movement. He was good at organizing rallies and scraping up a pittance of votes, but that was it. I'd go for somebody who could put a really big hurt on the Dems, if I thought it would lead to something more lasting.
I am off the Nader choo-choo this time around. If I want to make a statement, I can just post it on my web site. Works a lot better than an anonymous vote.
mbs
>
> Did Nader have anything like that effect in '96 or '00? Not that I
> can see. If anything, he hardened DP opinion against him.
>
> I'm no Kerry fan - he's corpse-like and says some terrible stuff -
> but he's one of the most liberal members of the Senate. His lifetime
> ADA rating is higher than Teddy Kennedy's. The idea that he's a
> Republican is rather unfounded. In policy terms he's probably to the
> left of Dean.
>
> Doug
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