[lbo-talk] Tariq Ali Endorses Kerry . . . for the BattlegroundStates

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Yoshie Wrote:
> For instance, suppose that Bush narrowly wins the electoral college with 
> only 40% of the popular vote, with 21% of the popular vote going to Nader 
> and other candidates on the left and 39%, going to Kerry -- 
> that will be a far more symbolically powerful way of denying Bush and

Yoshie is this a mistype:
"with 21% of the popular vote going to Nader and 39% to Kerry --"

I suppose hypothetical can involve the use of any numbers you like but some 
referent to a possible reality for this election and not some numbers for 
your fantasy election of the future would be good.  All these fantasy 
numbers of yours serve to do is to obviscate the real strategic bind that 
those of left find themselves.

Far better to get Kerry elected and then have the spectacle of the Dems 
unleashing the hounds and thugs on the anti-war, anti-poverty, anti-racist 
and anti-capitalist left.  Surely this will make your case for the need for 
a third party stronger.   With Bush in office you will simply bolster the 
case against any third party and have succeeded in strengthening two party 
dominance!

Of course you would know better than I.

Travis