>Four years ago in the Ann Arbor area, you saw Nader signs, buttons
>and bumperstickers on a pretty steady basis. This year, I don't
>think I've seen one. The state Repubs may have put the current
>Norman Thomas on the ballot, but I don't know of a single leftie
>here who cares or is planning to vote him, and most of them
>supported Nader last time out. I don't think Nader's gonna have much
>of an effect here, if anywhere. Better to just ignore him.
It is amazing how marginal he is this year. Almost no one I know is planning to vote for him, including people who'd voted for him once or twice before. His support seems confined to the hardcore intransigents. If he's polling at 1% now, his final draw will probably be half that.
Doug