>Dennis Perrin wrote:
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>>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.
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>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.
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>Doug
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And if Kerry would support a better health care system, and had not
voted for this war in Iraq, then I might have considered voting for
him. To me, Kerry is a neutered form of the Bush policy. I'll vote
for Nader... as I did during the last election.