Obstinate, Hopefully Irrelevant

[saavedra77]

We asked nicely.

I don't know why Nader would think that reprising his 2000 and 2004 campaigns will work out any better, this time ... except that he has an ego the size of Alaska and the obstinacy of the Flat Earth Society.

Which he does. So I guess that no one should be surprised that he's going to tilt at that windmill, anyway.

Of course, the 2000 race was freakishly close, Nader was largely irrelevant in 2004. We can hope that he'll be similarly ineffectual, in 2008--only that the Democrat nominee is the one who's clearly ahead, this time around, as the polls collated at Real Clear Politics consistently predict in an Obama-McCain race.

X-posted to ljdemocrats

Comments

[dlasky.livejournal.com]

I totally respect Nader's position, but I'm still bitter about 2000; still not really talking to friends who supported him 8 years ago. I don't feel that running for president is really the most effective way for Nader to get his point across. It seems more about ego and hype than activism.

But OK, it's 2008 now. And let's imagine that HRC swallows her pride and agrees to be Obama's running mate. The ensuing landslide would make Nader an interesting side-bar rather than a dangerous diverter of votes. I can dream, yes?

[saavedra77.livejournal.com]

Typing with my fingers crossed ...