Saturday, March 06, 2004
Unsafe at any race
The Boston Globe, quoting the Associated Press, reports that Bush and Kerry are now in a statistical dead heat with Bush leading Kerry by one point. That's a change from a few weeks back when Kerry led Bush by 4-5 points. Given that Kerry had dominated the news with his presumptive nomination as the Democratic candidate, why is he trailing? Well, it's an old friend of the Democratic party and of liberals everywhere -- Ralph Nader. He gobbles up 6% of the vote in this poll, votes that would almost certainly have gone to John Kerry otherwise.
Nader seems to have clearly lost his mind. His whole point in 2000 was that Bush would screw up so badly that people would have no option but to vote for a liberal alternative. Welll, I'd say Bush has screwed up pretty badly, but Nader needs some more gratification by ensuring Bush's re-election? Nader has pretty much buried his legacy with his megalomaniacal behaviour, but I really wonder about those who continue to support him. Perhaps these are former Deaniacs venting their spleen at the Democratic machinery for turning their backs on their man? Talk about missing the forest for the trees!
Let's hope, for the sake of the world, that these people come to their senses. Then again, after Bush unleashes $200 million on attacking Kerry, perhaps this entire argument will be moot.
Nader seems to have clearly lost his mind. His whole point in 2000 was that Bush would screw up so badly that people would have no option but to vote for a liberal alternative. Welll, I'd say Bush has screwed up pretty badly, but Nader needs some more gratification by ensuring Bush's re-election? Nader has pretty much buried his legacy with his megalomaniacal behaviour, but I really wonder about those who continue to support him. Perhaps these are former Deaniacs venting their spleen at the Democratic machinery for turning their backs on their man? Talk about missing the forest for the trees!
Let's hope, for the sake of the world, that these people come to their senses. Then again, after Bush unleashes $200 million on attacking Kerry, perhaps this entire argument will be moot.
