Reply #29: I actually know a lot of union members, including myself, who voted for [View All]

[bigbillhaywood]

Nader last election, and even a few (very few) who are voting for Nader this election, so I'd disagree with your stereotype that a Nader protest vote is "white middle-class college student who's taken care of by their parents luxury."

I think its okay to vote for Nader in the solid blue or red states (say MA and TX). I think that's what pisses me off most about Nader. He could easily agree to only seek ballot access in those states, and avoid the swing states-- but he doesn't.

That and he's willing to run without Green or Labor Party endorsement. At least before, you could say a vote for Nader had organizational purpose-- if he got 5% the Greens qualify for future federal matching funds (and it raises public profile of Greens). But his candidacy now serves no such strategic or organizational purpose, which is why I don't support it.