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POed_Ex_Repub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:37 PM
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Are they doing the Nader-Trader vote swapping thing again this election?
I haven't heard anything about it this time around, and with so many close states this surprises me.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:41 PM
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1. It's weirder this time around because
Edited on Wed Jul-28-04 04:42 PM by GreenPartyVoter
Nader is doing his thing and the Greens have their own candidates up (at least one of which is voting for Kerry).

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HuckleB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:43 PM
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9. Yes, the Greens won't even contest any state that is remotely up for grabs
this time around.

That's a big reason why they dumped Ralph.
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ashling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:41 PM
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2. This was a bad idea last time
My cousin did it in Texas - made me mad as hell - really stupid.

We need - and needed - every vote we can get from every state regardless of whether somebody thinks it is "in play" or not.
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cprise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:43 PM
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3. That's illegal
But some are opting to vote for Nader in non-swing states.

Personally, I think he may drop out as the election day nears.

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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:45 PM
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4. Maybe, although he is running pretty rightish this time
Edited on Wed Jul-28-04 04:45 PM by GreenPartyVoter
in some ways, so I think he may be trying to play Perot to Bu$h-the-sequel.

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Cyrano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:58 PM
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5. H. L. Mencken said
"Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people."

However, anybody still considering voting for Nader has lost, or never had, the ability to think and reason.

Sorry to be so absolute, but a vote for Nader this year could only be cast by such an incredible brain dead idiot that there's no use to waste any more time trying to convince him/her to do otherwise.
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POed_Ex_Repub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:07 PM
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6. So has anybody actually heard about it as in a yes or a no?
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creeksneakers2 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:10 PM
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7. The freepers will run a vote swapping site themselves
if nobody else does. The whole thing will be freeped either way.
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cprise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:39 PM
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8. You mean like the Democratic primaries?
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w4rma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:47 PM
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10. No. It was declared illegal in 2000. (nt)
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