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Originally posted by sugar and spice
As for Bush being happy if Nader runs -- given that people saw what happened last time, I think that anybody who votes for Nader over the Democratic candidate has accepted the fact that their vote is "helping" Bush.
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No, I haven't accepted that fact,because I think it's inherently faulty logic. I voted for the candidate who best represented the ideals I believed in. I couldn't tell the difference between Bush and Gore, and in good faith I couldn't bring myself to vote for either candidate.
To suggest that Nader supporters somehow "helped" Bush is counterproductive, IMO. There were many, many other factors that came into play that led to Gore's defeat, not the least of which is the whole Florida/Katherine Harris debacle. People fought and died for my right to vote for whatever candidate I saw fit, not whatever candidate everyone else is voting for.