John Gilmore sez, "If Kerry had the sense to pick Nader as his VP, they'd unify the
anti-Bush ranks and eliminate the chance of a significant protest vote.
Nader polls at 4%, which would put Kerry over the top. Independent voters have noticed the remarkably similar platforms of
Bush and Kerry re the Iraq war (they're for it), Guantanamo (they're
for indefinite imprisonment without judicial review), the Patriot Act
(they're for it), and many other issues like the drug war (they're for
it). If independents could vote at least one honest person into one
party's administration, known for blowing the whistle when needed,
they would be a lot more inclined to do so."
The Washington Post did a poll and said …
It found Bush in a dead heat with Democratic candidate Massachusetts
Senator John Kerry in the presidential race.Forty-six percent of registered voters said they would vote for Bush
if the election were held today; 46 percent said they would support
Kerry and 4 percent said they would back independent Ralph Nader, the
poll said.
(Thanks, John!)
