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Originally Posted by tankdriver
Gore is not Nader, hence the votes going to Nader. The votes don't belong to anyone but the voter, so Nader can't steal them away from one party. If they had swung to Gore, if they had split evenly, if some people had stayed home, etc. whatever is neither here nor there. Nader ran, some people liked him.
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You have a valid point of view.
My post was in response to Howies statement that with the electorial college Naders independent candidacy had no affect on the outcome. I think I am right about that.
You are right about your thought in an idealistic sense.
Tom W
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