Here's a wild idea. What if Kerry picks Nader for VP?

[MoonRiver]

I know it won't happen, but talk about a landslide!

[SaveElmer]

1. Yeah...for Bush!!!

That would be a disaster!!!

[MoonRiver]

Why?

Nader would pull in the youth and/or far left vote. If Nader actually behaved rationally, for once, by pairing up with Kerry on the Dem ticket, I, for one, would forgive him his trespasses!

[troublemaker]

11. The Reagan Democrats are not going to put

Ralph Nader a heartbeat away from mowing their lawn, let alone the presidency.

Besides, the man is steaming human garbage. Does someone who put Bush in the WH and then decides to knowingly run interference for Bush in 2004 really have the character the job requires?

[SaveElmer]

12. Way too controversial...and way too liberal I'm afraid

It would kill Kerry among Independents! Any moderate to conservative voters who were thinking of going to Kerry would head right back to Bush.

[Baltimoreboy]

34. And cost him all sorts of votes

Nader is a putz and an enemy of the Democratic Party. Why should we put him or McCain on the ticket?

[bedtimeforbonzo]

2. I can't see Nader playing second banana to anyone

he has a pretty healthy ego

[opihimoimoi]

9. Nader carries way TOO MUCH Baggage

Altruism is missing in the Equation.

[troublemaker]

3. I assume you mean a landslide for Bush

A choice for Nader is a choice for Bush. That rule applies as much to John Kerry as it applies to you and me.

[ibegurpard]

4. I don't think that would help Kerry at all.

too many Democrats despise Nader for their perception, right or wrong, that he's the reason Bush is in the White House.

[JI7]

5. Nader not being a Democrat would turn off the base

[NMDemDist2]

6. I'd still vote for JK but i'd have to hold my nose

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

7. Here's a better idea

Nader gets named VP and I go on a 3 state killing spree!

[troublemaker]

14. TX, OK and IN

Hey, they spell TOXIN with a K left-over as a tribute to Indiana as the birthplace of the Klan!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

23. Done and done!!!

Don't mind me - I'm just reloading now.

[JVS]

8. I like the idea

[Forkboy]

10. It would be worth it

just to see so many DUers go into apoplectic siezures

[frylock]

24. no kidding..

I think some people on this board hate Nader more than they hate Bush.

[Forkboy]

25. Some are the left wing version of Hillary Haters

[Eric J in MN]

13. I'd like Nader as vp. (nt)

nt

[beyurslf]

15. I have an even WILDER idea. Kerry picks a DEMOCRAT for VP.

[MoonRiver]

28. Wes Clark's my choice,

but I've been wondering if this has been discussed in Team Kerry and Nader.

[Cheswick2.0]

42. yeah really.... Have we run out of democrats?

?

[davidinalameda]

16. you've got to be kidding

that's enough to make me vote Libertarian

[woofless]

17. Now just cut that out.

We finally got a little relief from the McCain posts on this board and now you want to start this. Please, no. We need a DEMOCRAT.

[MoonRiver]

27. I love to stir the pot!

But come on, even though I hate Nader too, I want to win this one above, almost, anything else.

[redqueen]

18. I'd love to vote for that ticket!

Might be interesting as well, since from what I have read and heard, Nader started out fighting the abuse of power by Democrats in DC.

[DaveSZ]

20. I'd rather have Dennis

But I'd rather have Dennis stay in Congress and Kerry pick another man who was against the Iraq War - Wes Clark.

[karoon]

19. I'd prefer to see an African American

as his partner.

[Mike Daniels]

21. Say goodbye to the segment that actually determines who wins

Sorry, but between the partisan right and partisan left you only have about 70%-80% of the total people who will vote in this election. The "middle" portion of the electorate is going to determine who gets the winning margin and Nader would send the winning votes to Bush in a heartbeat.

[JVS]

22. Are you sure the middle hates Nader

Most of the hatred for Nader that I see is among those who consider themselves firmly on the left.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

45. I consider myself to be moderate, and I still consider Nader to....

...be traitorous scum just like his NeoCon overlords that he helped overthrow the legitimate government of the U. S.

[TankLV]

26. It wouldn't be as bad if he picked Lieberman or McCain, that's for sure!

At least I wouldn't sit out the vote!

There are a lot worse things that could happen.

But this certainly wouldn't happen anyway.

[Blue-Jay]

29. Hey, that IS wild!

Wild enough to be completely stupid, that is.

Listen guys/gals - This might be a shock, but Kerry is gonna pick a Dem as a running mate.

Yep. You heard it here first! No McCain, no Nader, no Powell, no headless Berg. We're gonna have a goddamn Democrat as VP. Bank on it.

[Padraig18]

30. Here's a wild idea: Bush wins in a landslide!

[Bunny]

31. Ralph Nader can burn in hell.

That is all.

[AntiCoup2K4]

32. Better Nader than a Puke Lite NeoCon DLC'er any day.

If you saw Nader on Stephanopolous last week, you know damn well he was right about everything he said.

Fuck the DLC, fuck the pandering to the right wing, fuck PNAC lite PPI.

I'm not realistically expecting Nader, but we could (and probably will) get much worse.

[Doctor_J]

33. That would make me stay home

he's supposed to pick someone who could run the country if he's incapacitated. The only guy I can think of who is less capable than Ralph will be riding a golf cart around a pig farm next year...

[djg21]

35. I'd ask for the return of my campaign contribution.

Nader's an asshole and I wouldn't vote for him to be the dog catcher.

[FlashHarry]

36. Nofuckingway!

Although, as an ABB person, I'd still vote for the ticket. However, we'd lose all the swing voters and moderate Republicans.

[flaminbats]

37. What about Ronald Reagan?

Granted...he could never be President, but at least he could help Kerry with the Reagan Democrats! He might even endorse all of Kerry's proposals, if he can still talk...

With Ronnie on the ticket Kerry could never lose California, and if Kerry died in office then Dennie Hastert would become the new President. Who cares who the VP is or how he or she is elected? After all the VP is the only nationally selected member of the Senate who's a heartbeat away from commanding the largest world empire.

[Lou_C]

38. Allot of us Democrats hate Nader

He is a pompous ass.

[John_H]

39. Wahhhh Wahhhhh. I'd write in Dean. Just kidding. I'd vote for them even

though I'd have serious reservations about a lying, megalomaniacal, union busting hypocrite being next in line for the presidency.

[FranMonet]

40. Finish this sentence

When Kerry picks Nader for VP Then ------

the answer. Then monkeys will fly out of my butt.

[Zero Gravitas]

41. Fuck Nader

let Nader undermine the fight against Bush from the inside? No way. He'll do enough damage to the Democrats from the outside. Besides there is no way he'd ever go for it. Remember he is running AGAINST the Democrats, he wants Kerry to LOOSE.

Might as well thave Cheney as Kerry's VP.

[sundog]

43. well said... nuck fader

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[robbedvoter]

44. Then he too can look at 6% of the vote" - AAR - Unfiltered on

kerry taling VP advice from nader

[mountainvue]

46. No.