The Dean/Nader comparisons need to end

[ButterflyBlood]

anyone with an iota of intelligence can see the difference, but here it is: Dean is running for the nomination where he actually can win the general election, not as a third party that can only split the vote. Some people have said Dean could split the vote, which I'm very interested in hearing how this can be done when he's only running in the primary. As for him running as an independent if he loses the nomination, there's not a shred of evidence that he would do so, but plenty that he wouldn't. Furthermore what's the point of a centrist candidate running against a centrist Democrat and a Republican to the right of Mussolini? I suppose he could alter his campaign and run as an ultra-leftist third party, but Bush could also change his actions to being ultra-leftist and become a Green. There's absolutely no reason to suggest why it would occur.

Can someone please explain to me anything that Dean and Nader have in common?