Reply #181: Greens Likewise (Still) Need To Face Facts

[ticktockman]

The Nader Haters have so much blood in their eyes, the point of the OP has been mostly ignored.

When you post a thread titled "Nader Voters Were Right In 2000 And Dems (Still) Need To Face Facts", what response to you expect? I do NOT put all or most of the blame for Bush's election on Nader. His role as spoiler is according to the rules of a system that both major parties seem to support. At the very least, I don't recall that either of them have made a serious proposal to change it. In addition, there were many other factors in Bush's election.

The fact is, there was plenty of blame to go around. But, if you're going to claim that Nader and his supporters are as pure as the driven snow, you are naturally going to get some criticism. I think that there are ways that Nader could have run an effective campaign without acting as a spoiler. For an explanation, you can read my open letter to Nader at http://instantrunoffvoting.blogspot.com/ . In any event, both the Democrats and Greens made mistakes that helped Bush to get elected. The quicker that both parties can accept that past reality, the quicker they can move forward and deal with the current one.