Reply #40: first of all, I never voted for Nader

[davidinalameda]

second, does everyone who runs think they can win?

third, candidates like Nader and Perot and even some of the tinfoil candidates bring participants into the process who might not vote otherwise; they bring ideas regarding issues to the debate that might not otherwise be addressed as well

if the Democratic candidate wants to win these voters, then he or she needs to give strong opinions on issues, not half-assed ones, that really set themselves apart from the others in the race

candidates can't win on a platform that basically says "vote for me because I'm not the other guy"