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jls4561

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43. I seriously considered voting for Nader. I remember sitting in the local deli perusing my sample ballot.
Tue Jun 10, 2025, 01:44 PM
Jun 2025

The part of me that likes the idea of subverting the dominant paradigm said Nader, but the part of me that asks who could run the country better definitely went for Gore. I voted for Gore.

During the 2016 election, I voted for Pete Buttigieg in the primary. I loved the idea of voting for a woman, and odds were that Hillary would win the primary, but I voted for Pete because he just seemed so damn competent. I love to vote for him again.

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Anyone else pissed at Ralph Nader? [View all] Renew Deal Jun 2025 OP
Have been for years. 3catwoman3 Jun 2025 #1
So true TommieMommy Jun 2025 #2
Hope we've learned something about handling 3rd Party candidates. Silent Type Jun 2025 #3
Sadly, I don't think we have FemDemERA Jun 2025 #40
I agree. Third party candidates sure hurt us in the last election. BlueKentuckyGirl Jun 2025 #67
The people I know who voted for Jill Stein are still saying "We told you so!" cab67 Jun 2025 #65
I blame Lucy Torchlight Jun 2025 #4
Never stopped. Aristus Jun 2025 #5
I want someone in the Oval Office who is a lot smarter... 3catwoman3 Jun 2025 #47
RFK is a tool of Bannon/TFG. I remember Nader being used by Rove to defeat Al Gore LetMyPeopleVote Jun 2025 #6
Wouldof could0f shouldof. William769 Jun 2025 #7
I dislike all 3rd-Party candidates for president. Gore1FL Jun 2025 #8
Perpetually wryter2000 Jun 2025 #9
Hard to say if 9/11 would not have happened, but the response would have been different. 33taw Jun 2025 #10
Oh yeah. For sure. BannonsLiver Jun 2025 #11
never been pissed stillcool Jun 2025 #12
Right. elleng Jun 2025 #41
Nader forced the Supreme Court to make Bush POTUS? leftstreet Jun 2025 #13
If not for Nader SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #68
If Florida Sec of State Katherine Harris hadn't... Chemical Bill Jun 2025 #73
Also true SocialDemocrat61 Jun 2025 #76
Watch it. Nonnia Bisnez Jun 2025 #69
While we're all directing anger at a progressive icon, let's remember unblock Jun 2025 #14
Nader!! BootinUp Jun 2025 #15
I've been pissed at him since he dissed the fine Corvair automobile. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2025 #16
Not a fan of Ike? Polybius Jun 2025 #18
Just kidding. And, I was too young to vote in that one anyway. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2025 #20
That what my mother used to say. MIButterfly Jun 2025 #25
Are you kidding? Ike was the Supreme Allied Commander and a deified war hero. He was popular marybourg Jun 2025 #22
He was a war hero until Little Rock. czarjak Jun 2025 #34
And to this very day, all of their teeth fall out wolfie001 Jun 2025 #52
This thread gives off 'Twilight Zone' vibes wolfie001 Jun 2025 #50
Gore didn't invent the Internet, either. Chemical Bill Jun 2025 #74
In this timeline, I wonder who the Democratic nominee would be in 2008 Polybius Jun 2025 #17
While I understand your subtext markodochartaigh Jun 2025 #19
I blame spiderman. nt ImNotGod Jun 2025 #21
I am mcar Jun 2025 #23
I was watching "Politically Incorrect" when Maher endorsed Nader. John1956PA Jun 2025 #24
I was watching "Politically Incorrect" when Bill Maher and Michael Moore both got down on their knees and MIButterfly Jun 2025 #28
He's apologized many times, said he learned his lesson and never voted third party again. betsuni Jun 2025 #45
"Hillary's got this" wolfie001 Jun 2025 #53
He has some podcast, if you need to get some sleep Klarkashton Jun 2025 #26
No, that was 25 years ago ! Nigrum Cattus Jun 2025 #27
I'm pissed at Billy Joel lapfog_1 Jun 2025 #29
Corvair was my first car. It was smokin'. Just when you ran the heater. Put the windows down or you die. twodogsbarking Jun 2025 #30
Blame the voters Shrek Jun 2025 #31
Yes, and people who voted for him, too. LisaM Jun 2025 #32
Post removed Post removed Jun 2025 #33
+1 leftstreet Jun 2025 #38
I got pissed off at him back in the 1960s synni Jun 2025 #35
Interesting UnderThisLaw Jun 2025 #48
Is he still alive? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2025 #36
Yeah mr715 Jun 2025 #37
Yes, and there would still be Corvairs at your Chevy dealer, too. MineralMan Jun 2025 #39
Jim Hightower Cirsium Jun 2025 #42
Rec. progressoid Jun 2025 #55
I seriously considered voting for Nader. I remember sitting in the local deli perusing my sample ballot. jls4561 Jun 2025 #43
Just a few samples of Hillary's competence and successes Pris Jun 2025 #58
Pete ran in 2019-2020. We both voted for him BootinUp Jun 2025 #61
Going on to over fifty years now. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2025 #44
The seatbelts were great. He needed to stay with public safety. Pris Jun 2025 #46
Who? Oh...that guy. You have to give him credit. He inspired RFK, worm brain genius, to get fluoride out of... NNadir Jun 2025 #49
Nope. I like Nader, he did a lot of good things. Autumn Jun 2025 #51
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2025 #54
Hi Sunshine! Enjoying your day? GP6971 Jun 2025 #63
So, what's your Can-Do strategy? Torchlight Jun 2025 #72
Nope. But I do have a grudge against whoever invented plastic bubble packaging that requires Ping Tung Jun 2025 #56
Try explosives. n/t Chemical Bill Jun 2025 #75
I'm pissed at Samuel Tilden, too. Wednesdays Jun 2025 #57
Post removed Post removed Jun 2025 #59
Gore won. Nader is just a convenient foil. rubbersole Jun 2025 #60
It was the NY Times and the Washington Post that jg10003 Jun 2025 #62
Not me Fiendish Thingy Jun 2025 #64
No. H2O Man Jun 2025 #66
Bush ended up with 537 more Florida votes than Gore (not counting the Supreme Court votes to stop the recount). Pinback Jun 2025 #70
No more than I'm pissed off at the Libertarians or any other splinter party Warpy Jun 2025 #71
Now they have that pun David Hogg taking his place. creeksneakers2 Jun 2025 #77
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