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BlueKentuckyGirl

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67. I agree. Third party candidates sure hurt us in the last election.

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 03:46 PM

Jun 10

Per The American Presidency Project, the final count was as follows. The "others" accounted for enough votes to give Harris-Walz the majority of popular votes. Of course, it probably wouldn't have changed the Electoral College vote, which is why the Electoral College needs to go bye-bye.

Party Nominees Electoral Vote Popular Vote
Presidential Vice Presidential
Democratic Kamala Harris Tim Walz 226 42% 75,019,230 48.34%
Republican Donald J. Trump J.D. Vance 312 58% 77,303,568 49.81%
Various Others 0 0 % 2,878,359 1.85%
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Anyone else pissed at Ralph Nader? [View all] Renew Deal Jun 10 OP

Have been for years. 3catwoman3 Jun 10 #1

So true TommieMommy Jun 10 #2

Hope we've learned something about handling 3rd Party candidates. Silent Type Jun 10 #3

Sadly, I don't think we have FemDemERA Jun 10 #40

I agree. Third party candidates sure hurt us in the last election. BlueKentuckyGirl Jun 10 #67

The people I know who voted for Jill Stein are still saying "We told you so!" cab67 Jun 10 #65

I blame Lucy Torchlight Jun 10 #4

Never stopped. Aristus Jun 10 #5

I want someone in the Oval Office who is a lot smarter... 3catwoman3 Jun 10 #47

RFK is a tool of Bannon/TFG. I remember Nader being used by Rove to defeat Al Gore LetMyPeopleVote Jun 10 #6

Wouldof could0f shouldof. William769 Jun 10 #7

I dislike all 3rd-Party candidates for president. Gore1FL Jun 10 #8

Perpetually wryter2000 Jun 10 #9

Hard to say if 9/11 would not have happened, but the response would have been different. 33taw Jun 10 #10

Oh yeah. For sure. BannonsLiver Jun 10 #11

never been pissed stillcool Jun 10 #12

Right. elleng Jun 10 #41

Nader forced the Supreme Court to make Bush POTUS? leftstreet Jun 10 #13

If not for Nader SocialDemocrat61 Jun 10 #68

If Florida Sec of State Katherine Harris hadn't... Chemical Bill Jun 10 #73

Also true SocialDemocrat61 Jun 10 #76

Watch it. Nonnia Bisnez Jun 10 #69

While we're all directing anger at a progressive icon, let's remember unblock Jun 10 #14

Nader!! BootinUp Jun 10 #15

I've been pissed at him since he dissed the fine Corvair automobile. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 10 #16

Not a fan of Ike? Polybius Jun 10 #18

Just kidding. And, I was too young to vote in that one anyway. JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 10 #20

That what my mother used to say. MIButterfly Jun 10 #25

Are you kidding? Ike was the Supreme Allied Commander and a deified war hero. He was popular marybourg Jun 10 #22

He was a war hero until Little Rock. czarjak Jun 10 #34

And to this very day, all of their teeth fall out wolfie001 Jun 10 #52

This thread gives off 'Twilight Zone' vibes wolfie001 Jun 10 #50

Gore didn't invent the Internet, either. Chemical Bill Jun 10 #74

In this timeline, I wonder who the Democratic nominee would be in 2008 Polybius Jun 10 #17

While I understand your subtext markodochartaigh Jun 10 #19

I blame spiderman. nt ImNotGod Jun 10 #21

I am mcar Jun 10 #23

I was watching "Politically Incorrect" when Maher endorsed Nader. John1956PA Jun 10 #24

I was watching "Politically Incorrect" when Bill Maher and Michael Moore both got down on their knees and MIButterfly Jun 10 #28

He's apologized many times, said he learned his lesson and never voted third party again. betsuni Jun 10 #45

"Hillary's got this" wolfie001 Jun 10 #53

He has some podcast, if you need to get some sleep Klarkashton Jun 10 #26

No, that was 25 years ago ! Nigrum Cattus Jun 10 #27

I'm pissed at Billy Joel lapfog_1 Jun 10 #29

Corvair was my first car. It was smokin'. Just when you ran the heater. Put the windows down or you die. twodogsbarking Jun 10 #30

Blame the voters Shrek Jun 10 #31

Yes, and people who voted for him, too. LisaM Jun 10 #32

Post removed Post removed Jun 10 #33

+1 leftstreet Jun 10 #38

I got pissed off at him back in the 1960s synni Jun 10 #35

Interesting UnderThisLaw Jun 10 #48

Is he still alive? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 10 #36

Yeah mr715 Jun 10 #37

Yes, and there would still be Corvairs at your Chevy dealer, too. MineralMan Jun 10 #39

Jim Hightower Cirsium Jun 10 #42

Rec. progressoid Jun 10 #55

I seriously considered voting for Nader. I remember sitting in the local deli perusing my sample ballot. jls4561 Jun 10 #43

Just a few samples of Hillary's competence and successes Pris Jun 10 #58

Pete ran in 2019-2020. We both voted for him BootinUp Jun 10 #61

Going on to over fifty years now. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jun 10 #44

The seatbelts were great. He needed to stay with public safety. Pris Jun 10 #46

Who? Oh...that guy. You have to give him credit. He inspired RFK, worm brain genius, to get fluoride out of... NNadir Jun 10 #49

Nope. I like Nader, he did a lot of good things. Autumn Jun 10 #51

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 10 #54

Hi Sunshine! Enjoying your day? GP6971 Jun 10 #63

So, what's your Can-Do strategy? Torchlight Jun 10 #72

Nope. But I do have a grudge against whoever invented plastic bubble packaging that requires Ping Tung Jun 10 #56

Try explosives. n/t Chemical Bill Jun 10 #75

I'm pissed at Samuel Tilden, too. Wednesdays Jun 10 #57

Post removed Post removed Jun 10 #59

Gore won. Nader is just a convenient foil. rubbersole Jun 10 #60

It was the NY Times and the Washington Post that jg10003 Jun 10 #62

Not me Fiendish Thingy Jun 10 #64

No. H2O Man Jun 10 #66

Bush ended up with 537 more Florida votes than Gore (not counting the Supreme Court votes to stop the recount). Pinback Jun 10 #70

No more than I'm pissed off at the Libertarians or any other splinter party Warpy Jun 10 #71

Now they have that pun David Hogg taking his place. creeksneakers2 Jun 11 #77