[weegee]

Lest anyone think that I am just throwing out a word like communist or socialist party, I present this picture of the Florida presidential ballot:

2,912,790 votes (Republican) George W. Bush/Dick Cheney

2,912,253 votes (Democratic) Al Gore/Joe Lieberman

16,415 votes (Libertarian) Harry Browne/Art Oliver

97,488 votes (Green) Ralph Nader/Winona LaDuke

562 votes (Socialist Workers) James Harris/ Margaret Trowe

2,281 votes (Natural Law) John Hagelin/Nat Goldnaber

17,484 votes (Reform) Pat Buchanan/Ezola Foster

622 votes (Socialist) David McReynolds/Mary Cal Hollis

1,371 votes (Constitution) Howard Phillips/J. Curtis Frazier

1,804 votes (Worker's World) Monica Moorehead/Gloria LaRiva

Write In candidates:

34 votes - May Chote

6 votes - Ken. C. McCarthy

When the difference is less than 600 votes (of course that tally does not include the disputed military ballots) all fringe party candidates' votes helped defeat the Democrats.

Looks like quite a few of those other parties also got votes that could have gone to the Republican candidate.

Voter turnout in the state was also around 50% meaning that there were many more potential voters. The Rats can blame the Greens but then again they can blame their own base.

[hedgetrimmer]

There are law that state members of the communist party cannot hold office. Yet if the name is changed, like to the green party or whatever, its ok for a communist to hold an office in the United States? Something is really wrong here.

[presidio9]

Florida did not have a Right to Life candidate? I'm very suprised.