Nader was never in a position to derail naitonal elections. Perot did and what good did that do?
If I remember correctly, Bush won Florida by 500+ votes and Nader got 90,000+ Florida votes. Without Nader, Gore would have easily won the Presidency.
FK: Do you know if he could compete money-wise as an Indy?
Charlie Crist is a Greek-American (original surname Christodoulos) and Greeks tend to place ethnicity above party lines. Of course, they are not the only group that does. But in this election they are a factor and they are a tight group that has money.
Maybe the fear of what Obama is going to do to everyone through unemployment and higher taxes will tighten their wallets. :) I saw Crist on Chris Wallace's show a few weeks ago against Rubio. Crist looked positively petty going after things like expensive haircuts as his best ammo. I can't imagine what he expects to accomplish even if he wins as an Indy. Lieberman I could understand because he was protecting the legacy of the end of a long career. But with Crist he must know that he has no future in the GOP forever, so where is there for him to go? He'll never chair a committee, etc.
Which Republican advocates fiscal liberalism nowadays? That's not very original of her FK. How can you even make that an issue when we piled up the deficit to begin with?
Republicans who were there can make it an issue by asking forgiveness for their sins. The younger House Repubs can claim a clear conscience and run on the real thing. Regardless, it has to be done. Obama's spending (which makes the GOP look like pikers) and job-killing policies WILL bankrupt the nation. Republicans plus tea partiers plus other independents can stop it in time. It doesn't have to be original, it just has to get done.
Gore actually won the popualr vote; it's only our electoral college rules that gave Bush the victory. But I stand corrected. Your point is well taken. I agree that Nader was a spoiler, in this case for the Democrats, the way Perot was for the Republicans.
It doesn't have to be original, it just has to get done
The sooner the better.