Look at Florida: A report of tallies and exit polls by Tim Wise, a Nashville-based writer, reveals that Nader drew only 24,000
Democratic votes, yet 308,000 Democrats voted for Bush! Was it
the "Clinton factor?"
As if that's not embarrassing enough, there's more: Gore lost the
white women vote, normally Democratic votes in Florida, to Bush by
53 percent to 44 percent. If Gore earned even half of these votes, he
would've gained 65,000 votes (Nader's Florida total was only
95,000).
But, wait, there's even more humiliation: In spite of his terrorizing
Social Security spin, Gore also lost the senior vote (those older than
age 65) to Bush, 51 percent to 47 percent. If Gore had won
Tennessee, his home state, he wouldn't even need Florida!
Of course Nader's votes contributed to Gore's plight. Good. Bush
should win. Gore and the so-called New Democrats (who promise a
"vital view from the center") need to lose. We shouldn't be fooled by
the ruse of Democratic politicians being "liberal" or "progressive" and
Republican politicians being "big bad business." The past eight years
have exposed that scam, big time.
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