Re: Fwd: Nader ushers in Bush presidency

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From: drow@visi.com
Date: Thu Oct 26 2000 - 21:57:03 PDT

Dear Mr. Nader,

Never give up, never surrender. And when you attain the office of
president, please consider pushing for an alternate to the plurality
system of voting to avoid this kind of mess in the future.

Sincerely,
drow@visi.com

> > It now looks like Nader will cost Gore the presidency. In key swing
> > states -- Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, Maine, New Mexico -- Nader
> > has garnered enough support to throw the electoral votes to Bush.
> > And those votes could very likely make the difference. Even in key
> > battleground states where Nader support is thin, like Florida,
> > Michigan, Nevada and Pennsylvania, he could take enough votes from
> > Gore to swing the electoral votes to Bush. Latest polls even show
> > Gore at risk of losing California with Nader pulling away 6% of the
> > vote. With the election tightening in every state of the union, no
> > state is safe.
> >
> > We've been flooded by emails asking what we can do. The Nader camp
> > is deeply divided over whether they should endorse Gore -- at least
> > in swing states. Many say they never got into the race to play the
> > spoiler. What was positioned as a safe protest vote has now become
> > a kind of kamikaze vote. The specter of a Bush presidency looms
> > large.
> >
> > Let Ralph Nader hear your feelings. His contact information:
> >
> > campaign@votenader.org
> > fax: 202-265-0183
> > phone: 202-265-4000
> >
> > Nader has a lot of power in this situation? What should he do?
> >
> > Please carbon copy us on your email to Ralph Nader at
> > naderletters@moveon.org. We want to know what you think. 

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