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Except, as usually happens, it was said much better than I could say it, so if you so desire, see what Tom Tomorrow has to say about Nader in 2004. To expand with stuff relevant to my situation...I actually did vote for Gore back in 2000, since I didn't then realize that there wasn't much point...we all knew Bush was going to win North Carolina whether I voted for Gore, Nader, or Babar the elephant. This year? Well, I thought for quite a while after 2000 that I'd vote for Nader this year and help support the Greens, but there are a couple of new considerations for me now. First, he isn't running as a Green this year, just an independant. And second, well, there's already a candidate I'm supporting, at least in the primaries. I'm for Kucinich all the way. Is he going to win? Of course not. To be honest, I'm not even sure why he's still in the race...the only people who know about him are the diehard liberal Dems who sought him out, since it's hard to build up a real support base when you're a footnote to the other six or so candidates...and that's if you're lucky. (In case you can't tell, I'm still a little bitter. Dean got trashed by most of the mainstream media? Sure he got trashed, but at least he got covered. Kucinich didn't even get that much.) Anyway, in the primary at least, I'd just like to be able to vote my conscience for once, and that's what I'm going to do. As for the general election in November...I'm not sure yet. I really can't stand Kerry. I'm not that fond of Edwards, from NC or not. Hell, Liddy Dole's from NC too, that doesn't mean I'd ever ever ever vote for that woman. But I think I might end up just voting a straight Dem ticket again, because this country cannot afford four more years of Bush Cheney, Rummy, and the rest of the gang. Man, is that depressing. And on that massively cheerful note, it's back to Juvenal for me.
(Posted publicly for once, just because I felt like it.)
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