only idiots think nader cost gore the election though. the numbers just aren't there
we've talked about it before but i think american politics are aligned in such a way it just naturally runs in two directions. you can say, yeah we need a more liberal party, but it's just going to get absorbed into the democrat platform at some point. just like how the tea baggers can't escape the republican label even though they fight tooth and nail to pry away from "establishment republicans" and even costing themselves vital elections in the process
like i said it just naturally runs in two directions, and it's more or less always been like that. i think the last "legit" 3rd party candidate was teddy roosevelt. and he lost pretty handily
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