As if this were a surprise: Ralph Nader is running for president. Nicole Bell asks the key question:
Making independents more meaningful isn’t an eleventh hour appearance on a talking head show. It takes years of sustained effort and commitment, something I haven’t seen Nader do. So the question must be asked: who is this run really for?
We can make a good guess that his money is going to come from the Republicans, and I think the short and probably correct answer is that this run is to indsure Bush's third term. Nader's only purpose is as a spoiler. That's so painfully obvious that only the talking heads can possibly miss it.
Be interesting to see what kind of coverage he gets.
The quote from Nader is classic, and straight from the Karl Rove playbook.
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Note also that Mike Huckabee has already pointed out any votes for Nader will most likely come from the left, not from the right, and weaken the Democrats' chance for the White House, which he's glad to see.
That's why Nader can count on Republican money, as he did in 2004. They love the idea of Nader in the race -- it's one of the few cards they have to play at this point.
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