Nader's chances...

[ikojo]

I don't think Nader has a very good chance of getting on the ballot in most states. In MO it takes about 20,000 signatures of registered voters to put a third party on the ballot. I just don't see many people signing petitions to place him on the ballot.

Even if he got on the ballot, as he did in MO in 2000, it doesn't mean he will garner enough votes. In 2000 in MO he didn't even get the 2% needed to allow the Green Party to maintain ballot status statewide after that election. In parts of the city of St Louis he did but not statewide. So, the Green Party has ballot status in the city of St Louis but not elsewhere in MO.

If they wanted to run Nader, they would need to mount a signature gathering campaign.

It is a different landscape in 2007/2008 than it was in 2000 when Nader was on most state's ballots.

The bigger threat to the Democrats not taking the White House in 2008 is who THEY run as a candidate. I truly believe that if Hillary is the nominee, a Republican will win the White House. Across the board she is a polarizing figure.

[liberalnurse]

1. It's just fodder for the TV viewers....

He can't get any real $...Does he not need massive signatures to even get on most state ballots, which come with a huge fee right out of the gate?


Nah, this is just barber shop chatter reminiscing old times.

[TheWraith]

2. The Republicans will help him get on the ballot in 2008.

The same way they did in 2004. And in 2000. Because they expect that some of the voters on our side are going to remain stupid.

[ikojo]

3. He didn't get on the ballot in MO in 2004

The Green Party of IL may have statewide ballot status but I am not sure.

I don't think the Greens are all that thrilled with Nader. If he was interested in running it'd be as an Independent. I think the Green Party presidential nominee in 2004 was David Cobb, a lawyer from Texas.

The primary reason the Greens ran Nader in 2000 was to gain ballot status and hopefully get access to FEC funds. That didn't happen. He did little to really build the Green Party across the US, but then again Nader is not a movement builder. For the most part he has organizations such as the PIRGs across the country that canvass for money the bulk of which is then sent to Washington.

[TheWraith]

5. Not just in MO, I mean overall. NT

[papau]

4. I agree - the GOP will take care of the problem for Nader - and Unity08 could be suckered also

n/t