why isn't nader on the ballot?
Lamabourgh
04-10-2004, 03:13
i heard that nader wasn't on the ballot in new mexico, but is it for the same reason in ohio? :confused:
La Terra di Liberta
04-10-2004, 03:16
i heard that nader wasn't on the ballot in new mexico, but is it for the same reason in ohio? :confused:
Why, do you actually want to vote for him or are a citizen concerned with the dominating 2 party system? I personally see him as a speed bump in the campaign to defeat George W. Bush and therefore am glad he is no on the ballot in battle ground states like New Mexico and Ohio.
Dempublicents
04-10-2004, 03:18
i heard that nader wasn't on the ballot in new mexico, but is it for the same reason in ohio? :confused:
He's not on the ballot in GA either, or several other states. For the most part, it is because he didn't meet the requirements to get on there. If you really want to vote for him, you can always do so with a write-in.
Lamabourgh
04-10-2004, 03:20
Why, do you actually want to vote for him or are a citizen concerned with the dominating 2 party system? I personally seem him as a speed bump in the campaign to defeat George W. Bush and therefore am glad he is no on the ballot in battle ground states like New Mexico and Ohio.
ok ass...i just wanted to know why he wasn't on the ballot...bush and kerry both suck at life why would i want to vote for someone i don't feel would lead our country in the right direction
Lamabourgh
04-10-2004, 03:22
He's not on the ballot in GA either, or several other states. For the most part, it is because he didn't meet the requirements to get on there. If you really want to vote for him, you can always do so with a write-in.
thanks for clearing that up a little... :fluffle:
La Terra di Liberta
04-10-2004, 03:22
ok ass...i just wanted to know why he wasn't on the ballot...bush and kerry both suck at life why would i want to vote for someone i don't feel would lead our country in the right direction
So you like Nader then?
Incertonia
04-10-2004, 03:22
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer (http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2004/09/29/loc_nader29.html) Nader is off the ballot because he did not have enough valid signatures to qualify. Of the 5,000 he needed, 2,756 were invalid while 3,708 were valid. No conspiracy to keep him down here--the Ohio SecState is a Republican who no doubt would have loved to have had Nader on the ballot in a swing state.
Ashmoria
04-10-2004, 03:23
nader is back on the ballot in NM
the NM supreme court ruled that it was better to allow people a choice than to disallow a guy who is "pretending" to be independant. (in that he is running as a reform party candidate in some states)
Lamabourgh
04-10-2004, 03:25
So you like Nader then?
yes i do
Big Jim P
04-10-2004, 03:25
He's not on the ballot in GA either, or several other states. For the most part, it is because he didn't meet the requirements to get on there. If you really want to vote for him, you can always do so with a write-in.
Or you could write-in Big Jim P.
:D
Jim2004!
La Terra di Liberta
04-10-2004, 03:26
yes i do
He's a good speaker, I'll give him that.
Incertonia
04-10-2004, 03:27
nader is back on the ballot in NM
the NM supreme court ruled that it was better to allow people a choice than to disallow a guy who is "pretending" to be independant. (in that he is running as a reform party candidate in some states)
I'm cool with that as long as he met the signature requirement. If he's lacking on that, then choice or not, he needs to be off the ballot. Nader's not above the law, no matter if the law is fucked up or not.
The Derelict
04-10-2004, 03:34
Why, do you actually want to vote for him or are a citizen concerned with the dominating 2 party system? I personally see him as a speed bump in the campaign to defeat George W. Bush and therefore am glad he is no on the ballot in battle ground states like New Mexico and Ohio.
Your glad that some voters are being disenfranchised?
Least thats what the big scare word thrown out by the liberals was in the 2000 election. No matter what the reason, or what political party you side with it just plain sucks that people won't be able to vote for Nader if they chose to.
And its just silly to assume that people voting for Nader would vote for Kerry because Nader isn't on the ballot.
Incertonia
04-10-2004, 03:42
Your glad that some voters are being disenfranchised?
Least thats what the big scare word thrown out by the liberals was in the 2000 election. No matter what the reason, or what political party you side with it just plain sucks that people won't be able to vote for Nader if they chose to.
And its just silly to assume that people voting for Nader would vote for Kerry because Nader isn't on the ballot.
There's no rule that says they can't write Nader's name in on the ballot. They're not being disenfranchised per se. If Nader didn't qualify, he didn't qualify. But it looks like the New Mexico Supreme Court decided to let him on there. Their choice.
La Terra di Liberta
04-10-2004, 03:42
Your glad that some voters are being disenfranchised?
Least thats what the big scare word thrown out by the liberals was in the 2000 election. No matter what the reason, or what political party you side with it just plain sucks that people won't be able to vote for Nader if they chose to.
And its just silly to assume that people voting for Nader would vote for Kerry because Nader isn't on the ballot.
No, I was simply curious where the thread creator was coming from. It is still more likely they'll vote Kerry, give Nader is left wing.