Nader votes

flywallyfly

How many votes did Nader end up with? What was his electoral count?

flywallyfly

Just found it -- 648,138.

VictoryGin

who is this "nader"?

Collin

VictoryGin wrote:

who is this "nader"?

The guy you'll wish you'd voted for

DPrival78

flywallyfly wrote:

How many votes did Nader end up with?

not nearly enough

VictoryGin

Collin wrote:

The guy you'll wish you'd voted for

HA. after working so hard for something i wanted, i don't think i'd want to throw away my vote like that.

decides2dream

Collin wrote:

The guy you'll wish you'd voted for

while i respect others have differing points of view, i can honestly say i will NEVER wish that. i have never voted for him, he has never been my candidate and does not reflect my ideals. no one does 100% of course, and i have always had great respect for his ideas and accomplishements outside of the political arena......i would never want him as president.


however, rather than beat an already dead and bloodied horse...i will simply say those numbers are entirely unsurprising. i wonder if amongst 3rd party candidates if he actually managed to garner the most votes?

jimed14

flywallyfly wrote:

Just found it -- 648,138.

648,137 too many.

FiveB247x

How many people didn't vote in the election which had the opportunity to, but were just too lazy or uncaring to do so? Perhaps, they should be on the top of the list of complaints regarding the elections and who voted for who, because complaining bout people who actually did vote is merely biased bs.

yahamita

My vote went to Nader

Collin

decides2dream wrote:

while i respect others have differing points of view, i can honestly say i will NEVER wish that. i have never voted for him, he has never been my candidate and does not reflect my ideals. no one does 100% of course, and i have always had great respect for his ideas and accomplishements outside of the political arena......i would never want him as president.


however, rather than beat an already dead and bloodied horse...i will simply say those numbers are entirely unsurprising. i wonder if amongst 3rd party candidates if he actually managed to garner the most votes?

Well, it wasn't a reply to you

If you informed yourself about the candidates and picked the one you agreed with most, the one you believe in... then I have nothing but respect for that.

That's all I can say, really.

I don't support Obama and I definitely don't support McCain. I think Nader's views are very admirable and I believe a great deal of Obama supporters agree with many of his views and ideas. He also talked about certain points which are vital to any healthy democracy, points the two parties' candidates did not address.

I guess it saddens me a little when people imply that he's trivial or irrelevant, especially people of whom I think they actually agree with a lot of what he's saying.

About Obama, he's not my favourite but I'm looking forward to his presidency and I hope he'll do his utmost to keep his promises (some of them anyway). I hope his supporters will scrutinise his presidency just like they scrutinised Bush's. After all, like Obama stressed the people need to work for it, they need to work for the change they want... The people need to assume responsibility at all times...

There's too much truth in Nader's message to simply ignore it, especially if you believe in change from hatred and disrespect to openness, intelligent debate, cooperation and respect.

decides2dream

Collin wrote:

Well, it wasn't a reply to you

If you informed yourself about the candidates and picked the one you agreed with most, the one you believe in... then I have nothing but respect for that.

That's all I can say, really.

I don't support Obama and I definitely don't support McCain. I think Nader's views are very admirable and I believe a great deal of Obama supporters agree with many of his views and ideas. He also talked about certain points which are vital to any healthy democracy, points the two parties' candidates did not address.

I guess it saddens me a little when people imply that he's trivial or irrelevant, especially people of whom I think they actually agree with a lot of what he's saying.

About Obama, he's not my favourite but I'm looking forward to his presidency and I hope he'll do his utmost to keep his promises (some of them anyway). I hope his supporters will scrutinise his presidency just like they scrutinised Bush's. After all, like Obama stressed the people need to work for it, they need to work for the change they want... The people need to assume responsibility at all times...

There's too much truth in Nader's message to simply ignore it, especially if you believe in change from hatred and disrespect to openness, intelligent debate, cooperation and respect.

oh i know, i just felt like responding. besides, not to speak for VG, but i think it's safe to say she feels/thinks similarly.


and hey, i agree i never thought of him as trivial or irrelevant...not at all. his record outside of politics is extremely impressive and he has done much for consumer advocacy in particular. beyond that, obviously....i have a different opinion of obama but hey, differences are all good.


i also believe there is some truth in nader's message...sure....and i absolutely "believe in change from hatred and disrespect to openness, intelligent debate, cooperation and respect"...i just happen to believe so does obama, and that nader in no way corners the market on those attributes, nor does he always practice what he preaches. but hey, none of us are perfect and thus i expect perfection from no one. . differing perspectives make the world go round, eh?



anyhoo....i WAS curious what sort of #s he turned out, so i don't think it's so terrible the OP posted this thread. one can question his intentions if they so desire...but none the less...it was a pretty plainly worded question.

if anyone has #s on ALL the other 3rd party candidates, i would be curious. and yes, i know i could looke em up myself if i so desired...:p

Gonzo1977

Just further proof that Nader seriously needs to re-think his approach.

I just don't understand why he contiunes to waste his time running for President rather than mobilze a legitimate 3rd Party opposition.

Ralph is getting up there in age himself. If he really wants to make an impact and is serious about getting some balance to government...He needs to work to get that party elected at the state and local levels,so that there can be some actual 3rd Party representation in government.

Build the party.

I Greatly respect the man and agree in large with alot of what he says...But basically just pissing in the wind and wasting our time by running for President.

Sorry...Ralph

But that's how I feel.

VictoryGin

decides2dream wrote:

oh i know, i just felt like responding. besides, not to speak for VG, but i think it's safe to say she feels/thinks similarly.


and hey, i agree i never thought of him as trivial or irrelevant...not at all. his record outside of politics is extremely impressive and he has done much for consumer advocacy in particular. beyond that, obviously....i have a different opinion of obama but hey, differences are all good.


i also believe there is some truth in nader's message...sure....and i absolutely "believe in change from hatred and disrespect to openness, intelligent debate, cooperation and respect"...i just happen to believe so does obama, and that nader in no way corners the market on those attributes, nor does he always practice what he preaches. but hey, none of us are perfect and thus i expect perfection from no one. . differing perspectives make the world go round, eh?



anyhoo....i WAS curious what sort of #s he turned out, so i don't think it's so terrible the OP posted this thread. one can question his intentions if they so desire...but none the less...it was a pretty plainly worded question.

if anyone has #s on ALL the other 3rd party candidates, i would be curious. and yes, i know i could looke em up myself if i so desired...:p

thanks, d2d . nice to see you.

and yes, i'd just like to add that i've known what i've wanted for quite a while now, and nader isn't it. and i certainly don't need someone who has no idea who i am, to tell me what i want.


oh and i believe i read that all the other parties combined had about 1.5 mil votes total. HAHA SUCKERS.

decides2dream

VictoryGin wrote:

thanks, d2d . nice to see you.

and yes, i'd just like to add that i've known what i've wanted for quite a while now, and nader isn't it. and i certainly don't need someone who has no idea who i am, to tell me what i want.


oh and i believe i read that all the other parties combined had about 1.5 mil votes total. HAHA SUCKERS.

well i'll leave out the sour grapes.....;) haha.



seriously though, only 1.5 million eh?
so if nader got approx 600,000 it's safe to assume he did get the bulk of those 3rd party votes. running what, 3x now...i would think/hope he'd get the most of em all. i was merely curious how much of a 'presence' was made by the 3rd parties. as i've said often enough, i am ALL for 3rd parties...i have voted for 3rd party candidates on the local/state level....just haven't found one to get behind at the presidential level...yet. i definitely am all for seeing the growth and potential of 3rd parties.

TheDecline13

How many did ron paul get?

W.C. Carter

He kept his seat in the House of Representatives.

mammasan

TheDecline13 wrote:

How many did ron paul get?

He received 10,230 in Montana, 9,353 in Louisiana and California is the only state that was going to count his write in votes and they are not done tallying them yet. He did place third in both Montana and Louisiana.

mammasan

W.C. Carter wrote:

He kept his seat in the House of Representatives.

No one even bothers running against him because it's practically impossible to beat him.

Urban Hiker

I voted for Nader. He still speaks the truth which is why he is not heard. I spoke the truth to a local paper that stopped to interview me the other day, it was not published. :cool:

I worked very hard to get Nader on the ballot here in WA state. I am beyond disgusted by how I was treated by so called liberals.

I was yelled at, told to fuck off, people yelled at those who had the balls to stop and sign my petition, etc, etc. That together with how I was treated on election night has left me feeling like there's not much humanity left in the world. Perhaps that is reflected in the percentage of votes third party candidates received.

I was pretty stoked watching the excitement of the Obama win unfold in Seattle. Unfortunately for me, I was holding my Nader sign (as a keepsake for all of the hours volunteering and the breakthrough it's been for me as a shut-in). Even though I was watching with a HUGE smile on my face and taking photos of the revelers. People certainly took there opportunity to take some cheap shots at me.

This country has a long fucking way to go before it becomes anything I can be fully proud of.

dpmay

Urban Hiker wrote:

I voted for Nader. He still speaks the truth which is why he is not heard. I spoke the truth to a local paper that stopped to interview me the other day, it was not published. :cool:

I worked very hard to get Nader on the ballot here in WA state. I am beyond disgusted by how I was treated by so called liberals.

I was yelled at, told to fuck off, people yelled at those who had the balls to stop and sign my petition, etc, etc. That together with how I was treated on election night has left me feeling like there's not much humanity left in the world. Perhaps that is reflected in the percentage of votes third party candidates received.

I was pretty stoked watching the excitement of the Obama win unfold in Seattle. Unfortunately for me, I was holding my Nader sign (as a keepsake for all of the hours volunteering and the breakthrough it's been for me as a shut-in). Even though I was watching with a HUGE smile on my face and taking photos of the revelers. People certainly took there opportunity to take some cheap shots at me.

This country has a long fucking way to go before it becomes anything I can be fully proud of.

i voted for nader. thanks for all the hard work.