Seriously, I’m not what anybody that knows me would call a racist and would have no problem with a black man in the white house, but this man is using his race as a platform, so those things must be considered. This man is not a patriot.

Don’t get me wrong, I am by no means a McCain/Palin supporter but I refuse to help put Obama in the white house either. The man has no idea how to deal with foreign issues and won’t be able to stand up to any other countries. Putting him in charge will only make our country weak.

And yes, the McCain/Palin ticket has major issues as well, but there is nobody here actively pushing that vote.

Personally, I think this country is screwed more than it has ever been in the past. If there is another option to vote for when I go to the ballots, I will be voting for that option. Otherwise, maybe I’ll just write in the name of someone that I think would be best.

Nader: Come clean about how much hard right wing support you are getting to serve as a tool of Bush, Cheney and McCain.

I said that because I believe that – as was the case in 2000 – Mr. Nader is much more likely to take votes from the more liberal Democratic Party candidate than from McCain. Hence, McCain would more directly benefit from a strong Nader showing.

Paul

I can’t imagine why the GOP would give Party money to Nader’s campaign. Although many Republican MEMBERS likely are. They are not real happy with McCain and are looking at alternatives.

No, Brent. Every state has different filing requirements. Signature filing dates are past now. Some state requirements have become impossibly difficult unless you can afford to field a huge number of trained volunteers. Nader’s team did an excellent job of choosing which ones had to be left out without jeopardizing getting other states finished on time.

I like Nader’s effort to give other almost unknown 3rd parties a “leg up” for future ballot access for candidates for lesser offices by running this time himself in 11 states under a variety of different party banners. Nader is looking to the future possibilities of more choices available to voters and more chances for younger people to get their feet wet running for office in down-ballot races.

I’ve been “listening in” on discussions among some Libertarian retired attorneys who seem very knowledgeable about ballot access rules in the various states. I’ve learned a lot I did not know before. I had noticed that the Libertarian Party seemed to always hold on to its ballot lines, election after election, even when it wasn’t clear that they were winning much, if any, of the down-ballot races. Now I know how they do it. Again, the rules are different (but not onerous) from state to state.

Anyway, back to Ralph, I am so glad he found a two-step way to get listed on my state’s ballot. I had about given up.