Why does Nader want to be Gus Hall?

Hall was the Communist party's perrenial candidate for president. I'm sure someone, somewhere took him seriously. But most people saw him as a kind of pathetic joke.

Pat Paulsen, the commedian made a career out of running for president. Nobody took him seriously either.

Nader is kidding himself if he thinks he'll attract disaffected Republicans. They'll go Libertarian. If he attacts enough voters be taken seriously, he'll also hand George w a second term. If he doesn't he'll be a joke.