Sandy: your letter reads pretty eloquent to me! Well said.

I don't think Mr. Nader is anywhere near withdrawing, though, and his goal is not the presidency this time around. He just wants to establish the Green Party so that they can get federal funds during the next election. He is willing to "bite the bullet" and give the election to Bush in order to do that. He, like so many others in our community here, may believe that Governor Bush is so stupid there could be no way for him to be re-elected, if he does beat Gore on November 7th.

In that event, Mr. Nader may feel he will be in a better position to make the run in the next election. Particularly so if a large number of people who believe in him take Sandy's advice and start getting involved at the local level. That's really what it would take.

GUEST, celtic fawn: you must accept that the majority of the population on the Mudcat are liberals. They feel very strongly about their philosophy, and genuinely fear the worst if Gore loses the election. That does not mean, however, that the majority of the people in the United States share the philosophy of the marjority in our Mudcat community. Therefore, the majority opinion here might not, in anyway, affect what the polls are showing.

DougR