On balance I do think it'd be better if Nader pulls out before November, and I suspect it'll happen.

Although, as I've pointed out, where people vote intelligently, there is no reason whatsoever why his standing should serve to help Bush in any way, in practice there are an lot of people who don't understnad their votiong system well enough to risk giving them an opportunity to mess things up.   

For example, Nader sympathisers, in places like Florida last time, evidently didn't understand that in their case tactical voting was needed, because it was going to be a knife edge contest.

Mind, I wouldn't go expecting too much from Kerry if he wins. I'd envisage him waging war more intelligently, rather than introducing the kinds of changes that would reduce the need to wage it.