Excellent point, McGrath. Of course the answer is no, Bush would be no more or less powerful today had he won the popular vote and the electoral college vote, because he never would have won by a large majority. But Bush's power grab is rooted in the fact that he was president at the time of the 9/11 attacks, and less so, that the Supreme Court intervened on his behalf.

Ebbie, your question is unanswerable right now of course, but Nader was on the ballot in 43 states and the District in 2000. He has twice as much money now as he did on election day in 2000, which should help. His goal is to be on the ballot in all 50 states.