Saturday, February 21, 2004
An Open Letter to Ralph Nader
From The Editors of the Nation
Ralph, please think of the long term. Don't run.
Sincerely,
The Editors
While running for president is fun, (who wouldn't like thousands of adoring fans singing your praises in all sorts of neat places, month after month), it can also be a heartbreak as Dr. Dean knows. He was a serious candidate and Ralph, while you are a nice guy and have done some wonderful things, a serious candidate you are not.
I'm willing to bet that George W. Bush is holding his breath in the hope that you will throw your chads into the ring. (Remember chads?) and as the saying goes, show me your friends and I tell you what you are.
So let me join a few others and suggest that a grand statement about what is wrong with America and both major political parties should fit the bill just nicely. Spend a few months holding feet to the fire and making everyone with a vested interest in the way things are feel the heat. But come November, when things really matter, keep your name on a list of voters and keep it off the list of candidates.
As is all too clear from the 2000 election, divide and conquer worked very well, although it did take a little work on the part of the supreme Court.
Ralph, for all our sakes, don't run.
From The Editors of the Nation
Ralph, please think of the long term. Don't run.
Sincerely,
The Editors
While running for president is fun, (who wouldn't like thousands of adoring fans singing your praises in all sorts of neat places, month after month), it can also be a heartbreak as Dr. Dean knows. He was a serious candidate and Ralph, while you are a nice guy and have done some wonderful things, a serious candidate you are not.
I'm willing to bet that George W. Bush is holding his breath in the hope that you will throw your chads into the ring. (Remember chads?) and as the saying goes, show me your friends and I tell you what you are.
So let me join a few others and suggest that a grand statement about what is wrong with America and both major political parties should fit the bill just nicely. Spend a few months holding feet to the fire and making everyone with a vested interest in the way things are feel the heat. But come November, when things really matter, keep your name on a list of voters and keep it off the list of candidates.
As is all too clear from the 2000 election, divide and conquer worked very well, although it did take a little work on the part of the supreme Court.
Ralph, for all our sakes, don't run.
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