Will Nader Leave the Race Before November?

[JCMach1]

Listening to him talk about how he wants to put the issues forward, I think his plan will be to drop out before November:


1. If he is 2% or below in the polls.
2. If he's out of money.
3. If he is only on the ballot in less than 50 of the states.

I think we owe the Green party a debt of gratitude for NOT nominating him this time!


So the question I put to you is will and when will Nader leave the race?

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. I don't think his ego will let him. n/t

[Gothmog]

2. Kerry has been careful not to attack Nader

If Senator Kerry selects Senator Edwards as his runningmate, I am hopeful that Nader may count that as a vitory and go away. I would not be opposed to letting him speak at the convention if he has bowed out.

[emulatorloo]

5. Nader says he recommended Edwards or Gep

People seem to forget that. . .(not that I am advocating Gep)

[beyurslf]

3. I don't think he will. This is not about issues... it is his ego.

[qazplm]

4. he wouldnt leave

even if he dropped below two PEOPLE voting for him (his momma deciding to sit this election out).

[AndyTiedye]

6. Of Course Not. Bush* Needs Him

Without Nader, it won't be close enough to steal,
just like it wouldn't have been in 2000 without Nader.

[Zynx]

7. I wish, but the man is a waste of skin.

Nader should do the world a big service and just donate his organs to people who need them rather than risking putting Bush in there for another term and putting hundreds of thousands at extreme risk.

[AP]

8. He won't drop out, but he won't be on the ballots of more than 10 or 15

states, if even that.

That's my guess.

[fujiyama]

13. Unfortunately

those 10-15 will probably be the most crucial swing states, such as Oregan, and Wisconsin.

[Zorra]

9. Drop out and ask his supporters to vote for Kerry.

He could say that he has come to the realization that Bu$h is so dangerous that if he were given another four years he would destroy America, and that it is critical for everyone to vote for JK to oust Bu$h.

He'd be a hero.

[salonghorn70]

10. Nader's Ego

I've always had a hunch that he would drop out. If he left the race toward the end, in a dramatic way, then that would also serve his ego. When I say "dramatic" I mean maybe the last few days of the campaign. Kerry is being very smart not to attack him and I don't think that he will. By not attacking him, he keeps Nadar and his supporters happy. Although I don't have much use for Nadar, it has occurred to me that maybe we should not attack his supporters either. I think that we can disagree with them in a nice and friendly way. But lets not make them mad. Afterall, in the end they may still come over to Kerry.

[NNadir]

11. The senile Repuke operative will not leave the race.

He will simply serve, as he always has, as a media lightening rod to attack the Democrats continuously. The CNN corporate whore Repuke pig is a fraud and a liar. He has always been a fraud and a liar.

[John_H]

12. Greens grow a brain. Naderphiliacs just say, "duhhhhhhhhhhh."