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Did I just hear Ralph Nader enter the building?

Posted by You_Gotta_Be_Kidding_Me | May 14, 2007 4:57 PM
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That was my thought too. Let's hope Dan has reconsidered the wisdom of such a thing, after our long national nightmare ...

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 14, 2007 5:54 PM
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LaManga is running as a Democrat, not an independent. He won't be a spoiler candidate splitting the vote. He is virtually unknown, and will probably never get out of the single digits.

My guess is that he is running primarily as a way to get more press for his anti-war campaign. He says himself that being a potential presidential candidate is getting him access to places and people he couldn't get before. I don't really see this as a bad thing, even if he has no real chance of becoming president. Anything that helps end this stupid war any sooner is a good thing. And it may have the side benefit of pushing some of the more centrist Democrats a little closer to the anti war camp.

Posted by SDA in SEA | May 14, 2007 6:57 PM
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Why wouldn't LaMagna just support John Edwards? Edwards, unlike Clinton and Obama, is for a deadline for withdrawl. Clinton believes deauthorizing the war means something, when in fact it is meaningless. Obama believes he can find 16 GOP Senators who will overide the POTUS' veto. This will not happen.

I admit, I'm for Edwards. Why isn't Dal?

Posted by Will of Horse's Ass | May 14, 2007 11:10 PM
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SDA @3: "And it may have the side benefit of pushing some of the more centrist Democrats a little closer to the anti war camp."

As far as I'm aware, all of the Democratic candidates, and a few of the Republicans, want to end the war. Why do we need LaManga, the anti-war candidate?

Posted by Sean | May 14, 2007 11:12 PM
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I for one love to see people get squashed by the big well funded candidates. It is really quite amusing.

Posted by Andrew | May 15, 2007 7:05 AM
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I think he will lucky to get INTO the single digits. 0.9 would be an impressive showing.

Posted by Fnarf | May 15, 2007 10:22 AM
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I'm surprised he's not gunning for the VP slot for Al Gore.

Posted by Will in Seattle | May 15, 2007 10:47 AM
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Fnarf, you beat me to it.

I don't think he'd rise above the MOE even if you surveyed the entire adult population of the United States.

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