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Patience. Discipline. Nader!
Which word doesn't fit?
I'd be delighted for Nader to build a viable third party on the left.
By now, the army of Green school board members and county supervisors, who Nader inspired to run for office, should be bubbling up through the state legislatures. The most talented of these should be preparing their first Congressional bids. The Green Party should be holding conventions, conferences and leadership seminars, encouraging Greens to run for office and teaching them how.
By 2016, Barack Obama's successor should see a very different Congress. A block of 15-20 Greens in the House of Representatives should embolden and shame Democrats towards the left while blocking the most egregious compromises with the right. The best and brightest Green Representatives and Governors should be thinking about the Senate and the Presidency.
So! Nader supporters! Is your growing, expanding, unstoppable Green movement the best kept secret in America? Because to me, Nader looks more like a repeat, wannabe deus ex machina.
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