# Bush, Gore, Nader, Buchannan, someone else, or nobody or undecided. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 17, 2000, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802 "2000-07-17T05:25:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/1 "2000-07-17T05:25:53Z")
Who do you plan on voting as of now. I don’t care why, just who. Who do you have your sights on. Just give a name. ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/2 "2000-07-17T05:31:24Z")
Gore, but leaning toward Nader. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/3 "2000-07-17T05:31:30Z")
Harry Browne (Libertarian) ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/4 "2000-07-17T05:37:40Z")
If so I withdraw my answer! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Soupy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Soupy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soupy)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/5 "2000-07-17T05:41:42Z")
It’s like he doesn’t care at all. Buchannan needs someone to take a few punches at him, and Nader is certainly able, but not willing. Since neither can win, why should the bigot look like the the only “spoiler” that Gore and Bush have to comment on? Why should Buchannan be allowed to frame the debate? ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/6 "2000-07-17T07:02:47Z")
Harry Browne. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/7 "2000-07-17T09:33:18Z")
_I’M_ going to vote for _myself_. God, I love living in a democracy. Everyone, Vote SPOOFE in '00! ---
**Author:** ![MysterEcks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f475e1/32.png) [@MysterEcks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysterEcks)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/8 "2000-07-17T10:03:04Z")
Right now I’ll say Bush as the lesser of the two evils. But if he pisses me off more than I’m willing to put up with, I’ll go with Browne. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/9 "2000-07-17T11:40:56Z")
I won’t be voting (I’m not american) but I just have to say that if Bush gets elected, the american people should be declared unfit to rule ;). ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/10 "2000-07-17T11:50:47Z")
Anyone but George Dubya Bush. Anyone. Living or dead. ---
**Author:** ![SarumanRex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@SarumanRex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SarumanRex)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/11 "2000-07-17T11:51:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Max the Immortal \* > \*\*I won’t be voting (I’m not american) but I just have to say that if Bush gets elected, the american people should be declared unfit to rule ;). \*\* You are correct, Bush is a moron. The only reason he has gotten as far as he has is because of his father. George Sr. knows his son is a moron and doesn’t expect much from him, George Jr knows he’s a moron and allows his underlings to run his business (both public and private). Only when unrealistic expectations are placed upon a moron (such as electing him president) AND the moron thinks he knows what he’s doing, will his true incompetence be revealed. If Bush gets elected his ego will swell to the point where his underlings won’t be able to control him anymore and he’ll make mistakes like no president before him. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/12 "2000-07-17T12:26:14Z")
Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura in '00. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/13 "2000-07-17T13:17:58Z")
Oh, I’ll be voting for George W., no question. But talk about your unscientific polls! Web sites are the one and only place where guys like Ralph Nader (is there a man with less charm, less warmth, less humanity, or less humor ANYWHERE in the world today?) and Harry Browne are widely viewed as viable candidates, rather than as bad jokes! ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/14 "2000-07-17T13:35:23Z")
Louis B writes “anyone but George W bush, anyone, living or dead”. careful. We here in Michigan had a campaign “Anyone but Engler” a few years back and we ended up with Geoffry Fieger as the candidate. but, in answer to the original question, today Gore. can’t stand thinking about what the supreme court would look like if dubba ya gets there… ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/15 "2000-07-17T14:16:10Z")
Charm and warmth issues notwithstanding, he’s talking on issues both Gush and Bore skirt uneasily around and represents a real break leftwards from the Democrats. Finally! Not that I expect him to win, or even be completely effective if he does. It’s just that being involved in his campaign really opens up discussion on the real issues people are concerned with and from that we can build stronger activism on the ground. As for the Supreme Court argument, what happens in those hallowed halls can be greatly affected by what’s going on out in the streets. Remember, _Roe v. Wade_ was won under Nixon, and a Court packed with his nominees. ---
**Author:** ![lunapark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/278dde/32.png) [@lunapark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lunapark)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/16 "2000-07-17T16:46:09Z")
sarumanrex said: > [@](#): > > You are correct, Bush is a moron. The only reason he has gotten as far as he has is because of his father. George Sr. knows his son is a moron and doesn’t expect much from him, George Jr knows he’s a moron and allows his underlings to run his business (both public and private). Only when unrealistic expectations are placed upon a moron (such as electing him president) AND the moron thinks he knows what he’s doing, will his true incompetence be revealed. If Bush gets elected his ego will swell to the point where his underlings won’t be able to control him anymore and he’ll make mistakes like no president before him. I’ll second this. ---
**Author:** ![Barney111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Barney111](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barney111)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/17 "2000-07-17T17:01:30Z")
Nader. Finally, someone talking issues and taking stands. Not some wishy-washy, want-to-be-everything-to-everybody, poll-driven moron. If I wanted charm and warmth, I’d write in Winnie-the-Pooh. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/18 "2000-07-17T17:07:05Z")
Gore. I threw away my vote on Dr. Barry Commoner in 1980 and was rewarded with 12 years of Reagan/Bush, so I’m never making the mistake of voting for anything but the Lesser of the Two Evils ever again. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/19 "2000-07-17T17:35:17Z")
I might write in David B. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2000, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802/20 "2000-07-17T17:47:51Z")
I’ll be voting for George W. Bush. Unless, of course, SPOOFE is willing to discuss tax cuts for people over 25 who make less than $35K a year. _Then_ I may change my mind. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-gore-nader-buchannan-someone-else-or-nobody-or-undecided/25802.md?page=2)