Is Ralph Nader going to steal any Republican votes in November?

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Ever since Ralph Nader announced his independent bid for president, Democrats have been fretting (not too hard) that he might take away some potential Kerry voters in November. But I just heard a rumor yesterday, can’t provide a cite, that some Republicans are planning to vote for Nader – because they’re disgusted with Bush but still can’t quite bring themselves to vote for a Democrat. Is this true? Seems hard to believe . . .

What about other independent or third-party candidates? E.g., Roy Moore or Pat Buchanan (neither of whom has declared yet), or the Libertarian candidate (not yet nominated). Will they attract any Pubbie voters away from GWB?

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I feel pretty confident that of the votes Nader gets…less than 1% would have voted Republican. Far more likely that a disgusted republican stays home.

You’re right that Roy Moore and Pat Buchanan would have far higher likelihood of drawing votes away from GWB, though.

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The Libs might get my vote this time, and I voted for Bush last time.

And just to take care of my pet peeve on this subject: Ralph won’t be stealing **any ** votes, as the Pubs and Dems don’t own them. He’ll earn any vote he gets, and it’s really an insult to the voters to imply otherwise.

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