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George,
The
news that Nader will be on the ballot just flashed across my screen.
It contains an egregious error that all Democrats need to combat. Its premise
is that you can vote for Nader without throwing your vote away since Gore
cannot carry the state anyway. That kind of fatalism will heighten the chances
of a Bush presidency. That's a pretty high price for any responsible person
on the left to ask us to pay. From my left of center vantage point I urge
all Democrats to do what they can to persuade their Green Party friends
to rally behind the Gore candidacy. He does have a chance. Writing him off
not only undermines those chances in Virginia; it also undermines them in
states like Michigan where the outcome is likely to be determined.
Paul Gaston (electronic mail, September 11, 2000).
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