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I doubt if many people realize it, but Dennis Kucinich has been the a huge influence on this election and American politics in general. He has educated the other candidates and America on all the important issues. He was the first candidate to openly declare that we should withdraw from anti-American trade agreements such as NAFTA. He was the first candidate to make universal healthcare and issue and the first candidate to offer a real solution to the Iraq quagmire. Al Sharpton has also brought much to this election and American politics, being the first candidate and public figure to openly call Bush a liar. Both of these men have made contributions to our great country, without becoming a spoiler and sending votes to George Bush.
Nader is doing it all wrong. He should have entered the race as a democrat and participated in the debates. He could have contributed a great deal. That is however, hard work. With the exhaustive schedule of primaries, it takes real committment to run a real campaign. Nader is however not committed to running a real campaign, but rather he is content to let others do the work. He has decided instead to just jump in at the end, bypassing the grueling debates, to become a third party spoiler, helping George Bush serve another term. The real shame in that our children and grandchildren will have to pay the price for Nader's ego trip.
Fortunately, Nader is a has-been. He destroyed his credibility in 2000 by helping Bush get elected. He will get less than 1% of the votes.
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