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• • 26 Mar 08
  • 3:59 pm

  Nader's biggest mistake was to run as an independant. He does this because he likes to not have party pressures cramp his style. But this was the greatest blunder in decades, because if he had become the candidate for the Democrats he would have won every presidential election he ever contested. As well he would have had such standing in the democrat party - that he could have ensured that most of his policies were endorsed. It would have been fantastic to have an articulate committed social reformer as President. The army of lobbyists which plague the decision making process at …

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• • 07 Apr 08
  • 2:04 am

  During the 20th Century the republicans became the party of Big Business. Big Business traditionally do not have a lot of public support. After a few stockbrokers and advertising executives and CIA operatives have voted - who is there left to vote for them ? A lot of small business people vote for the democrats, If this is true (and it is) then how did the republicans win all those presidential elections ? Truth be known - they did not win many at all. Mostly rigged by the CIA who have their operatives secretly imbedded in all the electoral offices where …

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