Kerry v Nader 

Kerry v Nader

Here we read that John Kerry is going to try to "lure" Nader supporters. But as you read the article you see that the best rationale given is that by voting for Nader people are strengthening Bush. I have two problems with this. One, it's just wrong. By voting for Nader instead of Kerry, you are failing to strengthen Kerry, but you are not strengthening Bush except by the relative strength Bush now has compared to Kerry without your vote. This is a distinction that Kerry and his supporters (and Gore supporters) are apparently too lazy or dumb to make. My other, greater problem with what Kerry is saying is that he is not saying, at least as far as the article describes what he is saying, that Nader supporters should vote for him because he stands for the things that Nader stands for. The best he is offering is that he is closer to what Nader stands for than Bush is. I wonder if that will be good enough.