Tuesday, February 24, 2004  
DSTRBO cartoons : scapegoats

:: Posted by max @ 2/24/2004 10:25:00 AM




About this strip:

"Yesterday Nader declared that he’s running as an independent. I can’t decide if this is good news or bad.



A lot of lefties call Nader the 'angry spoiler' and blame him for Bush being in power, but I don’t agree with this argument. Gore ran an inept campaign in 2000, he didn’t even win his home state- (not to mention the fact that he actually won the election)- The whole idea of strategic voting goes against the idea of democracy, and anyway, Nader’s message is important. He’ll never be president, but a lot of people agree with what he stands for.



With Nader to kick around, the center-right folks might find it easier to vote for a democrat. Kerry (or Edwards) won’t look like such a godless liberal homo standing beside Nader. Damn, I do feel like a hypocrite though. I kind of wish Nader wasn’t running.



My friend Keith made a good point: "I think that this is generally a bad thing. It's not because I think that the Nader voters are gonna tip the scales in Bush's favor. I mean, I think that after the 2000 fiasco, most Nader voters who were angry, fence sitting democrats realized that maybe it wasn't the time or place for a protest vote. This year, I think they'll realize that even more so, and steer clear of him altogether. The reality is he's going to get way fewer votes than he did in 2000 running as a Green, and I guess that the Nader votes may still play a role in some 'too close to call' states, but it's hardly going to be like last time."



My friend Jesse continues this thread: "That said, even taking a few votes Nader might tip the vote in a state where it’s close. The big question is how close this election is going to be, which we won’t know until the week before the election itself. Bush is going to do everything he can to make Kerry or Edwards look like abortion-loving, bible-hating, gay-marriage having candidates as possible. And since probably 90% of the country is already decided, it comes down to that small margin in the middle. All in all, I’d say that if Nader is successful in getting many votes, it’s a bad thing."



Both of these guys are American, and my heart goes out to them. The Presidential candidate they would both probably vote for has just announced that he's running, and we're all talking about how that's not such a great thing. That said, the way things are going here in Canada, I'm finding it easier and easier to identify with their plight."



Dan B aka DSTRBO



Previous DSTRBOtoons here, here and here and here, and more art by Dan at DISTRBO.COM





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