The Democrats' New Scapegoat
Against The Current vol. 114
Menasche, Ann
http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/334
Date Written: 2005-01-01
Publisher: Against The Current
Year Published: 2005
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX13115
In 2000, the Democratic Party establishment and much of the left blamed Ralph Nader for the election of George Bush. The “spoiler” label conveniently ignored the fact that Al Gore ran a weak campaign with no compelling message; that more registered Democrats voted for Bush than for Nader; and that the Democratic Party refused to challenge the removal of African Americans from the voter rolls in Florida.
