Looks like Ralph Nader might be getting into the race, and everybody's very upset. Why? Because they think people might vote for him! Here's what I don't get: instead of telling Ralph Nader not to run, why don't we tell people not to vote for him? "Well, sure, we can tell people not to vote for him, but they might anyway". Why? "Because they think he's better than the other candidates, I guess". Doesn't that say something about the candidates we have, rather than about what a jerk Nader is for hopping in the ring? If the Democrats were a strong party with strong candidates their response to this turn of events would be "Great! Let him do his damndest, he's got nothing that's gonna cost us any votes". Instead they try to villify him for running because he presents what they know is an attractive alternative!
I'd love to see a day when a shit-scared Terry Macauliffe doesn't have to beg Nader not to run, but I won't hold my breath as long as John Kerry is the front runner. Between him and Edwards, Kerry will chase more voters towards Nader- maybe primary voters should think about that...