Ralph Nader as an independent candidate. Holds apeal and he has some good thoughts on how this country should be run. But there is a problem to his bid for the presidency. Many people believe that he split the Democratic vote just enough to cause Gore to lose the electoral vote to Bush. Now as the 2004 election heats up with Senator Kerry seemingly in the lead with the possibility of gaining the Democratic Nomination for his bid to the presidency, Ralph Nader steps in as an Independent (as no organized third party will accept him). The problem posed now is that he holds once again the possibility of spliting the Democratic vote when it is imperative to get Bush out of office. Senotor Kerry may not ge the best candidate for the Presidency, but he is far preferable to Bush. While I respect Nader I firmly believe if he wanted to truly make a differance he would work within the Democratic Party to clean it up, rather than insure the presidency to some Republican hack. To pull from the Denver Post here is a site of someone who voted for Nader in the last election. http://www.RepentantNaderVoter.com . I am uncertain if he can split the Democratic vote, so let me pose this question, Do you even want to risk 4 more years of Bush? I certainly dont, but thats just me.