The official Ralph Nader exploratory committee has, believe it or not, posted a “questionnaire” asking people to vote on whether they’d “support a Ralph Nader candidacy for President.”
At your earliest possible convenience, head over there and register your thoughts. There’s even a little box at the end, where participants are invited to “express your opinion further.”
In case you’re one of those people who may be inclined to write a profanity-laced tirade, blaming Nader for all of the Bush-caused problems in the world — you know who you are — it’d be wise to restrain yourself. The fledgling Nader campaign will likely discount your vote in the survey if they believe you hate Nader and would never consider voting for him.
I should note, of course, that this survey is probably meaningless. Nader has demonstrated, on more than one occasion, that his presidential campaigns are more about him — his ego, his arrogance, his disregard for the consequences of his efforts — and, with that in mind, I’d be surprised if the results of this survey swayed him one way or the other.
Nevertheless, the exploratory committee went to the trouble of putting the questionnaire online and I suspect someone will eventually tally the results and tell Nader what happened. The more “no” votes, the better. At a minimum, it can’t hurt.