Ralph Nader (I-Fantasy Land) is following up rumors about his pending 2004 candidacy with interviews hinting that he will, in fact, run.
On CNN yesterday, Nader sounded like a candidate. “We’re testing the waters,” Nader said. “It’s a high probability, but that is yet to be determined.”
Noting that Nader has already formed an exploratory committee, CNN reported that Nader’s decision as to whether or not to run would be gauged the “success of [his] fund-raising efforts.”
This, of course, leads to me to believe that Bush’s campaign team will have an exciting new opportunity for their numerous wealthy donors: give lots of money to Nader.
Sure, Bush’s fat cats have already maxed out for this campaign cycle, giving the maximum $2,000. Many of these incredibly wealthy Republicans would love to give more, I suspect, but are burdened by those pesky legal limits.
What do you want to bet that we’ll quickly start noticing identical names on Bush’s and Nader’s FEC filings?