] The young, computer-savvy veterans of 2000 have joined
] forces again and are reviving vote-pairing for the 2004
] presidential election. Although Nader's base is obviously
] much smaller now, with most of his progressive supporters
] long since having gone home to the Democratic Party, even
] a few thousand votes in the swing states could turn the
] election for Kerry.

[ This is a very interesting article. To say nothing of the validity of the practice, the fact that this is even happening, i think, points to some of the serious faults in our electoral system. That so-called third party candidates, and in the Dark Red and Dark Blue states, even one of the two majors, are completely marginalized, is a serious problem.

As much as this election has been focused on the need to remove a threat, i have long thought that in a greater sense we need a broader range of viewpoints, and a more wider ranging debate among our leaders. -k]