According to a new Ohio News Organization poll, Ralph Nader is polling very well in Ohio. Among those making less than $20,000 a year, he is at 11%. Whether this means that his message is resonating with the impovershed, young voters making very little money, or both remains unclear. Among independents, Nader is at 10%. Other impressive numbers include 7% for those aged 18 to 29, 7% in central Ohio, 7% among those whose education is limited to high school graduation, and 6% among men.
Bob Barr’s best numbers were in central Ohio, where he polled at 2%. No other minor party candidates were included.
Is he resonating with all the Ohioans sitting around coffee shops and telling reporters ” We still don’t like black people here?”‘
Yeah! Glad to see Nader is doing well in my home state. And I thought I was the only non-Obama supporter my general vicinity
Neoconservatives vs. liberals: Fear vs. envy.
The GOP and neocons have trashed words like libertarian, free market, free enterprise, capitalism, etc., but applying it to themselves and their policies.
Look at the Wall Street bailout (which should his a trillion dollars, not 700 billion), the Freddie Mac/Fannie Mae bailout, the trillion dollar war…
I also heard on the radio today that the Pentagon has “lost” $2.5 trillion. It’s missing. Pentagon doesn’t know where that money is, or what it was spent on.
Americans now think “free enterprise” means bailing out rich corporations. They’ll also wonder, if we can afford trillions on (no bid) war contracts, and Wall Street, why not health care for poor people?
Seeing all this “socialism for the rich,” I don’t blame poor Americans for wanting some “trickle down socialism” for themselves.
I find this hard to believe, but I guess time will tell. Still not sure how I’m voting yet, but I would be happy to see Nader get 5% or over nationally this time. He’s been trying at it for a long time now, and it would register high enough to send a message to the two parties and the rest of the public.
And therefore, since he still can’t win, these people need a course in the constitution and the electoral college, and to realize that without a runoff system, they really do only have two choices, and they are lucky to have such a grand candidate in Barack Obama. If they must make a protest vote, it should be for McKinney or Baldwin, or for Robert Owens state election in the case of Ohio.
I think it is very clear that Nader’s message of single payer, a higher minimum wage and worker rights is resonating with those that are less fortunate. It also explains why his contributions in general are low; even $100 to contribute is more than what someone making below $20,000 a year can afford.