Comment Re:Let me tell you why (Score 1) 5687
I also think it's interesting that the press didn't cover badnarik as much as they did nader. For instance, you rarely saw a poll listing him. Considering he pulled nearly the same numbers as Nader, i think it would have been interesting to see what the results would have been if he were included in the polls everyone saw every day.
Here are some numbers to see how close badnarik and nader were. For two candidates, they hit close numbers. While both were "fringe", the "Nader Factor" seemed to be covered more than the "Badnarik Factor"...
Candidates Votes %
George W. Bush * (R) 51% (58,602,581)
John F. Kerry (D) 48% (55,072,628)
Ralph Nader (I) 0% (391,812)
Michael Badnarik (Lib.) 0% (374,654)
Michael A. Peroutka (CST) 128,865 0%
Courtesy the washington post.
Here are some numbers to see how close badnarik and nader were. For two candidates, they hit close numbers. While both were "fringe", the "Nader Factor" seemed to be covered more than the "Badnarik Factor"...
Candidates Votes %
George W. Bush * (R) 51% (58,602,581)
John F. Kerry (D) 48% (55,072,628)
Ralph Nader (I) 0% (391,812)
Michael Badnarik (Lib.) 0% (374,654)
Michael A. Peroutka (CST) 128,865 0%
Courtesy the washington post.
