[EM] Nader could designate same electors as Kerry

Dr. Ernie Prabhakar drernie at radicalcentrism.org
Wed Jun 30 08:30:02 PDT 2004


Hi Mike,

On Jun 30, 2004, at 8:20 AM, MIKE OSSIPOFF wrote:
> He said that Nader could designate, as his electors, the same people 
> who are Kerry's electors, instructing them to vote for Kerry. In that 
> way, the votes for Nader would count for Kerry. No more spoiler 
> problem. And, with that assurance, Nader would get more votes than he 
> ever has. He'd get a number of votes that would show his actual 1st 
> choice support, which is surely many time the 3% that he previously 
> got.

I'm confused.  Won't this only work in states which designate electors 
on a proportional basis, rather than winner-take-all, which is think 
all but 2--3 states use?

-- Ernie P.




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