Ralph Nader's democracy crusade.

• Author: Littlejohn, Norm
• Position: Letter to the editor

It's sad to see Ruth Conniff, in her June "Comment," blame Nader for George W. Bush: "Had he not run, the country might not have elected George W. Bush." The country didn't elect George W. Bush: Gore won the popular vote in 2000, but unfortunately, here in the United States we don't elect presidents by popular vote. If the U.S. Supreme Court hadn't intervened and told Florida to stop its recount, Gore almost certainly would have been inaugurated in 2001.

--Norm Littlejohn, via web

Sometimes I remind Democrats that they could eliminate the possibility of a third party which divides the electorate by passing instant runoff voting. The usual response from party regulars is they won't do it because they might lose their power. They would rather blame someone else for their failures.

--Bo Chagnon, via web

I received my issue on June 1 and the article talks about an event that happened May 23-26. Nader is quoted saying the biggest...