Your vote for Gore there will get ZERO votes in the Electoral College, but in the popular vote for Nader it could make a HUGE difference. The same is true in the states where Gore is far ahead like New York and Massachusetts. A vote for Nader there is a vote that will be counted in a very loud way. You can literally make history. Do not vote from your fears, no matter where you live.
Decisions made in fear are usually the wrong decisions and lead to lousy consequences.
You have to find the courage to act on your convictions. You bet she was. But she did not let her fear make her choose the safe path, the pragmatic path. Her decision to take that seat was based not in fear but in hope and courage. I'm sure no one thought she would win.