That speech was the only one I've ever heard by a president or a presidential candidate that struck me as intelligent. Nader offered as one of countless examples of what he would like to do a recent success in Connecticut, where along with the Green Party he saved taxpayers from subsidizing the owners of an NFL football team with millions of unneeded dollars. The local government was prepared to give the Patriots a stadium on the taxpayers tab, and polls suggested that the taxpayers liked the idea. With the Reform party imploding, the Green party may offer the best chance at opening up the two-party system and including a greater variety of positions in public debate. Of course, Gore and Bush are not strictly identical.
People have good reason to prefer one to the other.
But Nader's positions, if they become known, can be expected to strike many voters as superior. If he has 6 percent before his campaign has even gotten started, I think he has a distant shot at winning and a good shot at receiving the 5 percent needed for his party to receive funding next time around. His success will also boost Green candidates in local elections around the country. Unsafe at Any Speed' in 1965.