Can Al Gore ever escape him? No, I don't mean Bill Clinton; I'm talking about Ralph Nader. In 2000, the Nader vote was the margin of victory in Florida, and thus, a Gore presidency, and therefore an alternative reality much less grim than the one we now face. But that is the past. In the present, they are at it again.
Gore's global warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, has been a triumph for the issue itself and Gore's reputation. It has been short-listed for the Oscar's documentary category, as it should be. But wait, there's more. Also on the short list is a dark horse candidate, a documentary about the political life of (natch) Ralph Nader.
So here we are six years later faced with the potential of another Gore v. Nader race. Will Nader siphon off enough votes to cost Gore yet another victory? Given the makeup of the 5,830 Academy voters, largely older and significantly Jewish, will Florida be the deciding battleground?
This is crucial because many believe Gore's Oscar campaign-- Leno and Oprah already--may be the first primary in his 2008 presidential run.
What terrible irony if Nader cost him the win once again.
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