You’ll Shoot Their Eyes Out Ralphie!

Ralph Nader announced yesterday that he’ll be filing petitions for nomination, again drilling the spike into the hearts of the presidential candidates looking to grab up every vote they can. The long time Green Party candidate has jumped onboard the Independent train this time around, hoping a more moderate stance may work to bring in the votes he could never yield in past elections. Considered the thorn in the hoof of the Democrats’ donkey, Nader’s past campaigns have snatched up presidential votes the Democratic nominee would ordinarilly get from the left-leaning Green Party constituents.

The move is indeed a wise one for Nader who has been fighting to expand the party playing field for decades. The number of registered Independents has grown rapidly over the past 8 years, as the American populace has become more politically involved, and the voters have grown disgusted with the Republican and Democrat parties and their inability to lead our country toward a positive light. With the current disdain many Republicans feel toward John McCain, along with the Democrats and their inability to spark change, and many on the left who are long-time Nader supporters, there’s a good chance he can provide a tremendous setback for both McCain and Barack Obama.

Could he, however, provide the flame to ignite the bomb U.S. politics is sitting on at the moment? With the current ‘W’orthless Administration on their way out, the scene is ripe for an upwelling of change, and many politically active citizens have grown disheartened with only having two major parties in which to support. Could he take the lead in the fastest growing party and legitimize it to when we’ll see Independent candidates take a multitude of congressional seats? One thing is for sure, Democrats are happy to see him jump to a party where he’ll be stealing from the Republicans as much he will steal from their own.