De-Spoiling the Election

June 24, 2004 | This article appeared in the July 12, 2004 edition of The Nation.

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In 2000, Al Gore beat George W. Bush in the state of New Mexico by a mere 366 votes--a slimmer margin than in Florida. Ralph Nader polled 21,251 votes.

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Steven Hill

Steven Hill is a writer, columnist and political professional based in the United States with two decades of experience...

Rob Richie

Rob Richie, executive director of FairVote (http://fairvote.org), is a co-author of Every Vote Equal, about the...

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