No, not that Biggest Looser. 

I’ve had this rolling around in my head for the past week…. 

Why is Ralph Nader running for President again?  I mean really, he’s been in what 4, 5 Presidential elections and has he even managed 10% of the popular vote?

Ralph, there’s a message the American people have been trying to send you :  ”We don’t want you to be President.”

Now I’m all for third party and independent candidates.  However, they need to have a message and a platform that appeals to most Americans - that’s the same if you’re a Republican or a Democrat.  Ralph Nader and most third party and independents don’t have that, if they did then more people would care that they have entered the race.  If these folks had platforms that made sense, or in some cases at least remotely appeared to have been devised while not stoned or drunk, then they might have a fighting chance of raising enough money to put together a viable campaign.

I think by now it’s apparent to most that of all the possible third party candidates out there - Ralph Nader is not going to be the one to capture the imagination of this country and generate the support that will lead to a winning Presidential bid.  Honestly, I think Jesse Ventura has a better chance of getting elected President as a third party candidate than Ralph Nader - Heck, Ventura has name recognition, military experience, and even political experience…  Besides, how much worse than what we have now could he be?

The other thing though is the way this year’s election has been going.  Let’s face it, the Republican and Democratic candidates have now been campaigning for a year or longer.  Folks like Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee who were mostly unknown a year or two ago are now household names.  These candidates have been grabbing headlines for well over a year and have the advantage of a significant amount of publicity.  For a third party candidate to throw their hat in after how much has happened in this election is setting themselves up for an even larger uphill battle.  Heck, it wouldn’t surprise me if that was part of the reason that Mike Bloomberg ultimately decided not to run as an independent this year…

So again I ask, why is Ralph Nader running for President again?