FINAL THOUGHTS...
bbodie52 wrote:And... not only is it argued that Ralph Nader's efforts actually prolonged the life of the Corvair, but it can be argued that the Corvair prolonged the fame, national recognition and popularity of Ralph Nader! And that led to the election of George Bush over Al Gore in the 2000 election. Ralph Nader (Green Party) received 1.63% of the popular vote in Florida. George Bush received 48.85% to Al Gore's 48.84%. Since Ralph Nader and Al Gore were both "Green" kinda guys, it could be shown that Ralphie "stole" 1.63% of votes that probably would have gone to Al Gore if Nader had not been on the ballot. Just 0.02% more Floridian votes would have provided Al Gore with the popular vote win, and all of the Florida Electoral Votes (25).
The final Electoral Vote count in the 2000 election was Bush (271), Gore (266).
If Florida's 25 votes had gone to Gore, the outcome might have been a President Al Gore for possibly two terms.
So the introduction of the Corvair in the 1960s appears to have determined the outcome of the Presidential race in the 2000 election!
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