The Free Nader Vote: “Why is voting for Nader without risk possible? Because of the Electoral

College, it makes no difference if Gore or Bush win a particular state by one

vote or by a million. The president is not elected by the popular vote, but by a

majority (270) of the 538 electoral votes. These electoral votes are cast by

state, and it’s winner-take-all within each state. Thus, a Nader vote has no

chance of “spoiling” the outcome for Al Gore unless it potentially changes the

outcome within each state. And for 90 percent of the states (including the

biggest ones), that’s not going to happen.” AlterNet