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...worried about being a spoiler? A. Now wait a minute. That is a politically bigoted word. The two parties have spoiled this country. They've spoiled the electoral process--made it very difficult for candidates who can't raise the cash to move in and sustain themselves. They've spoiled our government. They're the spoilers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Page | 2/29/2008 | See Source »

...settle this season’s score at Newman Arena. During Cornell’s current 12-game winning streak, the Crimson is one of only three teams to lose by single digits. And after its superlative play last weekend, the team seems primed to play the role of spoiler.“It’s revenge,” Harris said, “but also, we just want to go down there and play the best...

Author: By and Timothy J. Walsh, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Crimson Set To Ride Momentum In NY | 2/28/2008 | See Source »

...Meet the Press,” Nader highlighted military spending, corporate greed, and labor rights as three issues that have been neglected in the 2008 campaign. To deflect criticisms that his entry into the race makes him a spoiler once again, Nader should focus on shifting the terms of the debate to include these issues, and in doing so, help foster that democratic discourse third-party candidates are able to foster...

Author: By The Crimson Staff | Title: Running for the Right Reasons | 2/27/2008 | See Source »

Sticks and stones may break his bones but words will never hurt him. Ralph Nader has been called a lot of things, not the least of which is spoiler. If Al Gore had won even a few hundred of the 92,000 Florida votes Nader got as the Green Party candidate in 2000 Gore would be President today. This time around Nader is confident his candidacy won't harm the Democratic nominee's chances for success. And, even if he thought it would get in the Democrats' way, he'd still be running. The now-three-time candidate, who announced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nader Spoils for a Fight | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

...worried about being a spoiler? Now wait a minute, that is a politically bigoted word. The two parties have spoiled this country. They have spoiled the electoral process; I mean, look at Florida, look at Ohio. They have spoiled the political process, made it very difficult for candidates who can't raise the cash to move in and sustain themselves. They have spoiled our government. They're the spoilers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nader Spoils for a Fight | 2/26/2008 | See Source »

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