More good news.

At least one part of the Republican strategy was a collosal failure...

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader fell far short of his success in 2000, winning 400,000 votes, or 0.3%, after collecting 3 million votes four years ago.

No battleground state margins were close enough for Nader to have a significant effect, unlike the last election, when many Democrats saw Nader as a spoiler whose tallies in tight races like Florida helped tip the balance toward President Bush by siphoning votes from Al Gore.

Bye bye, Ralph. You won't be missed.