Nader trouble in Oregon

Ralph Nader failed to draw 1000 supporters to a Portland appearance, and if he can't draw in Portland, it's hard to see him getting on the ballot in Oregon at all. That crucial swing state barely went for Gore in 2000, with Nader polling ten times the margin between the two major-party candidates. In other states (famously, Florida), Nader stole tens of thousands of votes from the Democrat, who lost the state by 537 votes and thus the Presidency. (And that's if you accept the official count.)