Tennessee is now among 16 states that have received paperwork for independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader to be placed on their ballots.

Tennessee is one of the best states as far as Independents and/or third parties making it onto the ballot goes. It's a model that I would love to see other states implement.

Tennessee law requires the signatures of 275 registered voters to qualify. The Nader/Gonzalez campaign submitted 584 signatures.

Given how the primaries went down, it should be interesting to see what, if any, impact Nader has in Tennessee and elsewhere.