Ralph Nader In 2008
Nader has managed, in the last two elections, to derail the democrats by pulling votes away. You have to wonder what democrat in their right mind would vote for him.
It’s funny how Nader never gets involved with Republican nominees. Is he really pulling democratic votes away or is the RNC getting their loyal fans to promote Nader to screw up the democrats. I don’t remember Nader speaking out when the Republicans were saying “a vote for Nader is a vote for Bush”. Maybe that’s what Rove meant by “the math”.
I think if Nader gets into the 2008 election, the Democrats should not ignore him. He should be put under a magnifying glass. We should look into his money trail. Who are his biggest supporters, and this time, when the GOP encourages voting for him, put Nader on the spot as to why he acts like he expects their support.
We know he will never win the election, but he does need to be exposed for what he is and publically revealed for being a GOP puppet.
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February 28th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
It’s kind of interesting how democrats repeatedly bemoan Nader’s ruining the elction for Gore in ‘00 and at the same time, claim that Gore rightfully won the ‘00 election (which he did.) Which one is it?
The fact is, Gore came out of administration that had a 68% approval rating after an impeachment. And he faced an opponent infinitely poorer in every respect than his ‘96 predecessor who Clinton managed to trounce quite easily. All Gore had to do was…well, nothing. Instead he promoted an agneda not remarkably different from Bush’s and french-kissed his hideous wife (one of the more reveiled housewives in American politics,) to show that he wouldn’t receive oral sex from an intern if elected. Then, after the debacle of Florida, he could have just called for a state-wide recount along with an inquiry into the Jim Crow’ing of black voters in Florida. The former would have insured him the White House. The latter would have shown some degree of acknowledgment of black voters who came out in force for him. But no, he gave Bush the White House and people are still blaming Ralph Nader?
Nor is Ralph Nader a vanity or “fringe” candidate. Look at the numbers; a combined 46% of eligible voters voted for Kerry or Bush in ‘04. A combined 54% voted for a third part candidate or no one. If that isn’t a stamp of disaproval on our two party state masquerading as a two party state, I don’t know what is.
September 23rd, 2008 at 8:19 am
Open the debates! First one is Friday!
I’m not a bot, I know you care about the democracy of our government, so we need to get this done. There are 6 Presidential candidates this year all of which are qualified and capable of winning, so why are there only 2 people on the debate! Bigotry, two party bias! Let’s flood the email inbox and the phone lines with: Open the Debates.
It takes 5 mins. Please help me make a difference . Below is a script but please feel free to appropriately modify it to support your candidate .
Step one:
Call Barack Obama at 866-675-2008.
Hit 6 to speak with a campaign volunteer.
Once connected, politely deliver the following message:
Hi, my name is …
I was wondering if Senator Obama, being a believer in equal opportunity and equal rights, could insist that Ralph Nader and other ballot qualified third party candidates be included in the upcoming Presidential debates?
After all, Nader is on 45 state ballots.
And he’s polling well nationwide. And he could help Senator Obama challenge the corporate Republicans.
True, Ralph would critique Senator Obama for his corporate ties also. But isn’t that what democracy is about? Could you please leave this message for the campaign manager? Thank you.
Step two:
E-mail Janet Brown jb@debates.org, the executive director of the Commission on Presidential Debates.
Here’s a sample e-mail:
Dear Janet Brown:
Greetings. You must be busy. Preparing for the first Presidential debate this Friday. So, I won’t take much of your time. Just wanted to let you know that the American people were not born yesterday. We know the deal. Take that little private corporation that you run. Controlled by the two corporate parties. And funded by big business. For the purpose of excluding independent minded candidates. Friday, two Wall Street candidates are scheduled to be in the ring. Barack Obama and John McCain. The one candidate who represents the American people, Main Street, if you will, will be on the outside looking in. So, here’s a simple request. Drop your exclusionary restrictions. And let Ralph Nader into the debates.
It will be good for your conscience. Good for the American people. (I believe it was The League of Women Voters that called your corporatized debates “campaign-trail charades devoid of substance, spontaneity, and honest answers to tough questions.”) And good for democracy. Let the American people have a real debate for once. Main Street vs. Wall Street.
Thank you.
Signed
your name.