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Election '08: San Diego's Greens Are Blue (And They're Blaming Ralph Nader)new
While Nov. 4 yielded a mixed bag for the GOP and the Dems, it provided nothing but a great big sack of rotten potatoes for just about every other political persuasion. Here, as elsewhere in the nation, adherents of the boutique parties saw their candidates routed on nearly every front. And no party performed so poorly in San Diego County as the Green Party.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Silva |
11-19-2008 |
Politics
Third Partiers: Nader, Libertarians and Constitutionistsnew
We talk to independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader, Darrell Castle, VP pick for the Constitution Party and a guy who has met Bob Barr.
Boise Weekly |
Nathaniel Hoffman |
10-15-2008 |
Politics
Video: Nader Blasts Obama at San Francisco Statenew
In full campaign mode, Nader was harsh on his political rivals and held little back including some choice name calling. He attacked Barack Obama and other Democrats as a "sniveling cowards," who are so afraid that they suffer from a fearful condition best described as "anal flutter."
Alt Prez: There are a Hundred Ways to Buck the Ballotnew
We've got more than 100 deluded losers and promising dreamers all begging for attention in America's sideshow election. Just because every one of them will lose, that's no reason to ignore them.
San Antonio Current |
Richard Wall |
08-27-2008 |
Politics
How Will the Nader/Gonzalez Ticket Impact the Presidential Race?new
One poll showed Nader taking 5 percent of the vote in a three-way race with McCain and Obama. Swap Clinton for Obama, and Nader takes 6 percent. Another poll showed one in seven voters would "seriously consider" voting for Nader. Yet another has him winning 10 percent of the vote in Michigan.
Ralph Nader On the Decision to Run for President Againnew
"I was looking at my position papers from '04, and almost without exception everything is worse," says Nader, whose long career as a consumer rights advocate is now overshadowed by his runs for the presidency in 2000 and 2004.
Questioning Ralph Nader's Veep Choicenew
What impact will the Nader-Gonzalez ticket have?
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Steven T. Jones and Tim Redmond |
03-05-2008 |
Politics
Will Ralph Nader Run Again in '08?new
At the Green Party debate, he told us that if powerful institutional forces collude to limit that party's nominee's access to the ballot, as he charges they did in 2004, he might run to highlight the need for greater political participation.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Amanda Witherell |
01-16-2008 |
Politics
The Spoilnew
As the 2008 presidential elections approach, perennial dark horse candidate Ralph Nader emerges from the shadows to decipher America's next political showdown.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
01-25-2007 |
Politics
Tags: Ralph Nader
What Did Ralph Nader Do With Our Money?new
The public’s money, it seems, went to fund a sloppy and sometimes incompetent attempt to get a candidate whom nobody wanted on the ballot, onto ballots.
Boston Phoenix |
David S. Bernstein |
10-28-2004 |
Politics
Talking the Good Talknew
Ralph Nader is campaigning in 50 states, but is his presence changing any minds?
Count All Votes -- Except Those for Nadernew
Harvard University constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe argued before the Florida Supreme Court that keeping Ralph Nader's name on the state's ballot would be not only "chaotic," but "worse than the butterfly ballot, you'll need a centipede ballot."
Miami New Times |
Brett Sokol |
10-13-2004 |
Politics
Firm with GOP Ties Rallies Support for Nadernew
In New Mexico, employees of Florida-based JSM, Inc. -- a private firm with Republican funding -- gathered signatures for independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
Weekly Alibi |
Tim McGivern |
08-19-2004 |
Politics
Tags: Ralph Nader
Predictably, Nader's Running Riles the Green Partynew
Back in March, some Green Party activists were warning that Ralph Nader -- who was still mulling another presidential campaign -- could damage the Green movement by running as an independent. Fast-forward five months: Nader is, indeed, running as an independent.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-16-2004 |
Politics
What Ralph Nader Is Doing to the Greensnew
It's not just the Democrats who need to worry about Ralph Nader's current run for the presidency. His candidacy could damage the Green Party he put on the political map when he ran in 2000.
Boston Phoenix |
Adam Reilly |
08-07-2004 |
Politics
