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46 Nader: A Personal View -- rank: 760

Published on Friday, June 30, 2000 in The Nation Nader: A Personal View by William Greider The Ralph Nader running for President this year is quite a different person ... of his public-interest movement three decades ago. The "new" Nader (if I can borrow a conceit of retread pols like ... sweeping intellect and energy. No one would say mellow. But Nader's political focus seems deeper now and richer to me ...

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Author:	Chris Kromm
Date:	Fri Jun 30 07:16:06 PDT 2000

47 Ralph the Leninist -- rank: 753

... dismay at the imminent prospect of their old hero, Ralph Nader, intentionally throwing the election to George W. Bush. A first ... 10 days ago from a group of a dozen former "Nader's Raiders," who asserted that their former mentor had broken ... Alter have expressed a similar sense of disappointment and betrayal. Nader's response to all this heartfelt hand-wringing has been ...

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Author:	Chris Kromm
Date:	Tue Oct 31 21:22:44 PST 2000

48 DLC's "Idea of the Week: Ignore Nader" -- rank: 753

... ndol.org ] 10-NOV-2000 Idea of the Week: Ignore Nader Into the political news vacuum created by breaths held during the unfolding drama events in Florida, here comes Ralph Nader, failed presidential candidate of the Green Party, scolding Al Gore ... W. Bush a state away from the presidency. In fact, Nader is getting nearly as much media attention now as he ... the election outcome. Let's be clear about this: Ralph Nader got 2.6 percent of the presidential vote, just over ... the Greens for matching funds in 2004. To put the Nader vote in historical perspective, it's a lot less than ...

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Author:	Craig Brown
Date:	Fri Nov 10 09:04:54 PST 2000

49 Nader cost himself federal funds (Re: election demographics -- rank: 753

... it really was not. People who wanted to vote for Nader did not because they feared a Bush presidency would kill ... wide margin here. > -marta > > Which proves my point that even Nader supporters in safe states were > alienated by his campaigning in ... states and his dismissal of concerns > over Roe v. Wade. > > Nader supporters act as if voters are all a bunch of ... pawns - Dem > supporters being stupid masochists and now even potential Nader supporters > mindless victims of "liberal Dem" propaganda. > > Nader screwed up in his last weeks of campaigning. He alienated ...

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Author:	Marta Russell
Date:	Fri Nov 10 10:01:22 PST 2000

50 [lbo-talk] Tariq Ali endorses Kerry, denounces Nader -- rank: 753

... refused to engage any further. > Doug Colorado state chair for Nader is an unpaid old hippie. What kind of campaign has ... nov04/conn1104.html > ...How many of these folks voted for Nader in 2000? I asked the group. > Two of the students ... fourteen in 2000," one said. The > rest had voted for Nader--except for Linville, who voted for Gore in > 2000. He ...

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Author:	Michael Pugliese
Date:	Sat Oct 30 15:29:08 PDT 2004

51 [lbo-talk] texas and nader -- rank: 753

... via a conference call. Gotta love that grass-roots organization!] Nader Wins Endorsement From Reform Party By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published ... at 12:41 a.m. ET WASHINGTON (AP) -- Independent Ralph Nader, reviled by some Democrats for his presidential bid, was endorsed ... least seven states, including the battlegrounds of Florida and Michigan. Nader spokesman Kevin Zeese said the candidate welcomes the support but plans to continue running as an independent. He said Nader would decide on a case-by-case basis whether to ... other means. Advertisement In an interview with Associated Press Radio, Nader said he is counting on Reform Party members to help ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Thu May 13 06:54:07 PDT 2004

52 [lbo-talk] The Importance of Disenfranchising Nader/Camejo Voters -- rank: 747

> ...On the other hand, Carl Mayer, Treasurer for the Nader campaign, wrote an article a few months ago putting forward ... scenario whereby George Bush would drop precipitously in the polls, Nader would rise and it would become a race between Kerry and Nader. Such a wildly off-base projection does not inspire confidence that the Nader/Camejo campaign has a solid grasp of political reality. ZNet ... Back in mid-January, when the possibility of a Ralph Nader independent candidacy of the type that he has since developed ...

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Author:	Michael Pugliese
Date:	Tue Aug 10 20:27:10 PDT 2004

53 Nader cost himself federal funds (Re: election demographics -- rank: 747

... wide margin here. -marta Which proves my point that even Nader supporters in safe states were alienated by his campaigning in ... states and his dismissal of concerns over Roe v. Wade. Nader supporters act as if voters are all a bunch of ... pawns - Dem supporters being stupid masochists and now even potential Nader supporters mindless victims of "liberal Dem" propaganda. Nader screwed up in his last weeks of campaigning. He alienated ... agree Gore blew his campaign by being a bad candidate. Nader didn't make Gore such an obnoxious and weak candidate. Absolutely true. But Nader supporters have got to recognize that Gore and liberal ...

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Author:	Nathan Newman
Date:	Fri Nov 10 09:45:40 PST 2000

54 Nader Goes Buchananite (Re: [lbo-talk] Vote Nader/Camejo 2004! -- rank: 747

you don't talk politics, nathan, you argue. you play games. you round talk. i don't recall having tried to convince you of anything because i honestly don't believe reasonable discussion can reach you through your wall of biases. now if that makes you feel pissed on, fine, because ...

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Author:	R
Date:	Fri Jun 25 11:22:42 PDT 2004

55 Nader: When will we learn we can't bomb our way ... -- rank: 740

Why I voted for Nader. CK Nader attacks bombing campaign "When will we learn we can't ... com 10.16.01 SAN FRANCISCO -- How would President Ralph Nader have responded to the Sept. 11 terror attacks? In the ... on New York and Washington, one could only speculate, since Nader himself remained largely mute on the subject. At rallies and ... an increase in the minimum wage. But on Thursday night, Nader finally threw himself into the maelstrom. Speaking before a cheering ...

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Author:	Chris Kromm
Date:	Tue Oct 16 21:22:03 PDT 2001

56 Nader cost himself federal funds (Re: election demographics -- rank: 740

... To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Nathan sez: >But Nader supporters have got to recognize that Gore and liberal Dems didn't >"steal" Nader votes either. Nader lost those votes by ignoring their >concerns and alienating them ... such Washington, Wisconsin, and -Michigan) were "swing states" precisely _because_ Nader had natural -constituencies there. Nader didn't specifically -target these states to endanger Gore, but ... support there. -In essence what you're saying is that Nader should have conceded those -states where he was bound ...

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Author:	Nathan Newman
Date:	Fri Nov 10 21:31:14 PST 2000

57 McChesney: Why I'm Voting for Ralph -- rank: 740

In These Times - August 21, 2000 Nader: Why I'm Voting For Ralph by Robert McChesney Over ... no one has aroused progressive political interest more than Ralph Nader, who suddenly has invigorated the most tedious and numbing presidential ... on nuance - have a candidate advancing them. And in Ralph Nader these positions are advocated by one of the most respected ... social justice are unimpeachable. But many progressives are lukewarm about Nader's candidacy, and some are downright hostile. There are a ... the most important one, by far, is the notion that Nader will steal votes from Gore, the lesser of the two mainstream evils. Hence, the more successful Nader is, the more likely it is th

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Fri Aug 11 07:07:21 PDT 2000

58 Black Voters/Black Leaders (M. Manning) [Fwd: [sixties-l] RE: sixties-l-digest V1 #386] -- rank: 740

... s post election Democracy Now, Cornell West who had supported Nader, explained the fact that once again 90% of the Black ...

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Author:	Carrol Cox
Date:	Sat Nov 11 13:57:25 PST 2000

59 Ralph Nader & the Abstention of the Left (was Re: debates) -- rank: 740

... race is too close to risk a protest >vote for Nader. But I will do this with great reluctance. I think ...

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Author:	Yoshie Furuhashi
Date:	Thu Oct 12 11:36:54 PDT 2000

60 WSWS on RN -- rank: 740

... from several reliable sources, all of whom crave anonymity, that Nader & Co. have long taken money from Roger Milliken - including for ... Socialist Website - June 27, 2000 US Green Party candidate Ralph Nader courts Buchanan supporters By Jerry White The US Green Party ... national convention in Denver, Colorado last weekend and nominated Ralph Nader as its presidential candidate in the 2000 elections. Nader, who ran as the Greens' candidate for president in 1996 ...

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Author:	Doug Henwood
Date:	Tue Jul 4 09:14:23 PDT 2000