Nader Again: So What?
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» H2O - We'll know after this weekend
The National Green Party convention is in Milwaukee, WI, this weekend, meeting at the Midwest Airlines Center (they couldn't meet at a convention hall named after a "green" company?). The debate is whether to nominate Cobb--or endorse Nader. Are there any benefits to Nader is he is endorsed by two parties (since he has Reform's endorsement already)? Will members of those two parties petition for Nader to be on the ballot--or drive a "write-in" campaign? Interesting tactic by Ralph.Maybe you could look at another candidate in a future column, Harry Braun? His web site is http://www.braunforpresident.us./
You mention in your welcome statement that you would look at "left-of-center" politics. Have any "right-of-center" third parties existed? They might be worth exploring as part of the democratic dynamic in America.
John
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» kenrg - Re: We'll know after this weekend
Hi John,The main benefit of Nader being endorsed by two parties would be that each (Reform and Green) already has permanent ballot status in several states - no petitions needed to get Nader listed.
Earlier it looked like there would be no way that the Greens would endorse Nader - he even had asked that they not nominate him at one point. But, now that he's chosen CA Green Peter Camejo as his VP, it could be an interesting twist.
I'll check out Braun's site and try to fit him into a candidate round-up in a future column.
Thanks,
- Ken
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» H2O - Interview with David Cobb
The following link will take you to a brief interview with David Cobb in the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel:"http://www.jsonline.com/news/gen/jun04/2...
John
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» H2O - Another third party candidate
http://members.aol.com/Schoonmaker2000/Craig Schoonmaker (pronounced SKUEN-maeker) is Chairman and co-founder of the Expansionist Party of the United States ("XP"), founder and President of Homosexuals Intransigent!, and spelling reformer intent on speeding the spread of English worldwide by phoneticizing our language as would greatly ease the task of learning to read it, and drastically reduce illiteracy.
An interesting thing about third parties is that they grab issues not yet in the mainstream. Usually when the issue becomes "hot," then the Republicans or Democrats take it up as an issue and deflate the third party that first proposed it.
John
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» H2O - Is a "write-in" candidate a "third party" candidate?
http://dansnow2004.com/Dan Snow is an Independent Write-In Candidate for President (It is very easy to vote for Write-In Candidates for President in every State)
John
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» H2O - Natural Law Party
"A Reason to Vote"http://www.natural-law.org/news/press_ar...
John Hagelin allegedly is the nominee.
John
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