Nader/CPD Update
I heard Nader on radio tonight. He talked about the CPD, and how OpenDebates and the CDC were trying to get alternative debates.
He noted that the Democrats are using a lot of dirty tricks, including various lawsuits. In one, they said he should not be on the ballot, despite meeting all the requirements and getting all the signatures, because his campaign doesn't have much money in the bank! I missed that part of the election requirements, I guess ...
He said the GOP were gathering signatures for him in a few states, but that he turned them down.
When asked why the GOP didn't do this to Buchanan etc., Nader said he thinks it is because the GOP is used to third party candidates who make a run, while the Democrats aren't, so they try to fight it.
He noted that the Democrats are using a lot of dirty tricks, including various lawsuits. In one, they said he should not be on the ballot, despite meeting all the requirements and getting all the signatures, because his campaign doesn't have much money in the bank! I missed that part of the election requirements, I guess ...
He said the GOP were gathering signatures for him in a few states, but that he turned them down.
When asked why the GOP didn't do this to Buchanan etc., Nader said he thinks it is because the GOP is used to third party candidates who make a run, while the Democrats aren't, so they try to fight it.
"It is the common fate of the indolent to see their rights become a prey to the active. The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance; which condition if he break, servitude is at once the consequence of his crime and the punishment of his guilt."
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