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...Ralph Nader seems a respectable enough individual. A Harvard Law School alum, he let his conscience lead him away from the world of corporate law and into consumer activism. Through his landmark book Unsafe at Any Speed and through his tireless efforts to ensure consumer safety and manufacturer liability on items from automobiles to insurance policies, Nader has made American businesses more accountable. Furthermore, because of his lobbying efforts, federal regulatory agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have come into existence...
...pipe dreams and reprehensible misstatements about the Democratic Party and the importance of this election. So, in the interest of helping you decide how to mark that ballot--no matter if you are from Massachusetts or Texas or Minnesota--let me bring you a few points of clarification on Ralph Nader's Green Party candidacy...
...Even Ralph Nader admits there are differences that matter between theDemocrats and the Republicans. This may come as a surprise to hard-coreNaderites. Under a storm of criticism, Nader, in an Aug. 12 letter to TheNew York Times and elsewhere, withdrew any connections with the assertion of no difference, stating instead that there were few major differences between the two candidates...
...There are no such thing as Nader supporters. As a final point, I think we all need to think about who exactly is behind Ralph Nader and why. Yes, there is a small, dedicated Green Party group, who really believe in the positions of the party, but even Nader wasn't among them when they approached him to run for President. For Nader and most of his supporters, the campaign is about a protest vote about Gores blandness, about a good economy and about the Left losing its vote...
...Bill Clinton pulled the Democratic Party to the right; yes, Gore is not the most inspiring political leader of all time. Perot voters, disaffected Democrats, I feel your pain. Gore and Lieberman are not the leaders of Americas political left--but neither is Ralph Nader or the Green Party, liberals that they are. They just aren't leaders...