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Frankly, Ralph Nader remains a puzzle to me. I suspect that he has never recovered really from the celebrity that his attack on General Motors generated for him way back when. I hold him de facto responsible for the Bush presidency and see his running again for the presidency to be either totally irresponsible or possibly an indication of a touch of early onset senility. Whatever, I am relieved that the Greens have washed their hands of him and pass along to any who have not seen it the evidence that his strongest supporters so far as financing is concerned would look to be conservatives, hoping that votes for him this time around will rescue Bush. He has cost us much in lives lost (ours and others), monies spent on war materials rather than 'consumers', and our nation's integrity. Ed Kent -- Conservatives Seek to Help Ralph Nader By Brad Cain, AP
SALEM, Ore. (June 25) - Two conservative groups have been phoning people around Oregon this week, urging them to attend Ralph Nader's convention Saturday in hopes of putting Nader's name on Oregon's presidential ballot.
The groups make no bones about their goal to draw votes away from Democrat John Kerry and help President Bush win this battleground state in November.
"We disagree with Ralph Nader's politics, but we'd love to see him make the ballot," said Russ Walker of Citizens for a Sound Economy, a group best known for its opposition to tax increases.
The Oregon Family Council also has been working the phones to boost attendance at Nader's event with the idea that it could help Bush this fall.
"We aren't bashful about doing it," said Mike White, the group's director. "We are a conservative, pro-family organization, and Bush is our guy on virtually every issue."
Even if it comes from an unusual source, Nader can probably use the help, given that this will be his second attempt to win a spot on Oregon's ballot.
In April, Nader held an evening rally in Portland that was intended to attract 1,000 people needed to sign petitions to put him on the ballot. Only 741 showed up.
Nader placed some of the blame on supporters tuning in the NCAA basketball championship game, which occurred the same night, rather than attend the rally.
The 70-year-old consumer activist plans to travel to Portland for the second convention, which will be held at a local high school.
The move by the Republican-leaning groups to boost attendance at Nader's mini-convention, which will be held at a local high school.
The move by the Republican-leaning groups to boost attendance at Nader's mini-convention is legal.
State law says that for Nader to qualify for the ballot as independent candidate, he need only draw 1,000 registered votes - regardless of their party affiliation - together in one place to sign petitions for him.
The head of Nader's Oregon campaign, Greg Kafoury, said he's had no contact with the two conservative groups that have been calling people this week. But he said he's not bothered by their actions, either.
If Nader qualifies for Oregon's ballot, polls suggest that he could be a factor in whether Kerry or Bush wins the seven electoral votes of this swing state in November. -- "A war is just if there is no alternative, and the resort to arms is legitimate if they represent your last hope." (Livy) -- Ed Kent 718-951-5324 (voice mail only) [blind copies] http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CollegeConversation http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PeaceEfforts http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EndingPoverty http://groups.yahoo.com/group/440neighborhood
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