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Run, Ralphie, run!
Ralph Nader has formed a presidential exploratory committee, and said in an interview Wednesday that he will launch another presidential bid if he's convinced he can raise enough money to appear on the vast majority of state ballots this fall.Nader, who ran as an independent candidate in each of the past three presidential elections, told ABCNews.com that he will run in 2008 if he is convinced over the next month that he would be able to raise $10 million over the course of the campaign and attract enough lawyers willing to work free of charge to get his name on state ballots. Maybe he could raffle off a restored Chevy Corvair as a fundraiser. Nader said he established an exploratory committee and launched a Web site after Dennis Kucinich, a liberal Ohio congressman, announced his decision to withdraw from the presidential race last week. "When Kucinich threw in the towel, now you have Edwards gone who's going to carry the torch of democratic populism against the relentless domination of powerful corporations of our government?" Nader said. "You can't just brush these issues to the side because the candidates are ignoring them." He's right. There's no candidate left who's representing the Angry Left. Obama's too nice on a personal level to do it, and Hillary represents Hillary and only Hillary. People who seethe continuously, who have "1.20.09" bumper stickers next to the "Buck Fush" bumper sticker next to the "Impeachment NOW!" bumper sticker next to the "Gore/ He has harsh words for the leading Democratic candidates, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama, chastising them for failing to advance aggressive plans to tax corporations more fairly, and to fight for a vastly higher minimum wage. Obama, he said, is a particular disappointment. Posted by: Mike 2008-01-31 |
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