Sunday, March 2, 2008
Gonzalez Will Run With Nader
Last week, Ralph Nader announced his candidacy for president. Not long after, Matt Gonzalez joined Nader's campaign as his running-mate for the vice presidency. Both Nader and Gonzalez spoke in Washington D.C. this week, denouncing large corporations and urging "the people" to reclaim power. Nader and Gonzalez outlined their three major goals for their 2008 campaign: first, they aim for election reform, advocating a candidate ranking system like those in Ireland and Australia. Second, they both addressed the widening gap between rich and poor, calling for minimum wage increases. Third, Nader and Gonzalez spoke out against the Iraq War, demanding troop withdrawls from both Afghanistan and Iraq. Finally, Nader spoke of the importance of third party candidates in offering a choice and bringing options to voters.
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Who is this Matt Gonzalez character? Also, given the fits thrown in past two elections about Nader siphoning off votes from the democratic candidate, I wonder if there is one candidate who is more impervious to the Nader factor than another. I suspect Obama is less likely to lose votes to the perennial third party candidate, but I would have to investigate further...
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