In Seattle stop, Nader bashes both parties as warmongers, corporate pawns

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In Seattle stop, Nader bashes both parties as warmongers, corporate pawns

By David Postman
Seattle Times chief political reporter


LAURIE MATANICH / AP
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader speaks
yesterday at Town Hall in Seattle, saying both Democrats
and Republicans are beholden to corporate interests.

Ralph Nader told a light crowd in Seattle yesterday that national Democrats and Republicans are warmongers captured by corporate interests.

He told supporters that neither party is worthy of their votes and instead they should show self-respect and vote their conscience, which he hopes means a vote for his independent presidential campaign.

In his first Northwest appearance since joining the presidential campaign, Nader put aside much of the complicated strategy he has touted in recent days to return to the bipartisan bashing that defined his 2000 campaign.

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