Reply #65: Ralphs #1 Objective "Bring Down Dem Party"

[janekat]

above all else.

http://www.mikehersh.com/printer_67.shtml
Importantly, Nader never joined the Green Party, and still refuses to share resources with them. It almost seems that Nader is using the Greens to advance his goals, some of which look more like a personal crusade if not a vendetta against Democrats. More and more, Nader's allies and supporters wonder how this promotes the interests of Greens and progressives.

Nader's "war" against the Democrats - all Democrats - takes priority over all else. He wants Wellstone to lose, but he understands it would hurt his "war" if progressives find Nader's fingerprints on Wellstone's political corpse.

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I admire Green Party Presidential candidate Ralph Nader. I also admire Democratic Senator Paul Wellstone of Minnesota.... It does mean that I feel obligated to do my small part to avert the loss of one of the few progressive Senators worth worrying about, a loss that could put the U.S. Senate back in Trent Lott's hands."

Cobble explained the stakes, and called upon Nader and Senate candidate McGaa to call off their efforts: "Thus, my plea to the Minnesota Greens: take a breath, put aside your anger at the Democrats, and act in your own best interests, as well as the nation's -- please reconsider your challenge to Senator Wellstone."