Reply #6: Nader On Crossfire

[DrFunkenstein]

NOVAK: You indicated that you think Dennis Kucinich would be a pretty good presidential candidate. Any of the other nine Democrats you think would be a good candidate?

NADER: You want me to rank them?

NOVAK: Just name another one that you think is good.

NADER: It all depends on how strong the base is for the citizens. They're not good, per se, unless they're representing a mass movement. I like John Kerry, for example. I knew him when he came back from Vietnam as a young veteran. The question is how much better would he be if the people were mobilized, if more people voted. And I don't see any of these candidates exciting a lot of people.

NOVAK: Ralph Nader, thank you very much. Appreciate it.

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John Kerry is the only viable progressive in 2004. His record on corporate crime, renewable energy, media democracy, nuclear reduction, labor and environmental protection on trade agreements, and campaign finance reform all speak for themselves. Never took a PAC since he came to Congress in 1986.

I know the war-hero schtick doesn't do it for many progressives, but it certainly makes a progressive much more palatable to a general audience and harder to smear for the GOP.