PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Ralph Nader failed to qualify for Oregon's presidential ballot on Monday when fewer than 1,000 people showed up at a Portland gathering to sign their names to petitions. But aides to the independent presidential candidate said he would try again.
A total of 741 people came to a Portland theater to sign the petitions — 259 fewer than those the veteran consumer advocate needed to qualify for the Oregon ballot, said state elections director John Lindback.
"Even the best basketball player doesn't get a slam-dunk every time," Nader told the crowd, acknowledging the numbers fell short.
The low turnout is a blow for Nader, who has been counting on using his traditional strong showing in Oregon to make it the first state to put him on the 2004 ballot.
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