Ark. Dem-Gaz:Nader Ballot Bid Has GOP Sigs(officials, staff, candidates!)

[DeepModem Mom]

Is this the most blatant example yet of Republican/Nader collusion???


Publication:Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Date: 20 August 2004 ; Section:Arkansas; Page:13


Ballot bid for Nader has GOP signatures

BY SETH BLOMELEY ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE

State House Republican leader Michael Lamoureux said Thursday that he didn’t pretend to support Ralph Nader when he asked about 50 friends and relatives to sign a petition to get Nader’s name on the presidential ballot in Arkansas.

"My goal is to help President Bush win the election, and this is a small part I can play to help him win Arkansas," Lamoureux of Russellville said. "Having Ralph Nader on the ballot will improve President Bush’s chances of winning Arkansas."

Lamoureux said he’s hoping Nader’s presence will siphon votes from Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry.

The state Democratic Party said Lamoureux isn’t the only Republican who is helping Nader.

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[Cocoa]

1. Nader must be very proud

what an idealist he is.

[MidwestTransplant]

5. Nader is a real POS

he is finished after this election either way.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. Nader supporters can't distinguish between democracy and mutiny

which is why they allow themselves to be used in this manner.

[R3dD0g]

3. One of the petitioners stopped me the other day

outside the grocery. I signed my cat's name. The way petitions in Arkansas work, that whole sheet is null & void.

It'll be interesting to see whether the SecState does a thorough check of the sigs. He's a Dem, but they don't usually put a lot of effort in verifying the sigs.

[tlcandie]

4. LoL!!!!

Shouldn't stuff like this be illegal? Rethugs signing petitions to enlist a green, etc.? I'm not pointing a finger at just the rethugs, but this is ludicrious for anyone to be doing! Doesn't it totally undermine the spirit of democracy and turn it into a mafia state?

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