[candidate-development] Nader and McKinney!

[John Walsh]

I might say that Nader has been very gracious as usual - quite in  
contrast to the way he has been treated by some in our party.
There is now a storm on the NC list saying Nader is  running AGAINST  
us and is now the enemy.   That is quite a pathetic statement - and  
ignorant as well since elections are not a zero-sum game.
Of course Matt Gonzalez, Nader's running mate, remains a Green.
We can be sure that new developments will emerge from the 2008 race.
john walsh


On Mar 1, 2008, at 8:23 AM, Mike Heichman wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> Nice job.
>
> I will forward this information to the CDLC and Statecom-discuss list.
>
> I am in agreement with Mr. Nader. I wish him well in his campaign and
> hope that his candidacy and our party can work cooperatively in the
> coming months.
>
> Mike Heichman
>
>
>
>
> John Walsh wrote:
>
>>> From C-SPAN, Washington Journal, Feb. 29, 2008
>> *http://www.cspan.org*<http://www.cspan.org/>-
>>
>> Q: The caller said you ran on the Green party ticket. Why not run on
>> the Green party ticket again?
>>
>> NADER: Well, because I think Cynthia McKinney is running, and I think
>> it would be wonderful for the Green Party to have an African-American
>> woman. She was elected numerous times to the House of  
>> Representatives,
>> and I think we need several progressive initiatives in this country.
>>
>> Q: And that was the decision, to not run on the Green Party ticket
>> because she announced?
>>
>> NADER: Well, there are others as well. You know, the Green Party is
>> only on twenty-one ballots, and we don't want to be distracted. We
>> have to get on fifty - try to get on fifty state ballots. And the
>> Greens have their way of doing things, and we have our way of doing
>> things.
>>
>> ****
>> john walsh (MA delegate)
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John V. Walsh, MD
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