CT Greens would welcome Nader for Sen.
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on November 17th, 2009
(WTNH) – Green Party of Connecticut officials announced Tuesday that they would welcome Ralph Nader into the 2010 race for U. S. Senate and think he would have a good chance to win against current Senator Dodd.
“Since the media reports began in local and national web sites last week, we have seen hundreds of responses urging him to run.” said Green Party spokesperson Tim McKee.
He added, “With Dodd losing in many polls to the Republicans who have announced, we think Nader could be a clear choice to many who have lost faith in Dodd and his scandals with the banking and financial industries. To win, Nader would have to raise $3-5 million, which he has done easily in past campaigns and build an army of hundreds of volunteers for the race.”
State Co Chair Steve Fournier said, “We have worked well with Nader and he knows the local Greens very well. We are very excited and can supply him with many workers if he chooses to run.”
Mike DeRosa, also a State Co Chair said, “Nader is America’s Public Citizen Number 1! We just want to know when to start gathering the signatures for the petitions.”
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~Peace Glenna~
"Dump Dodd"
So, you want limited options because you're afraid of people having a choice? How very statist of you!
'After I read Nader's book "unsafe at any speed" I decided he is a crack pot guided by blind emotion and not engineer principles.'
I see. Yet it contains actual data, and it helped create better safety regulations for the auto industry? Ah. THAT crackpot.
'His notoriety came after the book, but no one challenged his assertions which later were debunked.'
The U.S. Auto Industry challenged him, and failed when they later came out and apologized for attempting to ruin his life.
'Now he is on this green kick because it is popular and again his assertions are not grounded in realistic solutions. Emotion and popularism is his fort'
He was actually the Green Party's candidate in 1996 and 2000. Also, if you mean 'green' as in environmental slang context, he was behind much of the movement in the 1960-1970's. He is a populist, that is not in doubt, but to say he lacks experience, intelligence or any merits for the job is to be truly blind.
Nader in 2010.
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