Comments on: Nader Again Non-Committal on Possible U.S. Senate Run

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 03:14:41 +0000

Mr. Nader ran for president in the Democratic primaries in 1992. He was the Green Party nominee in 1996 and 2000. Mr. Nader ran for president as an independent (and the nominee of some small parties) in 2004 and 2008.

By: samiron

samiron — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 14:10:41 +0000

If Ralph ran as a Green, would he have ballot access? Would he need to collect signatures if he ran as an Independent?

By: Steve Rankin

Steve Rankin — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:57:53 +0000

Has Nader ever run for any office other than president?

Also, didn’t Nader first run for president in 1996?

By: Richard Winger

Richard Winger — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:18:51 +0000

Small qualified parties in Connecticut nominate by convention or committee meeting, not primary. Connecticut says primaries are only for parties that polled 20% for Governor in the last election, or which have registration of 20% of the total number of all voters in the state who are registered in parties.

By: Bernard

Bernard — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:17:57 +0000

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“…if anyone can do it, that’s Mr. Nader.”

I agree!

With the support of more than 150-200 loudly applauding people, anything is possible.

By: Phil Sawyer

Phil Sawyer — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:11:49 +0000

Thank you, Richard. California is really tough compared to Connecticut and most states, I guess – on that score.

The advantage for Mr. Nader to run as a Green would be that he should be able to win the primary election very easily. I can see that. However, that would put him in the “spoiler” position again. If he ran as a Democrat, it might be difficult to win the primary election. It would be a good way to press the issues forward, though.

By: Carey Campbell

Carey Campbell — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:18:09 +0000

–as I surf the web — It’s obvious the Conn Green Party is doing great work on getting Nader to run for Senate, and getting him on the ballot.

Tim McKeee is especially impressive as Green Party spokesperson.

Outstanding work.

By: Carey Campbell

Carey Campbell — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:40:14 +0000

I attended on of Mr.Nader’s recent outings, where he was busy selling his new novel. A fun read. Several people urged Ralph Nader to run as a Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate in Conn. A standing room only crowd, between 150 – 200 people, with many others waiting outside because of the over crowding…applauded loudly in support of a Nader Green Party U.S. Senate run.

This U.S. Senate race in Conn…will require about $20 million. That’s a conservative estimate. It’s a tall order, but if anyone can do it, that’s Mr. Nader.

Thanks for keeping us up on this exciting story for both the Green Party and nonviolence advocates across the country.

By: Tim McKee

Tim McKee — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:07:12 +0000

Local efforts are underway to draft as a Green!
facebook has over 600 people backing the effort
and petionline online was just started

http://www.petitiononline.com/nader10/petition.html

By: Tom Yager

Tom Yager — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:32:44 +0000

I’d much rather that he run as a Green than a Democrat.