Ralph Nader

Third parties: less than the sum of their parts

On the first day of in-person early voting two weeks ago, a staffer friend of mine was marking his ballot and wondering aloud about the plethora of socialist options among the nine presidential candidates on the ballot. Socialist, Socialist Workers, and Party of Socialism and Liberation, not to mention the Peace and Freedom Party and the Green Party.

As one considers the minor arcana of dogma that separates these groups from one another, it’s easy to recall a scene from Monty Python’s Christ parody, “Life of Brian.”

No new congressional candidates in second week of filing

With only a week to go before Friday’s filing deadline, Iowa’s U.S. Senate race and five congressional contests remain two-way races. Announced independent candidates in the 2nd and 4th districts have not yet filed.

Nader files for Iowa ballot

The campaign had planned to file on Thursday and hold a morning news conference, but a delay in a FedEx package carrying documents with Nader’s signature led to the rescheduling.

Fallon Wasn’t Iowa’s Only Nader Democrat

Incumbent Leonard Boswell is hammering his 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary challenger, Ed Fallon, over Fallon’s endorsement of Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election, charging that Fallon “helped elect George W. Bush.” The appeal is powerful to the party activists who vote in primaries. In the post-Florida era, Democrats consider a 2000 vote for [...]

Nader Running Again? As Democrat?

The “Ralph Nader Democratic Caucus Campaign Draft Committee” is advertising for campaign staffers on the craigslist web pages for Des Moines and New Hampshire.

The Des Moines ad offers $1000 a week for full-time work between Dec. 15 and Jan. 15 and seeks “8 experienced (non-profit or political) organizers full time, and 12 field interns (6 [...]