According to Ben Smith, Ralph Nader seems to think that John Edwards’ exit from the race opens a door for him:
I just now spoke to Ralph Nader, who said the launch of his exploratory Web site wasn’t timed to Edwards’ withdrawal, but that Kucinich’s withdrawal had made space in the race for him.
“We’re testing the waters on the overriding issue of corporate control, of our political economy, and anything else the dogma of commercialism wants to latch on to,” he said.
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He also said he saw some overlap between his positions and Ron Paul’s.
“His position on corporatism is taking some people who think the overriding political issue is corporate domination,” he said. “But he has positions which are not acceptable – like he wants to acknowledge the regulatory agencies I helped create.
I’m assuming that the last line is a typo since Paul would rather abolish agencies like the CPSC.
Nader in the race again ? Just wonderful.
January 30th, 2008 at 2:24 pm
I was very much interested in the comment that you had spoken with Ralph Nader. Do you know which “federal agencies I helped create?” I presume one is EPA.
I also have other important questions for a study I am doing that I’love to get a direct response from Nader on.
Regards, Frank M.