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Green Party Happy to 'Spoil' Democratic Presidential Run in 2004
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Aug 18, 2003 12:34am |
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| News Date | Monday, August 18, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | WASHINGTON — Some members of the Green Party (search) are reserving much of their anger for Democrats these days, and say they don’t care if another third-party run by Ralph Nader (search) wrecks the Democrats' opportunity to replace President Bush in 2004.
"As the Democrats have retreated from their core constituencies, they have given the Republicans a real license to move into greater extremes," said national party media coordinator Scott McLarty, who accuses Democrats of betraying their so-called progressive ideals.
"[The Democratic Party] seems to be crumbling as a political force that means something to anybody, crumbling as a real force of opposition," he said. "That is what we mean when we say we are so strongly in favor of running a national candidate."
In fact, the party hasn’t decided to run a candidate, and if it does, the Greens, with about 300,000 registered members nationwide, cannot necessarily count on the star power of Nader this time around.
Nader, a crusading consumer activist and founder of Public Citizen (search), has yet to announce his intentions, though should he decide to give it a go, it will be his third jump in the race on behalf of the Greens. |
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