Nader: Left could learn from Helms

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on July 10, 2008 - 6:06pm.
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Ralph NaderRalph Nader says the left could learn from Jesse Helms.

The independent presidential candidate told Dome that the former longtime North Carolina senator could teach his liberal counterparts a lesson in tenacity.

"I think his legacy is that no matter how wrong you are on how many issues, if you stick to it you can win," he said in a phone interview.

Nader said that Helms had "enormous determination and stamina" when pushing his conservative causes, something he does not think current liberal senators have.

"They don't have that stick-to-it-iveness that Jesse Helms had," he said. "They're not hungry to win the way Jesse Helms was."

Nader will be in Raleigh Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. rally at St. Mary's School. He is running as a write-in candidate on the North Carolina ballot.

Listen to the complete interview as a podcast here. 

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Re: Nader: Left could learn from Helms

Submitted by JoeyTranchina on August 5, 2008 - 3:01pm.

Thanks, Ralph. Fanaticism does have competitive advantages. The problem is: far more frequently than "victory" fanaticism leads to delusional behavior that generates disproportionate amounts of collateral damage. But, you wouldn't know about that.

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