Nader to hold Raleigh rally Saturday

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on July 10, 2008 - 3:46pm.
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Ralph Nader wants your vote, but first he'll need your signature.

The independent presidential candidate is coming to Raleigh Saturday to hold campaign rally, but he won't be on the North Carolina ballot in November.

So far, only one third-party will have a presidential nominee in North Carolina: The Libertarians.

The Green Party did not submit any signatures before the June 27 deadline to be re-recognized as a party. The two parties also lost a case in May in Wake County Superior Court to overturn the state's tough standards.

The Libertarian Party has filed an appeal.

Under state law, Nader can qualify as a write-in candidate for president by turning in a petition with 500 signatures by noon on Aug. 6.

As a write-in candidate in 2004, Nader received 1,805 votes — or one-tenth of one percent of the ballots cast in that race. He was the top write-in in North Carolina that year.

Correction: An earler version of this post misstated Nader's party affiliation and the status of a lawsuit.

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Re: Nader to hold Raleigh rally Saturday

Submitted by ryanteaguebeckwith on July 10, 2008 - 3:56pm.

Coffee pot's broken. Been tired all day.

That's my excuse for now... 

— RTB 

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Re: Nader to hold Raleigh rally Saturday

Submitted by fuzzybunny on July 10, 2008 - 3:52pm.

the ballots case

Is that the case that Indiana Jones has been after for three decades? You really don't need to rush through these posts...breathe

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Re: Nader to hold Raleigh rally Saturday

Submitted by dahedgehog on July 9, 2008 - 1:41pm.

It's sad that he's turned himself into a walking laughingstock. His legacy would have been fine if he hung it up after the 2000 debacle, but his continued attempts at the presidency are now sad attempts at stoking his own fragile ego. He has no chance of achieving anything, and his whole reason for being (Dems and Republicans are too similar) has been thrown out the window. Sad.

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