Help Ralph get on the ballot!

[ludwigb]

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A Sampling of the Freeper Discussion

To: GiveEmDubya
We should help Ralph out and give him our signatures. Let's get him on the ballot.
5 posted on 02/24/2004 2:59:14 PM PST by kabar
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To: GiveEmDubya
Attention Freepers of Battleground States!!

Please help get Nader on the ballot in:

Nevada
Florida
New Jersey
New Hampshire
Oregon
West Virginia
New Mexico
Maine
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Minnesota
6 posted on 02/24/2004 3:04:43 PM PST by So Cal Rocket (If consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, John F. Kerry’s mind must be freaking enormous)
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To: GiveEmDubya
I was General Counsel for a presidential candidate who was in a similar legal situation on ballot access to Ralph Nader.

In 1976 I researched, designed and condicted the legal side of Gene McCarthy's independent bid for President. (I did much the same for John Anderson in 1980, but Anderson had much more money and many more volunteers, so the Anderson situation is not comparable.)

Based on the list of signatures and fees in this article, which are much milder than the burdens we faced in 1976, and in 1980, I expect that Nader will make the ballot in about three-fourths of the states. (McCarthy made the ballot in half the states. Anderson made the ballot in all the states.)

Both McCarthy and Anderson faced legal challenges in many states. Nader will face exactly the same, especially in thoses states where Bush and Kerry are apparently close, and Nader could represent the diffedrence.

Congressman Billybob

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7 posted on 02/24/2004 3:06:43 PM PST by Congressman Billybob (www.ArmorforCongress.com Visit. Join. Help. Please.)
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[mzmolly]

1. I've heard speculation that Rethugs will be assisting in this... From the

top on down. We shall see.

[EXE619K]

2. Wow!

He only needs 1710 sigs to qualify here in MN.

That's amazing!

[RobertSeattle]

4. Heck in WA it's only 200

You have to have a "convention" and 200 sigs.

We need to find a bunch of people named "George Bush" and get them to run...

http://www.secstate.wa.gov/elections/candidate_filing_nominating.aspx

[EXE619K]

6. That reminds me....

During the 2000 elections, while working for the Gore campaign.....

Somebody named George Bush(lived in West St.Paul, I guess) endorsed Al Gore.

It was in the local papers and all.

[lancdem]

7. LOL

[lancdem]

8. LOL

[Gman]

3. Made a pdf copy of the thread for future reference

and I'll keep it updated.

[EstimatedProphet]

5. Typical Freeper scum

Can't deal with an HONEST election, oh no, not that...

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