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Edited on Thu Jun-03-04 12:17 PM by mzmolly
ANOVER, N.H. --
" generation of Ralph Nader supporters will come of age Nov. 2 at Dartmouth College, and they're planning to vote for John F. Kerry.
In their cloth sandals, worn jeans, and "Support Fair Trade" sweatshirts, 15 members of the Dartmouth Greens gathered here Monday night for their weekly discussion of social justice and politics. The conversation veered from the economic abuse of sweatshop laborers to the physical abuse of Iraqi prisoners and whether a protest action of papering the campus with photos of abused Iraqis -- with the caption, "Is this the occupation you wanted?" -- would exploit the victims further.
While none of the 15 particularly like Kerry -- "wavering," "craggy," "passable," and "tree-stumpy" were among their descriptions of him -- this intensely antiwar group has almost unanimously decided to forsake Nader, a man they see as an idol, to help Kerry win New Hampshire, a key battleground state.
Al Gore lost here in 2000 by 7,200 votes, and many Democrats blamed Nader, who drew 22,000 votes. It is this psychology of defeat, a fear of throwing the election to Bush, that will steer Naderites, as well as many undecided voters, to Kerry's side, campaign officials say."http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/135/nation/Pragmatism_drives_N_H_Naderites_to_Kerry+.shtml:toast: To progressives everywhere working together to DEFEAT George Boosh!
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