Nader campaigned AGAINST Wellstone in 2002 Senate elections:

[Maddy McCall]

Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader waded into the debate over Minnesota's Senate race. During a stop in Minnesota, Nader said he considers DFL Sen. Paul Wellstone 'the best senator currently serving in Congress.' But Nader did not urge Green Party members to vote for Wellstone. He says if the Greens are going to build their party, they have to support Green Party candidates.

Green Party members have been divided over the U.S. Senate race since their state convention in May, when a group called "Greens for Wellstone" urged the party to throw its support behind the two-term senator. The convention rejected that idea, and endorsed author and veteran Ed McGaa.

But many Green Party activists became concerned about some of McGaa's positions, and McGaa was defeated in the September primary by writer and teacher Ray Tricomo. The party's presidential candidate in both 1996 and 2000, consumer advocate Ralph Nader stopped short of endorsing Tricomo during a Green Party fundraiser in Minneapolis. But Nader says there's no reason for the party to back Wellstone.

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Nader told party activists that Wellstone is the best senator on most of the issues the Green Party supports. But he criticized Wellstone for voting for the Patriot Act, which gives the government more power to investigate and prosecute suspected terrorists.

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Ray Tricomo says he believes he can beat Wellstone. "I'm hearing this rather tiresome idea that I'm taking votes away from Paul Wellstone. Well, I think Paul Wellstone's taking votes away from me," Tricomo said. Tricomo says the same charge was made in the 2000 election, when Ralph Nader was accused of taking votes away from Democrat Al Gore. Tricomo says he would have liked an outright endorsement from Nader, but after meeting with him, Tricomo says he thinks Nader supports his campaign.

http://news.mpr.org/features/200209/25_mccalluml_nader/


ONLY after the Green Party in Washington decided to support Wellstone did Nader change his tune and half-heartedly support Wellstone. Now the Greens won't even have him. Wonder how it feels to be the scourge of the Democratic Party and the celebrity of the Republican Party.

[JHBowden]

1. Wellstone is Bushlite!

He supported the Patriot Act! He isn't 100.0% pure! :shrug:

[bluestateguy]

2. Yes, that's it!

Wellstone is just a sellout DLC Dem! He voted for war in Afghanistan! He actuallt thinks the US had the right to defend ourselves against Al Qaeda!

:eyes:

What a bunch of pot-smoking, delusional idiots!

[brainshrub]

3. I don't think so.

I think he died before the vote, and he was planning to filibuster it.

NOTE: If anyone knows anything about this, correct me.

[JHBowden]

4. No, Wellstone was alive in 2001.

:think:

[mot78]

5. Wellstone died in October 2002...a year AFTER he voted for the Patriot Act

[bushwakker]

6. Wellstone=Coleman - what's the difference?*

[Dookus]

8. LOL

perfect answer.

[MoonRiver]

7. He's in the RNC's back pocket.

[La_Serpiente]

9. Wellstone is a DLCer

he voted for DOMA.

[TakebackAmerica]

10. Wellstone was a...

a right wing whore for Bush.


His hero in life was Dick cheney.



:crazy:

[MrsMatt]

13. and you are

an a** who knows nothing about Paul Wellstone.

edited to remove profanity.

[Lefty48197]

11. Nader is a dick

Wellstone is the best friend the Greens ever had. I can't believe Ralph Inc. dissed Paul so badly. What a dick.

[buddhamama]

12. i remember this well

it was then that i sent a check of support to Senator Wellstone.

i'm thankful that in the end the greens had enough sense not to run a candidate.