Tonight Independent presidential candidate, Ralph Nader, spoke to a group of about 200 people in Baltimore, Maryland. Nader did as other presidential candidates do when speaking to crowds, discussing the main issues of the time. He spoke of the economic situation, his stance on corporate crimes, health care, minimum wage, and the war in Iraq. However, Nader had a different subject that he spoke about to this crowd.
Being an Independent, Nader has not been included in the normal activities of the candidates that we so closely follow. He told the attendees "that he has not done an interview with any of the major networks since February despite being on the ballot in 45 states." It is amazing to think that in our 24 hour news cycle, Nader has not made any news in that many months. Additionally, Nader told the Baltimore crowd that he disagrees in the debates being organized by a privately owned organization, and proposes that it be run by the government instead. Although he was on the ballot in 45 of the 50 states, he has not been deemed worthy to be in the debates. Nader feels that this has limited his message from being heard and that our current system does not allow third party candidates to have any chance.
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