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Monday, November 3, 2008
Nader holds last minute press conference/rally at Independence Mall, but no press
On the eve of election day. third party presidential candidate Ralph Nader planned to hold a press conference on the terrace of the Independence Center overlooking the mall and Independence Hall. The event, which was to have started at three o'clock was setback when the only people in in attendance were a newspaper photographer and a TV camerman. A few minutes later four specators sat down to listen to the candidate. In this photo Nader waits for an audience.(Ed Hille / Staff Photographer)

 

UPDATE: As the photo shows, Nader's press conference attracted little attention. Our inital report is below.

 

Ralph Nader is staging a last minute campaign rally/ press conference today in Center City at the Independence Visitors Center, 6th and Market Streets.

Nader, the longshot Independent candiate for president, has the support of a whopping 1 percent of likely voters, according to a Ipsos/McClatchy poll conducted on Sunday. His own campaign claims 7 percent of Pennsylvania voters as likely supporters.

Nader speaks at 3 p.m. at the Liberty Bell Terrace on a variety of topics including the economic crisis and the exclusion of third party candidates from the presidential debates.


Click here for Philly.com's politics page.

Posted by Sam Wood @ 2:32 PM  Permalink | 17 comments
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Posted by Disgusted 02:47 PM, 11/03/2008
Three people will show up. Two drunks and the beat cop!
Posted by molonlabe 03:06 PM, 11/03/2008
I think this is about the first coverage Philly.com has given any of the smaller party candidates.
Posted by Tango 03:13 PM, 11/03/2008
Nader for Obama.
Posted by help us 03:22 PM, 11/03/2008
Nader for Obama/Biden 08
Posted by jschmidt2 04:08 PM, 11/03/2008
THE OHIO COAL ASSOCIATION''''S RESPONSE TO BARACK OBAMA: "Regardless of the timing or method of the release of these remarks, the message from the Democratic candidate for President could not be clearer: the Obama-Biden ticket spells disaster for America''''s coal industry and the tens of thousands of Americans who work in it. These undisputed, audio-taped remarks, which include comments from Senator Obama like ''''I haven''''t been some coal booster'''' and ''''if they want to build [coal plants], they can, but it will bankrupt them'''' are extraordinarily misguided. It''''s evident that this campaign has been pandering in states like Ohio, Virginia, West Virginia, Indiana and Pennsylvania to attempt to generate votes from coal supporters, while keeping his true agenda hidden from the state''''s voters. Senator Obama has revealed himself to be nothing more than a short- sighted, inexperienced politician willing to say anything to get a vote. But today, the nation''''s coal industry and those who support it have a better understanding of his true mission, to ''''bankrupt'''' our industry, put tens of thousands out of work and cause unprecedented increases in electricity prices." REJECT BARACK OBAMA! http://www.ohiocoal.com/
Posted by psv 04:26 PM, 11/03/2008
At this point, I think Ralph needs to convince someone with more celebrity power than himself to run. He himself is never going to draw more than 1 or 2 percent, and 5% is the hump. Unfortunately, he's romanticized his importance and is doing third parties an absolute disservice. Nothing will take away from all he's done for the U.S., but at this point he's a good example why third parties aren't viable.
Posted by BleedingRed 04:50 PM, 11/03/2008
I believe in what Nader is saying, but unfortunately when he says it, it sounds like a cat dying. That man has the most annoying voice ever!
Posted by Paul B 04:54 PM, 11/03/2008
I think most Obama supporters despise Ralph Nader because he isn't part of the corporatist elite; Obama is 100%. Ralph knows that the Dems & Reps are two sides of the same sick coin that is slowly (mostly) killing this country.
Posted by NolaProf 08:36 PM, 11/03/2008
What a shame, the very reason he runs - exclusion of anyone that is not part of the Dem or Repub corporations - costs him this humiliation. Don't like bailouts? Don't like the government being bought? Give Ralph a listen. I'll be voting for him tomorrow.
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Posted by johnpolomano 11:02 PM, 11/03/2008
Nader...no way anyone can convince me that he was not the reason why we got stuck with Bush in 2000. No matter how much he tries to run form it, he is a reason for the problems we now have. What a pathetic man.
Posted by KensingKING 01:03 AM, 11/04/2008
Chuck Baldwin, the other Candidate says that Obama is the better than McCain.
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