Nader Qualifies for Presidential Run in Arizona

[CShine]

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Arizona, considered a swing state in the upcoming presidential election, could be the first in the nation to put independent candidate Ralph Nader on its Nov. 2 election ballot, officials said on Friday. State election officials have received petitions with 21,185 signatures, nearly 6,500 more than required for his name to appear on the ballot and opponents only have 10 days to challenge the signatures.

"We're running a 50-state campaign," said Kevin Zeese, Nader's national campaign spokesman. "We're not shying away from any battleground states like Arizona."

State Democrats have vowed to launch a stiff challenge to keep Nader off the Arizona ballot, fearing that the consumer advocate would siphon votes away from Democratic Party hopeful John Kerry and help tilt the election to Republican President Bush.

Nader, then a Green Party candidate, claimed 3 percent of the state's vote in the 2000 presidential election. Bush won the state by 6 percentage points over Democrat Al Gore.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=615&ncid=703&e=7&u=/nm/20040611/pl_nm/campaign_nader_dc

[David Dunham]

1. That's one state Nader gives to Bush. Only 49 others, Ralphie.

[WVhill]

2. Nader will be on at least 9 state ballots at this point.

He won't be on West virginia's unless he gets the signatures on a petition. The Mountain Party denied him a place on their ticket.

[lancdem]

3. That's not a state Kerry needs

but I'd rather Nader not be on the ballot there, obviously.

[AndyTiedye]

4. 2000 All Over Again

> "We're not shying away from any battleground states like Arizona."

We know! We expect to see you in every swing state, trying to swing it to Bush*.:grr:
We'll only see you in California or New York when you need money.

[Alexander]

5. The signatures still need to be checked.

Their authenticity has not yet been verified, all 25,000 signatures could've said "Mickey Mouse" on them at this point.

I'm going to be one of many Democrats checking to see if they are fakes.