Watchdog Group Complains About Nader Aid (Support from Bush campaign)

[UpInArms]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=694&e=2&u=/ap/nader

WASHINGTON - A watchdog group says it will file a complaint with federal election officials, accusing two conservative organizations of illegally helping Ralph Nader (news - web sites)'s presidential campaign, possibly with support from President Bush (news - web sites)'s re-election campaign.


Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington planned to file its complaint Wednesday with the Federal Election Commission (news - web sites). It says the Oregon Family Council and Citizens for a Sound Economy violated election laws last week by telephoning people and urging them to help Nader get on Oregon's ballot in November.

<snip>

Both groups acknowledge trying to influence Nader's petition drive Saturday in Oregon, in hopes that getting him on the ballot would take votes away from Democrat John Kerry (news - web sites) and help Bush win the battleground state.

<snip>

Sloan said she also would name the Nader and Bush campaigns in her complaint because of reports that some Bush-Cheney volunteers may have made similar calls from Bush campaign offices.

...more...

[average_american]

1. They were on Nader's case last week

Same "watchdog group". They got after him for use of low-rent office space and shared phone lines with a non-prof he runs.

[UpInArms]

2. Welcome to DU average_american!

Glad to have you here :hi:

[average_american]

4. Thank you

Everyone's been so nice.

It's good not to be dogged on forums by people who want to chant GOP nonsense in my face.

:toast:

[West Coast Democrat]

3. These are well-known conservative groups supporting Nader...

Oregon Family Council and Citizens for a Sound Economy

Also, Nader appeared on Lar Larsen's conservative radio talk show to help get himself on the Oregon ballot.

[average_american]

5. Didn't they even announce their intent

in the news last week? I seem to remember reading something...