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OVERVIEW:
One of the greatest threats to the Democratic Party in the 2004
election is not George W. Bush but instead Ralph Nader. With
current command of 3 percent of the voters, Mr. Nader could
draw enough votes from the Democrats to allow marginal states
to swing toward George Bush. So, they have created a "Terror
Squad" they call the "527." Its mission is to
contact all of Ralph Nader's 2.8 million 2000 voters and talk
them out of supporting Mr. Nader. When Goliath fears David,
what does that mean? Find out.
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DAYS,
New
York,
NY,
August
1,
2004--Political
Terrorists
are
planning
and
plotting
how
to
"exterminate"
Ralph
Nader
from
the
Presidential
political
race.
Nader,
a
"corporate
terror
hunter"
whose
legacy
includes
forcing
automakers
to
install
seat
belts,
may
be
the
deciding
factor
as
to
whether
John
Kerry
or
President
Bush
takes
or
retains
the
command
of
the
world's
largest
superpower.
Mr.
Nader
is
a
grain
of
sand
on
a
huge
political
beach,
and
to
some,
his
presence
is
equal
to
the
ant
crawling
up
the
haunches
of
a
giant
elephant.
But,
to
others,
he
is
the
David
who
can
bring
Goliath
to
his
knees.
 |
To
some
Ralph
Nader
is
'David'
who
can
bring
the
'Goliath'
party
to
its
knees
|
In
the
2000
Presidential
election,
2.8
million
Americans
voted
for
Mr.
Nader.
In
critical
"swing
states"
such
as
Florida,
that
tiny
margin
of
all
voters
was
enough
to
throw
a
ringer
into
the
election
by
sucking
off
votes
for
the
two
primary
candidates.
Nader
is
a
"corporate
terror
hunter"
himself,
fiercely
against
globalization
and
corporate
dominance.
One
would
think
a
Republican
who
offered
campaign
contributions
to
Mr.
Nader's
run
for
the
Presidency
would
be
feeding
an
alligator
in
hopes
it
would
eat
him
last,
or,
kissing
a
snake
in
hopes
it
might
not
bite.
But
the
reason
Republicans
are
offering
campaign
funds
to
Mr.
Nader's
war
chest
is
to
keep
him
alive
and
able
to
siphon
off
Democratic
votes
that
may,
if
Mr.
Nader
weren't
an
alternative,
boost
John
Kerry's
chance
of
winning
critical
swing
states.
But
the
Democrats
aren't
sitting
idly
by
and
letting
Mr.
Nader
go
unchecked.
In
fact,
they
have
an
army
of
"suicide
bombers"
enlisted
to
blow
up
Nader's
chances
of
repeating
a
split
vote
he
caused
in
2000.
Stan
Greenberg,
former
President
Clinton's
pollster,
has
been
hired
to
identify
the
2.8
million
voters
in
2000
who
put
a
checkmark
by
Ralph
Nader's
name
for
President.
An
incisive,
brutal
and
vicious
campaign
is
being
launched
to
contact
those
votes
and
demolish
Mr.
Nader's
reputation
so
that
the
voters
will
abandon
him.
Democrats
Fear
Nader
Votes
Could
Swing
the
Election
to
the
Republicans.
``We
can't
afford
to
have
Ralph
Nader
in
the
race,''
Democratic
National
Committee
Chairman
Terry
McAuliffe
said
in
a
Cable
News
Network
interview.
``He
could
pull
away
votes
from
the
Democratic
candidate,
and
I
hope
he
doesn't
run
again.''
|
|
It's
like
a
"sniper
scope,"
said
one
political
analyst.
"They've
got
Nader
in
their
sights
and
are
laying
booby
traps
everywhere
to
cripple
his
impact."
The
main
force
behind
the
anti-Nader
campaign
is
the
United
Progressives
for
Victory,
an
independent
political
committee
ravenously
raising
funds
to
defeat
Nader.
They
call
themselves
the
"527,"
named
after
the
IRS
code
that
allows
them
to
raise
unlimited
funds
that
can't
directly
be
applied
to
another
party--such
as
John
Kerry.
However,
the
clear
intent
of
"527"
is
to
be
a
minesweeper
for
Mr.
Kerry,
and
to
pick
off
as
many
former
pro-Nader
voters
as
possible.
While
"independent",
the
efforts
are
clearly
partisan,
as
are
those
of
the
Republicans
who
are
providing,
according
to
the
New
York
Times,
less
than
five
percent
of
the
funds
for
Nader's
spartan
campaign.
Nader
has
been
"begged"
to
concede
from
the
race
to
allow
the
threat
of
his
"split
vote"
from
interfering
with
the
Democrat's
chances
of
beating
Bush
in
2004.
Nader
has
refused,
not
because
he
is
a
Bush
fan,
but
because
he
believes
Americans
should
have
"alternative"
choices.
If
a
voter
doesn't
agree
with
either
the
Republicans
or
Democrats,
Nader
is
an
alternative
choice.
Even
though
the
Democrats
have
their
"Terror
Squads"
on
search
and
destroy
missions
to
blow
up
Nader's
credibility
with
the
2.8
million
voters
of
2000,
they
face
a
backlash
by
attacking
him.
 |
Political
analyists
consider
Nader
is
in
the
'sights'
of
the
Democratic
Party
|
The
more
press
Nader
gets
as
an
"underdog"
the
stronger
he
becomes
in
the
eyes
of
the
voter
who
is
looking
for
a
"champion"
of
individual
rather
than
corporate
or
political
agendas.
There's
an
old
saying
that
"the
more
you
try
and
knock
someone
down,
the
more
you
build
them
up."
This
paradox
is
true
in
many
cases.
Attacks
on
Nader--the
political
weak
and
helpless--may
appear
to
be
bully
tactics
to
the
public
who
swing
to
his
defense
on
the
grounds
that
if
the
"big
boys"
are
trying
to
muffle
him,
he
just
might
have
something.
Certainly,
a
vote
for
Nader
is
not
a
vote
for
the
next
President,
but
it
is
a
retaliatory
vote.
It
can
drain
just
enough
votes
to
make
the
next
President
beholding
to
Mr.
Nader
for
creating
just
enough
of
a
chasm
that
the
opponent
falls
to
his
political
defeat.
I'm
personally
not
a
Nader
political
fan,
and
the
reason
is
probably
out
of
ignorance
more
than
any
other
reason.
Like
most
people,
I'm
afflicted
by
the
"big
brand
name"
idea
and
see
Mr.
Nader
as
an
Edsel,
an
anachronistic
voice
from
American
political
pasts
trying
to
remind
us
all
to
not
get
swallowed
up
in
the
bowels
of
bigness.
But,
where
I
give
him
the
"heroes'
credit"
is
for
his
singular
stand
against
the
giants
despite
all
the
frustrations
that
must
go
into
a
campaign
that
in
2000
2.7
percent
of
the
votes
and
is
currently
tracking,
according
to
the
polls,
at
around
3
percent.
In
a
tight
race
in
swing
states,
a
percent
here
or
there
could
shift
the
balance
of
power
dramatically,
as
it
is
suggested
it
did
in
Florida
in
2000.
The
issue
regarding
Vigilance
and
Terrorism
is
spelled
out
definitively
by
the
battles
that
Mr.
Nader
faces
as
the
Goliaths
seek
to
rip,
shred
and
destroy
his
base
of
hard-core
voters.
Mr.
Nader
is
a
Sentinel
of
Vigilance.
No
one
can
accurately
estimate
how
many
lives
his
campaign
for
seat
belts
saved--mothers,
fathers,
children,
grandchildren,
grandparents,
uncles,
aunts,
cousins
and
loved
ones--but
the
number
has
to
be
in
the
millions.
 |
Ralph
Nader,
a
Sentinel
of
Vigilance,
published
a
book
that
changed
the
world
|
In
1965
he
published
a
book
that
changed
the
world.
It
was
titled:
"Unsafe
At
Any
Speed,"
and
attacked
the
auto
industry
for
safety
negligence.
In
retaliation,
the
head
of
General
Motors
launched
an
investigation
into
Mr.
Nader's
background,
seeking
to
discredit
him,
including
labeling
him
a
communist.
When
Senate
Hearings
on
auto
safety,
stimulated
by
Nader's
book,
were
launched
it
was
revealed
that
GM
had
tried
to
smear
Nader.
The
Goliath
sought
to
degrade
David,
and
ending
up
paying
him
nearly
a
half-million
dollars
in
a
lawsuit,
plus
a
Congressional
apology.
Mr.
Nader's
skin
is
thick.
He's
been
through
countless
battles
and
always
has
fought
for
the
rights
of
the
underdog
and
those
of
the
Children's
Children's
Children.
That's
an
area
that
the
Democrats
and
"527"
group
may
have
overlooked
in
their
haste
to
discredit
him.
It's
not
easy
to
destroy
a
legend
who
fights
for
the
rights
of
the
people--and
wins.
A
great
deal
of
Terrorism
is
based
in
ignorance.
There
are
many
who
believe
that
the
small
voice
doesn't
count.
In
my
own
situation,
I
am
currently
embroiled
in
a
battle
with
a
company
that
has
nearly
$1
trillion
dollars
in
assets
it
manages.
I'm
fighting
for
a
small
piece
of
justice,
and,
I
am
a
David
facing
a
Goliath.
I
assume
the
Goliath
looks
at
me
as
the
ant
crawling
up
the
elephant's
ass,
but
then
some
ants
can
bite
and
inject
just
enough
of
a
sting
to
show
the
vulnerability
rather
than
the
inviolability
of
even
the
biggest
of
machines.
Perhaps
no
bigger
machine
in
the
world
is
the
one
that
steamrolls
through
our
nation
every
four
years
in
the
form
of
a
general
election
for
our
next
leader.
Undaunted,
Mr.
Nader
is
there
swinging
his
sling,
and
reminding
us
all
that
fighting
for
what
is
right
is
more
important
than
winning.
 |
Nader
being
urged
by
Michael
Moore
(left)
and
Bill
Maher
(right)
to
drop
out
of
the
election
race
|
If
one
teaches
a
child
that
winning
is
everything,
then
when
the
child
loses
there
will
be
a
sour,
ugly
taste
in
his
or
her
mouth.
The
Beast
of
Terror
will
feed
off
the
bile.
But
if
a
child
is
taught
to
compete,
to
fight
for
his
or
her
rights,
and
in
that
battle
is
the
victory,
then
the
child
will,
regardless
of
the
outcome,
know
he
or
she
has
done
the
best
possible
job
at
the
moment,
and
enjoy
the
fruits
of
Vigilance
rather
than
the
fragility
of
Victory.
Winston
Churchill
said
once:
"Stand
for
something
or
be
nothing!"
There
is
little
question
of
all
the
candidates
that
Ralph
Nader
has
stood
for
something
for
a
long,
long
time,
and
while
he
hasn't
been
politically
victorious,
he
has
been
Vigilantly
Victorious--he
has
not
surrendered
to
the
Beast
of
Terror
who
breathes
down
his
neck
daily.
It
is
doubtful
he
will
fall
victim
to
his
new
Beast
of
Terror,
the
"527."
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