[Dialogue] Fw: Write Nader: Keep Your Word, Don't Take Help from Michigan Republicans

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Forwarded by Jann McGuire


                                Sign the Petition: Tell Nader Not to Accept 
Republican "Help"



                                Michigan Republicans have been gathering 
signatures, in a cynical effort to put Ralph Nader on the ballot to help George 
Bush. This is just one of many states where this is happening. Just a few days 
ago, the Nader campaign took a principled stand, announcing it would not take 
help from the Michigan Republicans. And we at TheNaderFactor.com praised them 
for this. We hoped it would be just the first step in a rejection of 
disingenuous "help" from Republicans in all states. 


                                But sadly, the Nader campaign has now 
reversed itself -- saying it will take the signatures after all ( learn more ). 


                                Please sign our petition . Ask the Nader 
campaign NOT to flip flop on this important issue. Ask them to stand by their 
earlier, principled position. The progressive community does not need help from 
the extreme right wing. And Mr. Nader has fought too long for too many causes to 
be reduced to a tool of the Republican Party. Sign the petition . Tell the 
Nader campaign to stick by its earlier statement.  And please pass this to your 
friends, and tell them to do the same.  


                                (see below for our press release on this 
issue) 








                                FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                Tuesday, July 20, 2004

                                Contact: Tricia Enright 


                                TheNaderFactor.com Calls on Ralph Nader to 
"Keep his Word and Stop Taking Help from the Right Wing" 


                                TheNaderFactor.com launched an online 
petition and web ad campaign calling on all Democrats, Independents, and potential 
Nader supporters, to ask Nader to "keep his word and stop taking help from the 
extreme right wing." 


                                TheNaderFactor.com took this action in light 
of a dramatic about face by the Nader campaign to now accept signatures 
gathered by Republicans in Michigan . The Nader Campaign reversed its stated 
position, as reported by the AP, taken just days earlier to refuse right-wing 
Republican efforts to use Nader's candidacy in Michigan to help the Bush campaign. 


                                "What we saw in Michigan yesterday is that 
Ralph Nader is willing to sell his very integrity and soul to the extreme 
right-wing," said Chris Kofinis, strategist for TheNaderFactor.com, "What is so 
amazing is that Nader would accept help from the same Republicans that have tried 
to destroy every progressive cause he has ever stood for. This is a truly 
tragic moment in the legacy of Ralph Nader."


                                With 104 days till the election, Republicans 
have launched a widespread effort to both fundraise and help Nader's 
floundering candidacy qualify for the ballot in key battleground states. Right-wing 
Republican efforts to help Nader qualify for the state ballot have been 
documented in Michigan, Oregon, Nevada, Arizona, Florida, and Pennsylvania. As 
reported, Republicans leading these efforts have publicly stated that their interest 
in the Nader campaign is driven by a desire to help Bush keep the White House. 


                                "Nader has effectively given a "green-light" 
to every right-wing group to do everything they can to help his flailing 
campaign," said Tricia Enright, President of TheNaderFactor.com. "If this 
Republican effort to help Nader grows who knows what level it may reach. I guess we 
shouldn't be surprised if VP Dick Cheney is soon dropped and replaced with 
Nader?" 


                                Last week, TheNaderFactor.com began running a 
radio ad in Lansing and other cities calling on Ralph Nader to "declare your 
independence from the right-wing extremists" who are actively funding and 
organizing for his campaign because they believe Nader's candidacy helps George 
Bush. TheNaderFactor.com is a group of dedicated Progressives and Democrats 
committed to reaching out former and potential Nader supporters.


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