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Nov. 3, 2008 at 5:00pm and 5:30pm respectively - Ralph
Nader press conference and rally, Clayton Hall Conference Center at the
University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
Qualifying for the Ballot
PRESS RELEASE from Nader for
President 2008
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: (Washington) Chris Driscoll, 202-360-3273; Wolf Von Baumgart,
302-945-2646, ipodosc@yahoo.com
Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader and V.P. running mate,
Matt Gonzalez, were nominated by the Independent Party of Delaware at
the party's nominating convention held Wednesday, August 13, in Long
Neck, Delaware. The Nader/Gonzalez ticket will appear as the party's
candidates on the Delaware ballot in the November presidential
election.
"Ralph Nader represents America's real alternative to special interest
driven politics as usual, and we in the Independent Party of Delaware
are proud to have him on board in 2008 and beyond," said Wolf Von
Baumgart, IPoD chairman.
In 2004, the Independent Party of Delaware nominated Mr. Nader and his
2004 running mate, Peter Camejo, as its candidates for President and
Vice President.
Mr. Nader and Mr. Gonzalez have been nominated or filed nominating
petitions for more than 30 state ballot lines, well on the way to their
goal of appearing on the ballots of 45 states.
About the Nader/Gonzalez Campaign
According to a July 1 CNN poll, Ralph Nader is polling 6 percent
nationally, higher than his highest major poll numbers during the same
time period in 2000 and approaching the 10 percent threshold required
for eligibility to participate in "America's Presidential Debate in New
Orleans", a non-Commission on Presidential Debates sponsored event
scheduled for September 18. In the key swing state of Michigan -- whose
voters were partially disenfranchised by the Democratic National
Committee -- an EPIC-MRA poll found Nader at 8-10 percent.
About Matt Gonzalez
Matt Gonzalez was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in
2000 representing San Francisco's fifth council district. From 2003 to
2005 he served as Board of Supervisors President. A former public
defender, Gonzalez is managing partner of Gonzalez & Leigh, a
7-attorney practice in San Francisco that represents individuals and
organizations in mediation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings
before state and federal regulatory bodies. Gonzalez graduated from
Columbia University and received a JD from Stanford Law School.
About Ralph Nader
Celebrated attorney, author and consumer advocate Ralph Nader has been
named by Time Magazine one of the "100 Most Influential Americans in
the 20th Century". For more than four decades he has exposed problems
and organized millions of citizens into more than 100 public interest
groups advocating solutions. He led the movement to establish the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and
enact the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and countless other pieces of
important consumer legislation. Because of Ralph Nader we drive safer
cars, eat healthier food, breath better air, drink cleaner water, and
work in safer environments. Nader graduated from Princeton University
and received a LLB from the Harvard School of Law.
For more information on the Nader/Gonzalez campaign, visit: VoteNader.org.