Nader Campaign Organization, Michigan
 
Nader for President 2008
Office: 910 W Ottawa, Lansing, MI 48915   ...opening Oct. 7, 2008
Tommy Krase GOTV Field Coordinator Lansing
Chris Silva GOTV Field Coordinator Lansing
Karen Shelley State Coordinator Southfield
David Switzer Regional Coordinator East Lansing
Dan Pope Regional Coordinator Flushing
Chris Silva Regional Coordinator Grand Rapids
Michael Kitchen Regional Coordinator Harrison Township
Lauren Garnaett Regional Coordinator Kalamazoo
Lance Mason Regional Coordinator Yipslanti
Lauren Roberts Campus Organizer, Albion College Albion
Lance Mason Campus Organizer, Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti
Doug Coleman Campus Organizer, Grand Valley State University Grand Rapids
Court Ziegler Campus Organizer, Hope College Holland
David Switzer Campus Organizer, Michigan State University East Lansing
Joshua Kauppila Campus Organizer, Northern Michigan University Marquette
Angela Campus Organizer, Oakland Community College Bloomfield Hills
Brian Craigo Campus Organizer, University of Detroit Mercy, School of Law Detroit
Lauren Garnett Campus Organizer, Western Michigan University Kalamazoo

Visits
Oct. 31, 2008 - Nader in Ann Arbor and Dearborn:
-"On Friday, October 31 at 11:30 a.m., consumer advocate and independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader will hold a press conference in room 2105A at University of Michigan- Michigan Union Ballroom, 530 S. State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 followed by a 12 p.m. rally."

-"On Friday, October 31 at 3 p.m., consumer advocate and independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader will hold a press conference in room 1030 of the Casl Auditorium at University of Michigan-Dearborn."

Sept, 7, 2008 - Nader and Gonzalez in East Lansing and Detroit:
 -"Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader and Vice Presidential Candidate Matt Gonzalez will host a news conference on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2:30 p.m., in Room 101 of the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, Michigan State University, 55 South Harrison Road, East Lansing, Mich. 48824. Following the news conference, Mr. Nader and Mr. Gonzalez will hold a campaign rally at 3 p.m. in Big Ten room A of the Kellogg Center."

-"Independent Presidential Candidate Ralph Nader and Vice Presidential Candidate Matt Gonzalez will host a news conference on Sunday, Sept. 7, 7 p.m, and a campaign rally at 7:30 p.m., at the Unitarian Church Sanctuary, 4605 Cass Ave. Detroit, Mich. 48201."
 

Qualifying for the Ballot
As reported by Ballot Access News on Aug. 4, 2008, "On July 30, 2008, the Michigan Natural Law Party nominated Ralph Nader for president, and submitted the needed paperwork."


Notes
Michigan was one of the states in which the campaign hoped to do well.  At the bottom of its press releases the Nader campaign had a paragraph titled, "About the Nader/Gonzalez Campaign."  Starting on July 29, 2008 this paragraph included the language, "In the key swing state of Michigan -- whose voters were partially disenfranchised by the Democratic National Committee -- an EPIC-MRA poll found Nader at eight-percent."  By Aug. 1, 2008, possibly including the margin of error, this language had mutated to, "In the key swing state of Michigan -- whose Democratic voters were partially disenfranchised by the Democratic National Committee -- an EPIC-MRA poll found Nader at 8-10 percent."  The language persisted on press releases until at least Oct. 9, 2008.  When the votes were counted Nader obtained less than one-percent of the vote in Michigan.
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