Serendipity.

I was searching for what Senator Kerry actually said to have the AP claim that he called the war in Iraq a failure (I found the lack of direct quotes... well, 'diagnostic' works, huh?); I haven't, yet, but I found this in the process: Nader Wins Endorsement from Reform Party.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Independent Ralph Nader, reviled by some Democrats for his presidential bid, was endorsed Wednesday by the national Reform Party, giving him ballot access in at least seven states, including the battlegrounds of Florida and Michigan.

Nader spokesman Kevin Zeese said the candidate welcomes the support but plans to continue running as an independent. He said Nader would decide on a case-by-case basis whether to accept the Reform Party's ballot lines in each state, or try to gain ballot access through other means.

In an interview with Associated Press Radio, Nader said he is counting on Reform Party members to help him get on the ballot in other states. "We'll get a greater get-out-the-vote drive - there are tens of thousands of Reform Party people in California alone," he said.

He's like a bloody dandelion, huh? Just keeps coming back, year after year after year...

Comments

[eSteve]

Couldn't your cute little sharpshooter kitty give us a hand, er, paw here?

[Harley]

politicalwire.com has a piece/link up re Not So Fast, Mr. Nader! Seems Florida has a quirky little law that requires parties to have a national convention in order to place a candidate on the ballot there. The Reform Party managed, sadly, only a conference call. Bet it was pretty exciting, tho'. And of course this sets us all up for some more Florida hijinx!