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Article: Nader wins national Reform Party endorsement; Move gives presidential candidate ballot access in at least 7 states
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- May 13, 2004
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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.
Other states in which the Reform Party has already secured ballot
access for its nominee are Colorado, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana and
South Carolina. The Reform ...