Well, they've taken to labeling Nader a spoiler. It's an issue that Nader himself raises again and again. The debates have now become a central part of the election process, for better or for worse. Millions of voters apparently make up their minds on what they hear in these debates. To shut out legitimate third- party candidates from these debates is to limit the competitive Democratic process on which the American electoral system is supposed to be built.
Ballot access is another issue.
Nader hopes to make it on at least 48 state ballots, but he currently has only qualified in 20 states and the District of Columbia. And finally, the decentralized Greens have no national organizational structure to help support the candidate, but Hightower says that doesn't matter. He says Nader's candidacy is catching fire with grassroots America. We're planning a Newsmaker interview with Ralph Nader on Friday. All Rights Reserved.