That candidate this election year is Ralph Nader, and his party is Green. Ralph Nader is the same man that was responsible for creating the Environmental Protection Agency, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the Freedom to Information Act. The two-party system has continually failed to address the issues these disenchanted voters value.
Candidates now consult pollsters more than their own constituencies.
The media's inadequate coverage of Nader's campaign and ideas has limited Americans' ability to choose whether we would like to see policies like Nader's implemented in our communities. I attended partly due to curiosity and partly as an act of rebellion. As a student interested in learning more about a candidate who has excited my generation, I decided I had to attend Nader's rally. Perhaps Nader's ideas will enable members of the two major parties to recognize that issues like social welfare, the environment and income inequality are more important to their supporters than they realize. I firmly believe in the empowerment of people through education.