We can continue on and recruit more candidates in 2002. With the Florida recount under way, Nader showed no sign of caring much about who will win. Instead, he was more excited about a letter he received on November 8 from Holly Hart of the lowa Green Party. Though Nader only scored 2 percent in lowa, that was enough for the lowa Green Party to qualify for automatic ballot status. The details, though, are hardly set, and it's not even clear what Nader is working with.
Political parties are usually difficult to steer, and the Greens have their share of bickerers.
Earlier this year, failed Reform Party contender John Hagelin took a stab at gaining control of the Seattle Greens. And he'll stick with this. But he will find it much more complex than building citizens' groups. What might make the task even harder is that Nader hopes his Green Party will be more than a political organization obsessed with elections. In his grand scheme, the party would join with citizens' movements across the nation to wage local battles untouched by the Democratic and Republican parties.