A Clinton vs. a Dole might shave off some of the harsher edges, but the fundamental direction is the same. Any defense Clinton might offer for the remnants of the New Deal and Great Society still leaves our damaged democracy wide open to corporate attack. Nader effectively summarized the bleak political situation in his July 8 cover story in The Nation . The two-party duopoly essentially one corporate party with two heads called Republican and Democratic, each wearing different makeup presents the citizenry every four years with a choice between the Bad and the Worse. And every four years, both the Bad and the Worse get worse because there is no counterpull to the corporate right-wing pull.
Progressives have only one option, to set up a new magnetic pole in U.S. politics.
The Nader campaign is the best prospect on the horizon for accomplishing that task. In 42 states, the Nader candidacy has catalyzed grassroots efforts to place him on the ballot. In a dozen states, including the entire Pacific Coast, that has already been accomplished, and by election day Nader's name will likely appear on at least 30 state ballots. In some states, Nader is on as an independent, in others as the Green Party candidate. In Oregon, Nader is running on the ticket of the Pacific Party, Oregon's Green Party affiliate.