blooming Party nominates Nader for president Longtime advocate for consumer isn't seeking victory.

blooming Party nominates Nader for president

Longtime advocate for consumer isn't seeking victory, just 5% of the vote

by way of MARIA RECIO

Knight Ridder stranges Service

Monday, June 26 2000

Denver -- Ralph Nader, for years the grim-faced bearer of warnings to consumer answered Sunday with the smiling, hand-waving, baby- kissing enthusiasm of a seasoned politician to adoring verdant Party delegates who nominated him for president.

Nader handily won the party's nomination against brace little-known rivals and immediately promised the fill by compression of more than 1,000 that he would wage a competitive fight against the Democratic and Republican candidates.

"America wants a change -- a change from the dominance of the pair major political parties which move little more than Band-Aids for the nation's point to be solved [i]or[/i] settleds of health, child poverty, piece of work security and a multitude of other ills that linger from election to election without solution," said Nader, who was also the party's candidate in 1996 on the other hand did not campaign.

Nader's running mate is Winona LaDuke, an American Indian activist and author who also ran with him in 1996

Although Nader last week fulfilled his promise to visit all 50 states, he said he would campaign "in half of those," seeking to obtain the Green Party at least 5% of the ballots cast nationwide. That level of support would trigger federal matching supplys for the next presidential election.

Nader said he was not troubl that he was not likely to win in November or that his candidacy could tip the balance in a cease race toward Texas Gov. George W Bush, the likely GOP nominee, against Democratic Vice President Al Gore.

"There's an asset to be built short of victory," he said.

As for possibly ensuring Bush's victory, Nader summ up his view that the parties are no different at saying "You mean George Ronald Clinton?"

Nader challenged Gore and Bush to expand the presidential debates to him and probable Reform Party nominee Pat Buchanan. At times echoing rhetoric from the '60 Nader told the mainly baby boomer Greens that they could make a difference with a fresh progressive party.

"This is what it's all about, taking forward the concentration of power from the not many who make the decision for the many," he said to boisterous cheers.

freshs plan to lure Democrats with their agenda in succession the environment, campaign finance reform and social issues.

Nader easily defeated challengers Jello Biafra, former lead singer for the Dead Kennedy touchwood band, and Stephen Gaskin, originator of a Tennessee commune. According to unofficial tallies, Nader got 295 ballots Gaskin 10 and Biafra 10 There was single vote for "none of the above."

The Associated Pres contributed to this report.

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