Judge Dismisses Nader Lawsuit Against Democrats
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Judge Dismisses Nader Lawsuit Against Democrats
A federal judge Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by consumer advocate Ralph Nader against Democrats he says conspired to keep him off the ballot in 2004.
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(December 22, 2008)-- U.S. District Judge Ricardo M. Urbina dismissed a lawsuit Monday by consumer advocate Ralph Nader that accused Democrats of conspiring to keep him off the ballot in the 2004 presidential election.

Nader had named as defendants the Democratic National Committee, Sen. John Kerry's presidential campaign and the Democratic lawmaker himself.

Among other claims, the lawsuit alleged that the Democratic Party tried to bankrupt Nader's campaign by suing to keep him off the ballot in 18 states.

Nader received 463,653 votes in 2004 election, or 0.38 percent of total votes cast.

Kerry lost the election to President George W. Bush, who won a second term.

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Posted by: John Location: Temple on Dec 23, 2008 at 07:54 PM

Not that I was ever a Nader supporter, but the democratic party will go to any length for power grab. Nader had the right to be on those ballots and they had no right to keep him off.
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