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Nader campaigns at Waltham farmers market
by Anya Bergman
News | 10/28/08
Posted online at 2:47 AM EST on 10/28/08
Independent Party and four-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader did a whirlwind 21-stop campaign tour of Massachusetts last Sunday that included the Waltham farmers market where he conveyed his support for local farmers and commitment to represent the people, not corporations.
His appearance attracted spectators and supporters from Brandeis and the Waltham area.
"This is my native New England at its best," Nader said, referring to the produce vendors whose tents were set up in a parking lot on the corner of Main and Moody Streets.
A group of about 60 shoppers and pedestrians crowded into the parking lot of Sovereign Bank to hear the 74-year-old candidate as the wind whipped around them before he headed to his next stop in Watertown.
Austin Case, who is on the event staff for Nader's campaign, said one objective of the tour is to create awareness of a candidate whom people do not even know is running for president of the?United States.
Nader is "so full of life and cares so deeply about the people," Case said.
Somerville residents and Nader supporters Shanna Garvey and Ted Forgit were only planning on seeing Nader in one location, but were so inspired by him that they found themselves at their third stop in Waltham with the intent to follow him to a few more locations.
Massachusetts is a good place for Nader to campaign, Garvey and Forgit said. It is not a swing state, Forgit said, so voting for Nader will not take votes away from Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, who might have a better chance of winning. Campaigning here allows other candidates the chance to make their voices heard.
Derrick J. Horton '11 is not a Nader supporter, but said Nader "works for the interests of the American people." He cited Nader's work in exposing car manufacturers' resistance to introducing certain safety features like seatbelts during the 1960s as an example of Nader having "his heart and mind in the right place."
His appearance attracted spectators and supporters from Brandeis and the Waltham area.
"This is my native New England at its best," Nader said, referring to the produce vendors whose tents were set up in a parking lot on the corner of Main and Moody Streets.
A group of about 60 shoppers and pedestrians crowded into the parking lot of Sovereign Bank to hear the 74-year-old candidate as the wind whipped around them before he headed to his next stop in Watertown.
Austin Case, who is on the event staff for Nader's campaign, said one objective of the tour is to create awareness of a candidate whom people do not even know is running for president of the?United States.
Nader is "so full of life and cares so deeply about the people," Case said.
Somerville residents and Nader supporters Shanna Garvey and Ted Forgit were only planning on seeing Nader in one location, but were so inspired by him that they found themselves at their third stop in Waltham with the intent to follow him to a few more locations.
Massachusetts is a good place for Nader to campaign, Garvey and Forgit said. It is not a swing state, Forgit said, so voting for Nader will not take votes away from Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, who might have a better chance of winning. Campaigning here allows other candidates the chance to make their voices heard.
Derrick J. Horton '11 is not a Nader supporter, but said Nader "works for the interests of the American people." He cited Nader's work in exposing car manufacturers' resistance to introducing certain safety features like seatbelts during the 1960s as an example of Nader having "his heart and mind in the right place."
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