by blake mikkelsen
Friday, Aug. 18, 2000 at 3:27 PM
mikkelsenb (503) 233-3234 3725 SE Rhine St, B-11 Portland, OR 97202
Green activists rally behind 15ft puppet of Nader. They are protesting his exclusion from the debates.
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Greens rallied behind a 15 foot puppet of Ralph Nader. The activists were protesting the Commission of Presidential Debates (CPD) for raising to 15% the polling percentage needed to qualify for the debates. CDP is a private organization run by the former heads of the democratic and republican parties. The organization raised the qualifying polling percentage from 5% to 15% after the 1996 elections. The Greens feel this was done to exclude third party candidates such as Ralph Nader from entering the debates. For more information go to www.debatethis.org
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