Winona LaDuke, the Green party candidate for Vice-President in 1996 and 2000 has announced her support for John Kerry in this year’s presidential contest.
What I find interesting about her endorsement is that she only mentions Ralph Nader in passing, regretting that the Democrats are “…investing positive, grassroots energy in a campaign to deny ballot access to Ralph Nader…” She spends the rest of her endorsement in Indian Country Today discussing Kerry and his failings and her assessment that while he may be a “…diamond in the rough on issues like genetic modification, tribal budgets and building a more inclusive democracy, he has potential.”
Her lack of comparison between Nader and Kerry or Green Party candidate David Cobb and Kerry is curious. Has this ardent third-party supporter decided that, in an election with such clear differences between the parties, there is no room for the luxury of a spoiler such as Nader?
