[lbo-talk] Kerry: America First!

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Feb 4 17:36:19 PST 2004


Chuck0 wrote:


>Michael Dawson -PSU wrote:
>
>>So what would be
>>
>>>the point of a Nader run?
>>>
>>>Doug
>>
>>
>>Same as last time: Exert leftward gravity on the DP and remind it that it
>>can't continue to betray its constituents forever. Crack the debates open.
>>Try to get Kerry to adopt a platform plank or two. Speak truth to the
>>people.
>
>Issues, Doug, issues.

But Chuck, aren't you giving a lot of weight to electoral politics that way? Shouldn't the point be to build a movement outside the electoral arena, if you really want to raise issues? What would another chimerical run by a lone nut do to raise issues?

Doug



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