Ridiculous timing. It is idiotic to expect labor leaders and activists to devote twelve to eighteen hours of travel to DC, when that same time would be better spent mobilizing for get out the vote among poor and multi-racial communities. If Yoshie goes there, rather than spend the time turning folks out for Nader, more power to her, but it's a stupid waste of her time given the timing.
There may be points in time when it is arguable that the time spent at a rally might be more worthwhile than the same time reaching out to the unconverted or mobilizing local grassroots, but a few weeks before an election is when the payoff to grassroots outreach is at its peak. The opportunity cost of pending that time on a bus talking to other activists is insanely high.
Nathan Newman