Ralph Nader to Speak at the Cass Gilbert Building in Waterbury Sun. April 27 at 6 pm
News Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Chris Driscoll, 202-360-3273, chris@votenader.org
Polls Show Support for Independent Nader/Gonzalez Ticket
Who: Ralph Nader, The Independent Candidate for President
What: Nader/Gonzalez Campaign Rally in Waterbury, CT
When: Sunday, April 27, 6:00 pm
Where: Cass Gilbert Building (across from Waterbury City Hall) 193 Grand St.
Ralph Nader will bring his independent presidential campaign to Waterbury, CT Sunday April 27 with a 6:00 pm rally at Cass Gilbert Building (across from Waterbury City Hall), 193 Grand St. Call 203-430-9342 to RSVP and help. General admission, $10 contribution.
"Connecticut has its share of urban poverty, inadequate public transit, the uninsured, toxic waste and losses of jobs to overseas dictatorships," said Mr. Nader. Mr. Nader will address issues major party candidates have taken "off the table" that the Nader/Gonzalez campaign has put on the table, including:
- a definitive, comprehensive, negotiated military and corporate withdrawal date from Iraq;
- a single-payer, Canadian-style, private delivery, free public health insurance system for all;
- a living wage, labor law reform and repeal of the anti-union Taft-Hartley Act;
- a no-nuke, solar-based energy policy supported by renewable, sustainable, energy-efficient sources;
- a carbon tax to deter global warming;
- an end to the corporate welfare and corporate crime that has resulted in millions losing pensions, savings and jobs and squandered tax dollars; and,
- more direct democracy reflecting the preamble to our constitution which starts with "we the people," and not "we the corporations."
Polling shows Mr. Nader's support is stronger than during his 2004 run for the presidency.
A Zogby International poll in March showed Mr. Nader receiving 5-6 percent. (http://www.zogby.com/news/ReadNews.dbm?ID=1467)
A national poll by Fox News in March found 14 percent of voters would "seriously consider voting" for Mr. Nader, including 10 percent of Democrats, 14 percent of Republicans, and 21 percent of independents. (http://www.foxnews.com/projects/pdf/032008_release_web.pdf)
An April 3-8 poll conducted in Michigan by Lansing-based EPIC-MRA showed Mr. Nader receiving 8 percent to 10 percent. (http://tinyurl.com/5n9ayx)
An April 15 Nader/Gonzalez campaign statement said these polls show "we're on our way up. It has been our contention all along that the corrupt two-party system cannot stand."
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