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“Getting Steamed to Overcome Corporatism” author Ralph Nader on what is needed to have a strong competitive third-party candidate.
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I continuing with Ralph Nader.
Now on politics and and you know you -- -- -- exit the 2000 election to bring us President Bush so I'm sure very happy about that now.
-- is you want and are again are you.
-- There's gonna be the Green Party candidate is going to be Rocky Anderson news to time mayor of -- because of justice party to be a Libertarian Party.
We've done a lot of hard -- here like Italy immunity is that a good -- none none none out.
No -- because there's no proportion representation like Italy's winner take off.
But small parties historically in our country nineties -- -- put forth the great.
Agendas we're very happy of started with -- anti slavery women's right to vote the farmer worker.
Progressive movement all the way down the Social Security Medicare no I don't answer you pose for a -- -- a two party system has failed us.
But the two party system still.
Still goes on and on and on.
Because they got the laws locking -- people from even having a chance to have a chance they can't start small and grow.
The ballot access barriers are -- just read through the book of my campaign manager Teresa Amato you'll see it's titled.
Grande illusion the -- voter choice and -- two party tyranny.
It's gotten worse in American mysteries is the worst ever in terms of all harassment all the little -- -- -- or third party to succeed.
I think go multi billionaire you know like Perot or blue Iran -- leading -- silly now -- Data with a multi billionaire and accuracy -- nine and 2016 and -- Who was generally unaudited and there was a billion of it.
Do they could be Bloomberg it could be someone -- -- could be Bill Gates.
You know they turn into a three were erase your media loves bull -- billionaires you given plenty of of stymie the you poll them.
That's unfortunate it should be grassroots.
By the way this is Good Friday -- and you've given us some by holiday for once I can say I've been on.
-- who is Neil Cavuto for an eternity.
-- -- -- -- -- -- Up well that's because we love -- on all right but I guess what I'm Nancy is do -- think that.
Americans it is time the political process period that that Whitman -- with the status parties are smaller parties.
The money that's involved to keep regional running.
It has gotten so offensive that people are exists thrown their hands.
That is -- A fresh new directions for our country.
Will trump money anytime I've -- my website still longevity does that a billionaire.
To do it so money -- -- billionaire only money but.
Yeah.
But if people organize -- all congressional districts and demanded presidential debates in 20/20 five cities around the country.
-- if they had an agenda like the one I ran on vote Nader.
Dot org but we were blocked and all kinds of ways in fact is still up on the web -- to see.
What do presidential campaign should be pressing for for the American people with the American do those look Nader dot org and I'm not running this year.
You'll see whether it's living wage full insurance cracking down on Wall Street and corporate crime.
And you'll get on these this even if it says about a personal question you don't mind rob that I thought -- many years and margin for many years.
It ever bother you that every wasn't -- what does this pain in the ass -- now.
That you actually into -- embrace being a candidate you like being painted it.
I'm not I'm a lifesaver.
-- -- health events or.
-- you're only a pain in the rear.
When the dominant parties.
Are largely insensitive to the American people -- pursuing.
I think that's your day you're gonna continue to be a -- -- running Brothers are not.
Well you know as someone once said.
That -- got a conflict of interest so I can't be impacts because I'm against pesticides -- But -- But.
This country real quickly all the fighting notwithstanding.
He's still hopeful.
Of course sorry if you look at the polls you know majority of people think the country's -- on direction majority of people.
Want to sovereigns either people to be supreme over the power of corporations.
And they think big corporations have too much control over their lives conservative liberal doesn't matter libertarian.
And by the way.
About 60% of people think to two major party just start working on your right -- signals both Ralph and -- certainly holds true for congress doesn't.
Indeed it does for episode visit our website and get might actually -- read -- letter dot org we've been pleasant thank you my friends.
Thanks early on.
No doubt in your -- --
