“It is clear that the voters in this country are in a two-party prison,” said Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader at the National Press Club, Washington DC where he hosted a news conference on “the moral imperative of the left” in an attempt to call on progressive and liberal voters to stake out their position in the 2008 election. According to Nader, the progressive and liberal voters across the United States must organize themselves in order to be able to accomplish changes in public eye, saying “they’re lacking in both statics, strategy and conscience”.
In his speech Nader outlines what makes him different from Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. He highlighted Obama’s support of the occupation and colonization of the Palestinian people. Nader also stated that Obama does not mention or offer poor white people and Latin Americans better conditions in his desired position of President. “Obama has never been associated with any comprehensive program toward the bottom 100 million Americans who are poor”. “The records of the Republicans has been horrible, but the Democrats have been horrible and not stopping the record of the Republicans,” Nader said.
In conclusion, Nader focused on the American voting and government system, underlining he would rather see the United States have a parliamentary type of system and stop using the electoral college. “We do need some sort of proportional representation, certainly at the local and state levels,” Nader said.
Ralph Nader: American voters are in a two-part prison
In his speech Nader outlines what makes him different from Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. He highlighted Obama’s support of the occupation and colonization of the Palestinian people. Nader also stated that Obama does not mention or offer poor white people and Latin Americans better conditions in his desired position of President. “Obama has never been associated with any comprehensive program toward the bottom 100 million Americans who are poor”. “The records of the Republicans has been horrible, but the Democrats have been horrible and not stopping the record of the Republicans,” Nader said.
In conclusion, Nader focused on the American voting and government system, underlining he would rather see the United States have a parliamentary type of system and stop using the electoral college. “We do need some sort of proportional representation, certainly at the local and state levels,” Nader said.