Opinion: Ralph Nader’s ode to Hillary Clinton
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Another precinct heard from: Now it’s Ralph Nader who’s weighing in on the never-ending campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
While Nader himself is running again for president, he appears to see a kindred spirit in Hillary Clinton. The longtime activist -– who knows a thing or two about running for office when others wish he would withdraw –- is urging Clinton to stay in the race. For as long as she wishes.
Perhaps most interestingly, he’s doing it in the form, unusual in American political communication, of free verse.
He’s calling ...
the piece, now on his campaign web site, “Don’t Listen to Senator Leahy:”
Senator Clinton: Just read where Senator Patrick Leahy is calling on you to drop out of the Presidential race. Believe me. I know something about this.
Here’s my advice: Don’t listen to people when they tell you not to run anymore. That’s just political bigotry. Listen to your own inner citizen First Amendment voice. This is America. Just like every other citizen, you have a right to run. Whenever you like. For as long as you like. It’s up to you, Hillary. Just tell them – It’s democracy. Get used to it. Yours truly,
Ralph Nader
-- Matthew Hay Brown
Matthew Hay Brown write for the Swamp of the Chicago Tribune’s Washington bureau.