Posted at Vote Nader blog
As of yesterday, Ralph has campaigned in all 50 states.
Media exposure is picking up.
Crowds are getting bigger at the Nader rallies.
Last night, Ralph spoke before a packed crowd of over 1,000 in Boulder, Colorado.
Starting Monday, our radio ads will be playing in key states around the country.
On Saturday, Ralph will go for the world record for most campaign stops in a day as he motors across Massachusetts, hitting 21 towns and cities.
And tonight, Ralph will participate in a Third Party debate that will be shown live on C-Span at 9 p.m. EST.
The Hartford Courant carries the news that the Guinness Book of World Records has acknowledged Nader’s 21-town campaign swing in one day in Massachusetts as an official attempt to set a world record.
The presidential campaign of Ralph Nader confirmed today that the record committee at the Guinness World Records has given the campaign the nod to go forward with Nader’s record attempt for most speeches in different cities in the same day.
Nader’s Web site has posted the official list of 21 stops for its “Massachusetts Marathon,” a 365-mile trek that starts in Nader’s Connecticut home town, Winsted. A campaign spokesman said Nader’s speeches will have to exceed 10 minutes each, and there will have to be at least 10 people in the audience for each (all of it exactingly documented.) The current schedule would actually amount to at least 315 minutes of total speaking time.
My local news covered Ralph Nader’s world record attempt in Massachusetts today. When Chuck Baldwin came to town, no TV stations or newspapers showed up. I also frequently catch them leaving out Libertarian Andy Horning in coverage of our gubernatorial race. Central Indiana’s media really like to ignore third party candidates.
Ralph Nader made a brilliant move with this event, picking up national media coverage in places that would otherwise ignore him. It’s too bad that they will pay attention when he does something entertaining, but ignore him when he draws attention to a major policy issue. It shows that the media prioritizes entertaining its viewers to increase ratings, rather than informing them.
In the debate tonight, Nader estimated his campaign will end up raising about $4 million – or about $1 million in the last month alone.