Nader's Oregon Effort a Bust?

It appears that Ralph Nader’s second nominating convention in Oregon has been another failure. Election officials report that he may not have gathered enough signatures to be on the Oregon ballot this November. The biggest organizing effort behind his convention was coordinated not by progressives but by anti-gay groups and Republicans that hope Nader’s spot on the ballot will pull votes from John Kerry and throw Oregon’s electoral votes to George W. Bush. Nader welcomed the Republican support.