Nader targets youth vote with talk show appearance
From CNN's Lauren Brown
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Following in the footsteps of the mainstream party
presidential candidates in at least one aspect of the campaign, Green party
candidate Ralph Nader on Thursday appeared on a talk show in an effort to broaden his reach to voters.
Nader taped an episode of Queen Latifah's talk show focused on the youth vote.
Both Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore and Republican presidential
candidate George W. Bush have appeared on Oprah Winfrey's talk show -- to overwhelmingly positive reviews.
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Ralph Nader campaigns at a fundraiser in Pittsburgh Tuesday
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"Young people are idealistic, they have high energy and they see through
phony politicians such as my opponents," Nader said on the show, scheduled to
air Monday on the Fox Network.
Queen Latifah said the purpose of the show was "to educate the young
audience on all of the presidential candidates running for office in the
upcoming 2000 election."
The episode, she said, was designed to show young people that they are not
limited to voting for one of the two more well-known candidates running on the
Republican and Democratic tickets.
Actress Susan Sarandon and former talk show host Phil Donahue also appeared on
the show in a display of support for Nader and the Green party, as well as to stress
the importance of voting.
"I think this is an audience that Nader needs and an audience that needs
Nader," Sarandon said.
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