Letter to Candidate Nader: Please Don't Run!

Here is the text of an email I recently sent to Ralph Nader about his decision to run again and possibly botch the Democrats' chance of winning just like he did in 2000. If you feel the same way I do, shoot an email to info@nader.org

Dear Mr. Nader:

I am a 20-year old college student writing to you to ask that you please reconsider your decision to run for for president. In the fall of 2006, I attended a symposium here at Johns Hopkins University in which you spoke for an hour or so about your honorable work and the current status of the nation; I was impressed with your talk, and I had a lot of respect for what you had done to support everyday Americans during your career. However, 2008 is not the time for you to test the political waters for the fourth consecutive time. We are at a critical juncture and possess what may be a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reverse (or, at the very least, mend) the past eight years of political history to put the United States back on track. This opportunity cannot be wasted and, by throwing your hat into the ring once again, you are risking us doing just that.

Please, Mr. Nader, for the good of the citizens that you claim to support, rethink your decision about running in '08.

Thank you,
Michael Glenwick
Johns Hopkins University
Class of 2010
International Studies and Spanish Double Major