[SfN] Fwd: the Big Ten Nader Fight

[Jim Buell]

ooooh, a challenge! is anybody scared? ;-)

jim

>Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 22:52:36 -0500
>To: hayest19 at hotmail.com, jcharisc at blue.weeg.uiowa.edu, jbuell at uiuc.edu,
>    a-watson2 at nwu.edu, manisape%hotmail.com.newolf at indiana.edu,
>    davidm at mps.ohio-state.edu, palmerL at umich.edu
>From: Paul Stoy <pcstoy at students.wisc.edu>
>Subject: the Big Ten Nader Fight
>Cc: corey at votenader.org, pcstoy at students.wisc.edu
>
>Other Big Ten Ralph Nader campus coordinators,
>
>Competition/animosity has been the driving force that has kept us friendly 
>rivals for over a century.  Because of our ingrained, cultural desire to 
>beat you, the University of Wisconsin Alliance for Nader/LaDuke (the U'wa) 
>is issuing an open challenge to the other Big Ten schools for a 
>competition on Nov. 7.  The school who gets the largest percentage of 
>Nader votes in campus area districts wins, just like Wisconsin has won the 
>past 2 Rose Bowls.  And we don't just want to win, we want to run up the score.
>
>So here's the challenge.  The school with the highest percentage of 
>university-area Nader votes wins and gets bragging rights.  The losing 
>school has to host a midwest regional meeting of progressive leaders to 
>help spread the message to their community.  More detail can be added later.
>
>Any neccesary tricks are welcome.  That's what electoral  politics are all 
>about.  We just handed out nearly 1000 youth oriented flyers at a 
>rave.  focus:  the drug war.  Exchange ideas freely so everybody is on an 
>even playing field.  Let's rock the campus vote.
>
>May the best school win.
>
>paul stoy
>uw-madison campus coordinator
>nader/laduke 2000