“He’s Latino, and we’ve never had a Latino candidate for V.P.—he speaks Spanish beautifully,” Nader said.

During the question and answer session, Nader fielded several queries concerning his role in the election of 2000 and whether he believes his current campaign weakens that of Kerry.

“How can you sleep at night with the blood of the soldiers who died in Iraq on your hands?” an audience member shouted out.

Nader responded by stating that he is certain that Bush is self-destructing, and that those who live in states where Democrats are expected to win by a wide margin should vote Nader/Camejo.

“Bush is a one-term president,” Nader said. “Kerry is swinging and missing for four months, but Bush is swinging and socking himself.”

After Nader finished answering questions, a Nader spokesperson attempted to raise money from the crowd for the campaign—which he claims does not accept any corporate donations.

“I’m looking for a $1,000 hero,” the spokesperson said.

No such “hero” stepped forward, although two individuals came forward to donate $500 each. The Nader campaign representatives passed buckets around the crowd looking for additional donations, and autographed copies of Nader’s book, Crashing the Party, were available for $75 each at the end of the question and answer session.

—Staff writer Joshua P. Rogers can be reached at jprogers@fas.harvard.edu.