Coverage in UT Daily Texan

Austin for Nader's letter to the editor published on Friday:

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Coverage has reached its nadir

The Daily Texan seems to be engaged in a news blackout of Ralph Nader's independent presidential campaign and the issues he raises:

Nader predicted the financial crisis as recently as July 23 when he told Congress that the federal government's bank insurance fund was insufficient to handle the crisis in the banking industry.

A scandal erupted recently in Pennsylvania surrounding elected Democrats' illegal use of taxpayer funds to restrict Nader from that state's 2004 ballot.

Nader's last poll numbers indicate that he may well be a decisive factor in at least some states' voting results. The Web site Ballot Access news writes that Nader is on 46 state ballots.

Why doesn't the Daily Texan include full coverage of Nader with its other campaign reporting?

Madelaine Plauche
UT alum
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For online version with coments: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/cm/2.3382/2.3382/2.3382/2.3382/the_firing_line_09-19-08