- Originally published in the Washington Post on Septmeber 12, 2004
Ralph Nader was dealt a blow in Florida last week when a judge barred
him from the presidential ballot in the state. But the independent
presidential candidate got some eleventh-hour legal help from a
seemingly odd source: Ken Sukhia, a well-known Republican lawyer with
ties to President Bush, has been hired by the campaign to fight the
ruling. Sukhia helped the GOP with the nasty recount battle in 2000.
Nader has been attracting enthusiastic GOP help nationwide in his
efforts to get on the ballot, infuriating Democrats who believe he will
drain votes -- again -- from their candidate.
"What do people expect? Certainly the Democratic lawyers don't want to
help us, that's for sure," said Kevin Zeese, a spokesman for Nader.
"Everyone is more interested in our choice of lawyers than the battle
we're fighting. I find it very amusing."
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