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KPIX Republicans Give to Nader Campaign Fri Jul 9, 8:16 PM ET Hank Plante Leo Lacayo says he's about to write a check to the independent Nader-Camejo presidential campaign.
Nader Picks Camejo as Running Mate That's strange because Leo Lacayo also happens to be the local spokesman for the Bush-Cheney campaign. "I'm a Republican, and I support Republican candidates as well. "But I think it's important to be diverse in our politics and really back up stuff that's good."
web sites), Lacayo said, "I don't think that anything in the realm of politics is unbelievable." But this one comes close, because records show that 10% of the big donors to Nader have also given big bucks to the Bush-Cheney ticket. So voters we talked to in the heavily-Democratic Noe Valley neighborhood in San Francisco were livid. "I think it's a cheap way to get somebody into the White House.
web sites) stays in, there's a chance that he could do it again." "The Democrat fat cats and the Republican fat cats pour millions of dollars into each others parties to hedge their bets," he says. And yes, there is a precedent, says CBS 5 political analyst Joe Tuman. "It was only a couple of years ago that our own former governor, Governor Davis, ran negative advertising in a Repubilcan primary to get Dick Riordan out of the race, to set himself up against Bill Simon," Tuman said. Meanwhile, the Republicans are loving every minute of it. "We certainly love a good competition, and the more players the better," Lacayo said.
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