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To: Karen Lawrence who wrote (8954)	3/20/2004 1:18:05 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 81568

Nader campaign may not be a reality By Anne E. Kornblut, Globe Staff, 3/20/2004 WASHINGTON -- Three weeks after announcing his presidential bid, Ralph Nader is running a campaign so elusive that it is almost impossible to find. Its phone number is unpublished. Its headquarters is tucked inside the offices of one of the candidate's nonprofit ventures in Washington's Dupont Circle neighborhood. Either Nader is running a stealth operation or his campaign has not raised enough money to operate in a traditional manner. "We're still getting off the ground," Kevin Zeese, a senior Nader campaign aide, said somewhat cautiously on Thursday, appearing startled to receive a visitor at Nader for President headquarters and refusing to give an impromptu tour. Whether Nader is plotting an under-the-radar surge or is struggling financially could make an enormous difference in the coming election, either helping the consumer advocate tip the scales in key states or rendering him a nonfactor. Recent polls indicate Nader would win 6 percent of the vote nationwide, and his advisers are mapping out ways around complex state ballot-access laws, especially in Florida. But will they even get that far? The first solid indication will come March 31, the deadline for first-quarter campaign finance filings with the Federal Election Commission. Contributions to Nader's campaign should indicate how much early support he has.