Election day rebels with a cause
10.29.2008 | 0 Comments
When independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader came to Cal Poly to speak in late September, hundreds piled into the auditorium and overflowed out into the hallway outside, hustling and bustling to get a seat. Mixed in the shuffle stood Scott Waddell, a student passionate about politics but without a candidate.
A friend had e-mailed him information about the Nader which peaked his interest. Not finding that either of the two major-party candidates resonated with him, Waddell decided to go hear Nader speak.
As the Peace and Freedom party candidate took the stage, he received a several minute-long standing ovation from an energetic and vocal crowd.