Word: exclusionism
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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The Gore campaign vigorously denied that it had anything to do with McCain's exclusion.
"Every other person who showed up with a transferable ticket was allowed in," Malkan said, arguing that Nader was excluded because of his political opposition to the CPD and his affiliation with the Green Party--an exclusion that Nader believes violates Massachusetts civil rights law.
Nader's appearances protest his exclusion from the presidential debates. Shut out by his single digit poll numbers, Nader failed to clear the 15 percent qualifying mark established by the Commission on Presidential Debates. Whether or not he merits inclusion, circumstances surrounding the UMass debate lend credibility to the principal...
In an interview yesterday afternoon, Nader said that despite his exclusion from the debate, he takes solace in his belief that the CPD will soon be out of the debate business. He hinted that public opinion would force the organization to either disband or reform its rules.
He has attributed his exclusion to the Democrats and Republicans who comprise the commission.