Third party presidential candidate Ralph Nader isn't getting much television exposure, but he could be drawing as much as 3 percent of the national ...
Third party presidential candidate Ralph Nader isn't getting much television exposure, but he could be drawing as much as 3 percent of the national vote according to the most recent CBS News/New York Times survey of likely voters. Could it be that alternative media, including online video shows might be helping his cause?Wouldn't it be ironic if the Obama Girl herself is helping Nader? Recently Barely Political, an online political humor site, produced two videos featuring the Obama Girl, Amber Lee Ettinger, and the 72-year old consumer advocate turned inveterate candidate. Ben Relles, the show's producer, tells Beet.TV that the two segment have gotten 400,000 views to date. We asked Ben if the Obama Girl is endorsing Nader. He told us no, Amber is supporting Obama, but the show enjoyed spending time with Nader. If Nader's popularity becomes an issue in closely contested battleground states, some might think the Obama Girl/Nader clips might not be that funny.Earlier this week, I caught up with Amber at the CNN/Time Politics '08 summit in Manhattan. Amber tells me she is astonished by impact of the Obama Girl videos on her career. She is getting a lot of notice these days. GQ has published this photo of her in the current issue. See below:
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