Ralph Nader appears to have learned a thing or two from his mistakes with women in 2000. In that election, he dismissed reproductive rights by saying Roe v. Wade would "never be overturned." He also told feminists (the few of us who are left) to stop using the term "patriarchy." He was similarly dismissive of gay rights, saying he didn't want to get involved in "gonadal politics." Gloria Steinem called on women to vote for Al Gore, whose campaign indicated a serious concern for the rights of women. The Green Party should have been embarrassed by Nader's dismissal of women and gays, and should have confronted Nader. Instead, Greens took the position that "well, we don't all agree on everything." Right. But can you imagine what it would have been like if Nader hadn't had an environmental policy? Or a policy for African Americans?
 
This time around, Nader has endorsed the entire NOW women's agenda, and he also includes women, of course, in his platform's affirmative action plank. Nader has also endorsed full civil rigths for gay citizens. He is no longer running on the Green ticket; indeed, Nader is not a Green. His running mater, Peter Camejo, is a Green. Camejo is a Venezuelan-American, and though Venezuelan-Americans are white in terms of race, they are an ethnic minority. Green Party candidate David Cobb has Pat LaMarche as a running mate. Of the so-called progressives, it is only the Democratic Party who, in the 21st Century, still has two white males on its ticket.