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Ralph Nader today won the nomination of the Peace & Freedom Party, which will put him on the ballot in California. Four candidates were vying for the nomination: Gloria La Riva, Cynthia McKinney, Brian Moore, and Ralph Nader. The final vote tally according to Ballot Access News was: Nader 46, La Riva 27, Moore 10, McKinney 6.

I’m still looking for video online of the candidate forum from Friday but nothing has been posted yet that I can find.

Entertaining (and most excellent) live blogging of the Peace & Freedom convention was posted here. From: independentpoliticalreport.com Photos from Peace and Freedom Convention From: winknews.com Nader gets third party nomination in California; Makes November ballot From: newsblaze.com Nader Nabs Peace and Freedom Party Nomination From: sacbee.com Ralph Nader wins spot on California's presidential ballot From: mercurynews.com Nader wins Peace and Freedom's presidential nod From: independentpoliticalreport.com Nader wins Peace and Freedom nomination “Alice” posted this link at Ballot Access News. She reports that it is an index of photographs from the Peace and Freedom Party convention underway this weekend in California.

From: thirdpartywatch.com Nader Gets California Peace and Freedom Party Nomination From: indybay.org (official release) VERY URGENT NEWS ADVISORY From: ballot-access.org Nader Wins Peace & Freedom Party Nomination Nader wins Peace and Freedom nomination The Peace and Freedom Party has selected independent candidate Ralph Nader and his runningmate Matt Gonzalez as its 2008 presidential ticket. According to the PFP’s homepage, “Both nominees agree with the fundamentals of the P & F platform and bring with them a strong combination of experience, credibility, and legislative accomplishment.” From: polidoc.blogspot.com (This person must have been there too, great descriptions) Ralph Nader's Ballot Access Expands to 23 States - More on the Way ... The test for the small party is how it will take advantage of the jumpstart which Nader's organization can provide once the election is over and Nader returns to his life as a non-party activist. The Green Party saw a 100% jump in its registered members, due in large part to the enthusiasm generated with the 2000 Nader campaign. However, according to one Green Party founding member Ross Mirkarimi, the party was never able to capitalize on the kind of organization Nader had around him. Building a party was not Nader's goal. Rather, he wants to attack the vehicles blocking the path of all third parties and independents - ballot access. ... And finally from little ol' me Peace, Freedom and How I Know I Found It...