Statements by Independents
Lieberman
Barely True
Obama voted "to cut off funding for our American troops on the battlefield."

Joe Lieberman on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. >>Details


Lieberman
False
In the U.S. Senate, Barack Obama "has not reached across party lines to get anything significant done."

Joe Lieberman on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 in St. Paul, Minn. >>Details


Nader
Mostly true
"The most recent Associated Press poll has Nader-Gonzalez at 6 percent, without any national coverage, against McCain and Obama."

Ralph Nader on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program >>Details


Nader
Barely True
"I didn't say" it doesn't really matter whether Gore or Bush is president.

Ralph Nader on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in an interview with "Democracy Now!," an independent radio program >>Details


Nader
True
"He won't even support his colleague's ... motion to censure the Bush administration for systemic repeated illegal wiretaps."

Ralph Nader on Wednesday, June 18th, 2008 in a radio interview with Democracy Now! >>Details


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