Nader Picks Up Speed In New Bid For Election. This time around he’ll be campaigning in all fifty states rather than just “standing still for President” as he did in 1996. The reason he’s fired up, even though he knows he can’t win? If the Green Party gets 5% of the popular vote, it’ll qualify for federal election matching funds for 2004. Sounds like a reason voting Green would not be a waste if you can’t bring yourself to vote Republicratic.