By Murray Evans
The Associated Press
LEXINGTON - Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader encouraged University of Kentucky students Thursday to "poke at the conscience of the two-party duopoly" by voting for him in November.
Nader, the longtime consumer advocate, spent two hours speaking to UK students and answering questions.
Laura Risk, a 22-year-old UK senior, said she attended Nader's speech "to get another perspective, because I've never really been involved in politics."
Nader is on the presidential ballot in Kentucky.
Nader told students they should "vote their conscience" and not worry about whether their candidate has a chance to win.
A recent Bluegrass Poll by the Courier-Journal showed President Bush easily ahead of Kerry in Kentucky, with Nader drawing support of about 3 percent of those polled.
Nader endorsed legalization of marijuana, and said he would withdraw American military forces from Iraq within six months.
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