Nader's relatively long stump speech--far longer than the one given last fall by Bill Bradley in the same auditorium--was warmly received by the audience.
Cory Welch, an MIT engineering graduate student, said he was "intrigued" by Nader's ideas on the environment and income inequality.
According to Welch, he had never heard Nader speak before, but will now consider voting for him.
Another MIT grad student, Stephen Smyth, said he was impressed by Nader's focus on meeting with small community groups rather than using traditional media outlets.
"They're preoccupied with Elian," Nader had joked during his speech.
Grad student Aimee L. Smith, who was tabling on behalf of the MIT Greens, said she hopes Nader can get the 10,000 signatures he needs to qualify for the general election ballot in Massachusetts.
"We're trying to reinvigorate democracy by giving people options they can stand behind," she said.
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