I just read this at the Sacramento Bee's 24 hour news/politics page! I'm stunned that the MN Greens would choose this guy to run for any office, much less against Wellstone!

"Green candidate miffed after Nader backs Minnesota senator

By ROB HOTAKAINEN and SHIRA KANTOR, Star Tribune Published 12:00 a.m. PDT Saturday, August 10, 2002

WASHINGTON (SMW) - In a speech to congressional interns this week, Ralph Nader said that Ed McGaa, the Green Party's Senate candidate in Minnesota, is a newcomer who has little chance of winning: "He'll be lucky to get a few thousand votes."

At the same time, Nader, the party's presidential candidate in 2000, offered to appear at a news conference with McGaa's opponent, Democratic Sen. Paul Wellstone, to promote corporate reforms. Assessing Wellstone's prospects in the November election, Nader said: "I don't see how he's going to lose."

While Wellstone's campaign welcomed Nader's remarks, McGaa was puzzled by them."