San Francisco Chronicle political writer Carla Marinucci has an insightful analysis of the strange situation where Republican donors are sending money to the Nader campaign.

Nearly one in 10 of Nader’s major donors — those writing checks of $1, 000 or more — have given in recent months to the Bush-Cheney campaign, the latest documents show. GOP fund-raisers also have “bundled” contributions — gathering hefty donations for maximum effect to help Nader, who has criticized the practice in the past.

The donations from wealthy Republicans — combined with increasingly vocal Democratic charges that they represent a stealth GOP effort to wound Democrat John Kerry — prompted Nader’s vice presidential running mate, Green Party member Peter Camejo, to suggest the consumer advocate reject the money that doesn’t come from loyal Nader voters.

Not too surprising, I guess. Ugly, unethical, against the spirit of Nader’s own campaign, but not surprising.

Also, I’ve been meaning to note with much amusement the presence of a “Change to Republican here!” table outside the Safeway grocery store near my bookstore. It doesn’t get much business.