Who is Ralph Nader, and Why Is He Running for President?
Ralph Nader made a name for himself by taking on big corporations. He may be remembered as the most powerful consumer advocate of his generation. But more recently, he’s been blamed by Democrats for costing Al Gore a victory in the 2000 presidential race. Now, he’s running for president again, as an independent candidate. Nader made his announcement Sunday morning, on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “24% of the American people are satisfied with the state of the country,” he said, citing a Gallup poll. “61% think both major parties are failing. “People (feel) locked out, shut out, marginalized, disrespected. And you go from Iraq to Palestine/Israel, from Enron to Wall Street, from Katrina to the bungling of the Bush administration, to the complicity of the Democrats in not stopping him on the war, (not) stopping him on the tax cuts, getting a decent energy bill through In that context, I have decided to run for president,” he said. Nader has never held any elected office. But this will be his
