Nader Steps In

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November 2008
- Third-Party Picks Causing Barely a Ripple
  
  Time | Nov 4, 08 4:00 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Third-party candidates across the nations are highly unlikely to siphon off anywhere near a significant number of votes this election day, Time reports. Libertarian Bob Barr is polling around 1%—down from a peak of 6% in the summer—with Ralph Nader faring the same. The longshot candidates say their goal is not to act as spoilers, but to make discontent heard and to reform the electoral process. More »
- Nader, Barr Could Still Tip Some Tight Races
  
  Boston Globe | Nov 1, 08 10:09 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Third-party candidates haven’t won much attention in this election, but in some hotly contested states their candidacies could still affect the outcome, the Boston Globe reports. Independent Ralph Nader and Libertarian Bob Barr could play a role in Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, and Ohio, among others, the paper reports—even if they draw votes only from hardcore backers who wouldn’t vote for anyone else. More »
September 2008
- Barr, Nader Each on 40+ States' Nov. Ballots
  
  Politico | Sep 19, 08 2:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Voters in most states in the US will see Ralph Nader and Bob Barr on the presidential ballot, Politico reports. Nader made it in 45 states and the District of Columbia, though the independent missed Texas. Barr’s Libertarian bid made the ballot in 44 states. The two combined for about 3.3% in recent polls—enough to make both major parties nervous. More »
June 2008
- Obama 'Wants to Talk White': Nader
  
  Rocky Mountain News | Jun 25, 08 4:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ralph Nader says Barack Obama "wants to talk white" and "appeal to white guilt" while ignoring poverty, the third-party presidential candidate told the Rocky Mountain News yesterday. The consumer advocate said the only thing that separated Obama from past Democrats is that he’s “half African-American," charging Obama was betraying his background by not prioritizing the defense of the poor. More »
May 2008
- Nader Likes Obama, but He's Still a 'Corporate Democrat'
  
  Wall Street Journal | May 31, 08 8:38 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ralph Nader prefers Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton, but still considers Obama what he calls “a corporate Democrat,” the Green Party candidate for president tells the Wall Street Journal in a wide-ranging chat over lunch. Despite the populist rhetoric, Obama has “made his peace” with the need to be a “conciliatory, concessionary, adaptive politician to the reality of corporate power,” Nader notes. More »
February 2008
- Nader Chooses Former SF Pol as Running Mate
  
  Associated Press | Feb 28, 08 4:35 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader today selected Matt Gonzalez as his running mate, the San Francisco Business Times reports. Gonzalez, 42, was elected San Francisco supervisor on the Green Party ticket in 2000, with the famously hippy Haight-Ashbury neighborhood part of his district. A last-minute campaign for mayor in 2003 saw him lose by less than 15,000 votes. More »
- Nader Still Buffering ... Buffering ...
  
  Politico | Feb 28, 08 2:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ralph Nader might seem like just the crusader to milk the Internet for all its movement-building potential, but, Andrew Rasiej and Micah L. Sifry write in Politico, his “self-defeating attitude” toward the web is likely to keep him on the sidelines. The third-party presidential hopeful claims his “Internet-literate associates” are working on a great campaign site, but indications are to the contrary. More »
- Dems Blast Candidate Nader
  
  New York Times | Feb 24, 08 6:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Democrats took shots at Ralph Nader today after the consumer advocate jumped into the presidential race, the New York Times reports. “Wow, that’s really unfortunate,” a surprised Hillary Clinton said. “It’s not good for anybody, especially our country.” Obama praised Nader's advocacy, but added, "His function as a perennial candidate is not putting food on the table of workers.” More »
- Nader Begins White House Bid
  
  Associated Press | Feb 24, 08 8:19 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, whose third-party candidacy many thought handed George W. Bush the presidency in 2000, announced this morning that he will again make a bid for the White House, reports MSNBC. In a Meet the Press interview , he cited America's fatigue with mainstream parties and his belief that current candidates weren't addressing Pentagon waste, labor rights, and corporate crime . More »
- Nader Will Reveal Election Plans
  
  Associated Press | Feb 22, 08 4:42 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Ralph Nader will announce this weekend whether he intends to run for president again. He's been talking to “lots of people on all sorts of levels” about a potential bid, said Nader's spokesman from the 2004 race. The announcement comes Sunday on "Meet the Press." “Obviously, I don’t think Tim Russert would have him on for no reason," said the former aide. More »
January 2008
- Guess Who: Ralph Flirts With Bid
  
  Politico | Jan 30, 08 1:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Well, hello again: Ralph Nader has revealed an exploratory presidential website, telling Politico that Dennis Kucinich’s exit leaves an electoral niche that might just fit him. Said the consumer advocate-turned-third-partier, "We’re testing the waters on the overriding issue of corporate control, of our political economy, and anything else the dogma of commercialism wants to latch on to.” More »