Ralph Nader

Ralph Nader is a political activist and consumer advocate. He unsuccessfully ran for U.S. President in 1996, 2000, and 2004. Nader announced on February 24, 2008 that he would run as a third party candidate for President in the 2008 race.

Ralph Nader is a political activist and five time presidential candidate. He often speaks up against what he views to be the running of American government by corporations. In his 2008 candidacy platform, he raised impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney as a key matter.

In the 2000 election, many Democrats credited Nader with being responsible for pulling away a lot of the Democratic votes from Al Gore, thus causing Gore to lose the election to Bush.

He is the first ever Arab-American U.S. presidential candidate. He has also written a number of books that deal with his beliefs on public policy.

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• WashingtonPost.com: "Nader Announces New Run for President" (February 24, 2008)
• CNN.com: Ralph Nader enters presidential race (February 24, 2008)
• CBSNews: Nader Considering Another White House Run (January 30, 2008)
• CNN.com: Nader Takes Steps Towards Another White House Bid (January 30, 2008)
• ABC News: Ralph Nader Flirts with '08 Bid (January 30, 2008)
  • Ralph Nader has formed a presidential exploratory committee, and said in an interview Wednesday that he will launch another presidential bid if he's convinced he can raise enough money to appear on the vast majority of state ballots this fall.
• Consumer Affairs: Nader Demands Feds Probe GM for Payola (August 18, 2007)