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Newly announced presidential candidate Ralph Nader spoke with TIME's Jay Newton-Small about his 2008 bid. Read the full interview at time.com/nader...
People used to like Ralph Nader. Which is impressive since he is the progenitor of two of the world's most annoying types of people: local-TV consumer advocates and guys who enjoy reminding you to put your seat belt on. Sure, it was a little weird when he started campaigning for President in 1992, but we looked past that because he had given us so much and because back then running for President was just an adorable hobby designed to entertain Larry King. When Nader ran in 2000, taking key votes from Al Gore, however, he alienated every conceivable...
...Nader is running again this year, for the fifth consecutive time, and he tells me over the phone he's shocked that the hate is still so strong. Liberal bloggers are saying incredibly mean things about him, or so he's heard. "The venom, looking at the blogs and e-mail responses to the newspaper articles, I'm told--I'm really not online; I have an Underwood typewriter--but I see letters. And it's really sad. It would match e-mail for e-mail the worst Jim Crow remarks in the South against African-American voters...
...Meet the Press,” Nader highlighted military spending, corporate greed, and labor rights as three issues that have been neglected in the 2008 campaign. To deflect criticisms that his entry into the race makes him a spoiler once again, Nader should focus on shifting the terms of the debate to include these issues, and in doing so, help foster that democratic discourse third-party candidates are able to foster...
After 74 years of life, Nader surely understands the reality of American politics: Either a Democrat or a Republican will be elected in November 2008. For that reason, Nader should ensure that his words are used to better the causes he advocates, not simply harm the candidate whose position most resembles...