WASHINGTON (CNN) – Ralph Nader, the longtime consumer advocate who was blamed by many Democrats for Al Gore’s loss in the 2000 presidential election, launched an exploratory committee Wednesday for another White House bid, and told CNN he is likely to get in the race if he can put the resources in place.
"John Edwards, the banner of Democratic Party populism, is dropping out, and Dennis Kucinich dropped out earlier, so in terms of voters who are at least interested in having major areas of injustice, deprivations, and solutions discussed in a presidential campaign, they might be interested in my exploratory effort," Nader said.
Nader has launched an official exploratory committee Web site, and said he will formally make a decision in about a month. He said he is certain to get in the race if he can demonstrate the ability to raise $10 million and recruit enough lawyers to deal with ballot access issues. He has yet to formally file paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission, though he does not need to until he officially becomes a candidate, according to the FEC.
Nader said he finds Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both unacceptable candidates, and he said whichever wins the party's presidential nomination will not have an impact on his decision to run.
"They are both enthralled to the corporate powers," Nader said of the two leading Democrats. "They've completely ignored the presidential pattern of illegality and accountability, they've ignored the out of control waste-fruad military expenditures, they hardly ever mention the diversion of hundreds of billions of dollars to corporate subsidies, handouts, and giveaways, and they don't talk about a living wage."
He expressed particular disappointment with Obama, whose senate record he called "mediocre, and quite cautious."
"It's not that he doesn't know what the score is, of course he does - look at his background, he knows plenty," Nader said. "But he's censoring himself."
Nader attracted close to 100,000 votes in Florida in 2000 - a state Al Gore ultimately lost to George Bush by approximately 500 votes. He brushes aside suggestions his candidacy this year may ultimately spoil the election for the Democratic Party.
"Political bigotry will be the label on anybody who uses the word 'spoiler,' he said. "Because ‘spoiler’ means minor candidates are second class citizens. Either we have an equal right to run for election, or we are spoilers for each other trying to get each other's votes.”
– CNN Producer Alexander Mooney
From CNN Politics
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Ralph –
Do yourself and everyone else a favor – stay out of the race this time.
Thank you.
Time for the idealism versus pragmatism debate.
This could get ugly.
I hope he does not run- but I do agree with what he thinks of Obama. I cannot believe CNN did not edit and cut that part.
Because of the arrogant attitude of the Clintons and their supporters, people might end up voting for Nader in the fall if she somehow wins the nomination.
Nader, go away!
way to go ralph. it is your right to run if you desire. great points on these corporate-puppet candidates we have. but why does the majority back them? get a clue.
If its Clinton v. Romney, I will take a look at Nader. If Obama, Bllomberg, or McCain (in that order) are in the race, they will draw my support.
boo hoo. He is not running for President, but running to sink the Democrats. It wont work this time. Totally different dynamics! Why can't he just retire rather than seek so much attention like this!
EGO
Please, someone explain "Politics" in a practical way to this guy so that he really understands what "spoiler" means in the real world!!! Where is this guy from, Mars or some other galaxy????
Ralph Nader should get a life!
One word for Nader....LOSER!
Uuuh-ooooh! Look out! Here we go again. Hey Ralph, please forget about it. It'll never work The party for you is over. It just won't work my friend. Please don't steal delegates and votes from the other candidates. Please stay retired sir. Thank you!
Someone please stop this man. He is going to make this a total mess. This time I don't think alot of people will vote for him.
God help us all. And here I thought it was just Lou Dobbs coveting an independent bid if Hillary gets the democratic nomination.
the clintons are liars
the world knows this
it really suprises me (makes me sick) that we have let another one get this far
don't go crying when she lies too
I love you nader, but stay out for the love of god!!!!!!!!!!!
It seems as if Nader is feeding his ego again. He's not been noticed recently so he talks again about running for president. If he was really concerned about this country and the issues, he would take the same high path path as Al Gore has. Why doesn't he find someone who he can support and urge them to run as a third party candidate. To me, Nader has no credibility left and I hope that the public repudiates him.
Please don't. Please, God, just say no. Please. Please. Please.
PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS MAN CAUSED GEORGE BUSH
Nader is almost worse than Obama.
I wonder what RALPH NADER actually stands for. We have democratic candidates who actually have a good shot at winning and who has almost the same ideas as him but he will prevent them from winning just as he did when Al Gore ran and so we have to deal with mess this country is in now again.
please leave nader...you haev don enough bad things already.... give your EGO a rest
Nader is joking, he's really a Republican...:)
please dont let him run again.
Nader long ago made the transition from Crusading Consumer Advocate to Self-Promoting, Self-Obsessed Clown. Remember, this is the guy who claimed there was no difference between the two parties in 2000. He's long past relevant, but probably has a book to sell or something.
OK, Nader, I guess you are ready to try and draw some Democrat votes away to ensure another Rupub. gains the White House. You have no hope to win. Sabatage, thy name is Nader.
Ralph Nader, your gigantic ego and need to be in the spotlight indirectly caused the death of thousands of American soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqis. You sir are a pathetic wacko ... at any speed.
This man's ego knows no bounds.
This man is unbelievable... he plans to run just to give the Republicans the White House by using Democratic rhetoric? Pathetic!
Once again the SPOILER is rearing his ugly head to destroy the hopes of millions of depraved Americans. We should do everything possible to prevent him from destroying our hopes.
Let us not forget that Nader caused Gore to lose the election in 2000; and look what we got stuck with. Stay out of the race Nader. You'll never win; and you're only taking votes from a viable candidate.
Find another way to support your agenda.
I wonder how much CNN paid him for the interveiw?
God. No. Save us.
Is Nader a closet Republican ? He knows he stands no shot at winning and all he can possibly hope to do is steal votes from the Democratic Party, making it easier for the Republicans who will continue to ignore the very people he is supposed to be championing. What's the point in that ?
spoiler!
OBAMA VIOLATED A SET AGREEMENT TO RUN ADS IN FLORIDA. HE RAN TELEVISION ADS IN FLORIDA. HILLARY AND EDWARDS DID NOT.
HE IS A LIAR. DON’T DRINK THE KOOL-AID.
WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!
Are you kidding me, he sounds like a self appointed God. How about you get in when every other candidate does and fight for it. Not jump in in the 11th hour because you don't like what you see. So phoney it hurts! This time around we are not dealing with Al Gore, sorry we have two amazing candidates and I personally don't think you can pull another upset off!
Obama has proven he has enough experience to turn Washington upside down through this campaign. The democratic party is slowly but surely turning their backs to the Clintons and looking to the future. Nader? Not a chance.
Obama 08′
Now this is one guy I wish would go away!
I think and I hope that Democrats have learned their lesson. We can thank Mr. Nader for President Bush!
I lol'd.
Not you again......as advocate for poor can you follow John's shining example and go build a house rather than wasting everyone's time!!
Oh, no ! Not again. This disastrous voice from the past is back to his old tricks. I think somebody should have a long discussion with him and persuade him to stay home.
I am sure the republicans would LOVE to fund his campaign and even might make the resources available, to make it happen. Watch out.
Did grandpa Ralph forget to take his medication today. He's clearly off the rocker again. What's he trying to prove, that even the senile can run for office?
Mr. Nader, How do you like what Bush, the winner of Florida, has done to the world?
I for one am glad. While I probably wouldn't vote for him I like everyone on the politicial spectrum to have someone to vote for whether it is on the far-right or far-left. Our two party system doesn't work, in fact political parties in general are a bad idea. I'm glad Nader is thinking about running, I'm also glad Alan Keyes was/is running, I hope Bloomberg runs and many more.
Please crawl back under the rock you've been hiding under since you helped Bush win the White House.
Nader is responsible for the thousands of dead soldiers.
I like the guy, I think he is very intelleigent, but he should stick to what he does best as a liberal, progressive advocate. Despite the desire to see a third party working outside the system like he has just isnt going to fly
Go ahead and run Ralph. That way we can have possibly have 4 more years of another Republican president interested more in helping the rich and outsourcing jobs. Just what we need. But hey – at least you will restate your positions before you not only lose the race for yourself, but for the country.
Hey Ralph,
RETIRE ALREADY! Spend those dollars for Obama's campaigne instead of your own. Is your EGO to BIG to RETIRE?
Yeah baby. I hope teddy kennedy and John Kerry have some strong booze on hand now.
John McCain here we come. Obama cant even get the democratic base to support him.
Please come back and take vote from the left. Those of us on the right love you.
i was sort of hoping he would understand that this year we very definately need to get the republicans out of office.
if hillary were running, i would understand – because she's basically just a republican. But barack? He seems genuinely interested in getting the people interested in politics. This is a crucial "baby step" to turning around america, in my opinion. I completely respect nader, and have voted for him every election, but I know he won't be elected this year... because people are not interested enough in politics to hear what he has to say, which is why i support Barack...
Let the egomaniac run. Nobody will listen. Nobody will care. The nation has moved on. His days as a spoiler are over.
Is Ralph a rupublican shill? What can he possibly hope to gain by entering this election? Maybe he thinks the dem win will be too easy. If he wants to increase visibilty for his pet issues, there are certainly better ways. What an ego he must have. He was relevant 25 years ago. Today – not so much.
ohhhh, brother....
Arrogance at its finest. Just go away, Ralph.
Ralph,
You are the reason we are in this mess now. Your ego has hurt this country to the core. Stay home Ralph.
Ralph Nader is one of those people who is obessed with their own self promotion.
Anyone who votes for Nadar is a traitor to the country. Yes, that sounds harsh, but the only person his run will benefit is the Republican candidate, who will keep this country on the path it's on – the path to nowhere. Therefore, a vote for Nadar is a vote against this country.
Go away Ralph Nader. Go away!
Someone who calls any opponents names will not get my vote. If I don't want Ralph Nader to hinder Obama's chances, I'm a political bigot? I don't think so! Obama's vision for the country is bigger than Ralph Nader's, and can inspire unity as well as change. Nader knows he can't get elected - and that another campaign could have terrible consequences for the country.
Please, Ralph, stick with consumer adovcacy - you're good at it - and leave the Presidency alone.
Run, Ralph, run! If the American people are saying anything in the scream for genuine "change", it's for leaders who aren't owned by Washington lobbyists, the extreme edge political special interest groups, and one issue fanatics! We desperately need someone not pandering for votes then blowing us off, but will attempt to get the people's problems addressed.
This solves the problem as to where all the Edwards supporters will go.
Another Ross Perot.
Will you run in November or as early as the primaries.
Of course you don't change my vote.
I already voted for Hillary Clinton by mail.
Go Hillary '08
I voted for Nadar in 04 but now I support Ron Paul. I would like to see him support Paul. I believe the far left and far right have common ground in Amercia and wish they could come together on some things.
Though Nadar has every right to run, please people, don't throw your votes away for this guy.
Great...someone to vote for if Hillary receives the nomination. For a sec, I thought I might have to vote republican.
And I disagree about what he said regarding Obama. Ralph nader cannot criticize anyone. He sucks and should leave President Obama alone.
Ralph:
How much money are the conservatives paying you ??
The only reason you would be in the race is to take votes away from liberals to pave the way for conservatives to win.
If you were not in the election last time we would have a democratic president now.
Stay on the sideline where you belong and quit selling out !!!
GO AWAY RALPH...........REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE
Nader your antics gave us GW and it has cost the America people 8 years of anguish...You at it again...just go and sleep.
HI
Im glad he is running ... i am never voting for the gop (crooks sobs ) I am never voting dems (wimps and dont speak for me ..)
I like the phrase above "accountability" now there is none and now nobody is held up to it
I will vote for him if he runs or i will not vote for anyone ....
I used to vote the lessor of two evils
i used to vote for none of the above
after 57 years i have not seen an honest politician okay maybe carter
Nader is not stealing my vote he is earning it and he gets my trust .(.so far)
thanks
Frank
Awesome...truly awesome...does anyone else think he is actually a Republican?
Oh great...Darth Nader is thinking of running again.
Why won't he just go away. The only thing he does is help Republicans get into the White House.
If he wants to do something, stick with being a consumer advocate.
Guess I am on the X list for CNN today, not one comment posted...hahaha. Ralph Nader looks like all the rest of Republican candidates and I for one don't believe he can pull it off this time around, it is way too different and dynamic.
You're a great man, but just STOP.
The FEC should stop him now before it get's late.
Oh Good Grief. NO
Ralph,
Please try fading out instead of fading in. You are accomplished at what you do best and running for president is not one of them.
Thanks.
Sorry guys, this isn't the Soviet Union. Anybody can run if they have the desire, regardless of whether or not they're a member of one of the de facto federally sanction parties.
That having been said, liberals are so hungry for change - any change - I think they'll latch on to whomever has the best chance of unseating the republicans. I don't expect this man to be a as huge a factor as he was in 2000.
Nothing against Mr.Nader personally, but I think we can thank him for Kerry's loss, and the last four years of President Bush's term. Please go away sir, go far, far away.
This hardly seems to deserve a response, but nevertheless: what hubris to call Senators Clinton and Obama unacceptable candidates, and then to suggest yourself as a better example. On what grounds? Your previously failed campaign? Why not raise $10 million and spend it on something other than an election bid–something that will actually matter.
Please, Ralph do not waste money running . . . what really are you trying to prove.
I'm not against a third party candidate, in order to provide more choices for people. However, Nader has never been a viable candidate for president.
Ralph, you have run for president 4 times so far and failed miserably each time...get a clue. Better yet take the $10m and buy one. Why not take the money that you raise and donate it to issue that concern you the most.
Please, NO!
After what happened in 2000, I doubt that Nader could make a serious impact on Democratic voters. Furthermore, his rejection of Obama shows a narrowness of vision and a failure to recognize the potential of his campaign to bring a new generation of young people into political participation.
Dean's clintonian dominated DNC if not for me!! I relish the though of a third vote for Nader.
Hey OBAMABOY i feel a CHANGE coming your way – HILLARY !
I hope he runs. If Obama wins the nomination it will give me an alternative to vote for. I will never, ever vote for Obama. Obama is a total slime ball.
If he runs, don't think he'll siphon off many Democratic votes. There's too much at stake this time around.
ps. to my last comment,
If Mr. Nader actually raises issues that matter to the majority of real Americans, like the skyrocketing costs of fuel, food, and healthcare, the outsourcing o jobs to India, and he promises not to invade Iran unless it's PROVEN that they're an active material threat us the United States (REALLY PROVEN, WITHOUT CIA/ISR LOBBY LIES), he may find a lot of support. The current crop of frontrunners are a bunch of corporate cowards and have yet to address these issues.
to the man who served the progressive cause by swinging the 2000 election to bush, go away!
i'm sure he will pull in lots of gop donations.
There is a simple solution to this. People should just not vote for him. But on the other hand, americans are too silly to know when to take a candiate serious or not.
If you could make a difference, people would have followed you already.
You are not able to make a difference, therefore, do us a favor, stay out of the race and have the grace to serve those who can be elected and will make a difference. Your bitter criticism at Obama is not well taken. He is in the arena, you are not.
Yikes!
Please say it ain't so.
Anyone who votes for Nader is just encouraging him to run again.
If you are a democrat, you should vote for the democratic candidate, regardless. Do you want more liberties taken away with more republican control?
A vote for Nader is a vote for the republican candidate.
And as everyone has already said ... I can't believe this guy's ego! Flood the exploratory committee or his website with how you feel, people!
The spoiler emerges.
Ralph Nader lost my respect years ago. Maybe it is true that there is no fool like an old fool. Anyone dumb enough to vote for Nader is also too dumb to understand that only Obama stands a chance against the republicans in November.
this is a guy who obviously doesn't see the big picture. Obama is smart as a tack. he has his ideals, and the nations ideals at heart – and most importantly he knows what needs to be done. but he's not going to go around fanatically spouting his disdain like so many otherwise informed individuals who for lack of better PR are labeled conspiracy nuts. To get into a position of influence you must be subversive, and tactful. Obama's got the nation first and foremost in his mind, and he's intelligently maneuvering it away from the clutches of the neo cons. Nader thinks that yelling conspiracy from the rooftops no matter how badly it hurts you and other progressives is a matter of principal. but it's not going to win any elections, and if that's the case, it's not going to help to resurrect the US from certain collapse. if nader truly wants to see the nation progress, he'll sit back, relax, and watch how it's done.
if Nader plays the naive self righteous idiot who yet again sinks the country deeper in another 4-8 years of conservative rule, then has the audacity complain about the system, he'll go down in history as one of the many instigators of the collapse of the US, and be oblivious to his influence.
I will vote for you again Ralph. You speak truth. Repubs and Dems both represent corporate America. Cut all campaign spending to $100,000 per candidate.
Ouch! Mukasey is on C-Span. It's painful. The phrase 'living down to expectations' was used. His avoidance of torture is ever present. Doesn't know when the dept became there were video tapes of interrogation. Doesn't know if DOJ ever reviewed the tapes. Was there discussion between your dept and the White House? "I don't understand the question." Yet another Bushie that can't/won't answer a question. It looks like Alberto Gonzales all over again.
AS A YOUNG STUDENT I JOINED THE CONSUMER MOVEMENT INSPIRED BY ONE RALPH NADER, AND AFTER GRADUATION WORKED FOR MANY YEARS AS A CONSUMER ADVOCATE.
IS THIS THE SAME RALPH NADER WHO HAS SUCH A BIG EGO THAT HE THINKS THAT WE NEED HIM, IN 2008, TO CHANGE THE WORLD?
OUR TIME SIR HAS COME AND GONE. THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT YOU MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE THEN. NOW PLEASE BE GRACIOUS AND STEP ASIDE.
A NEW GENERATION AWAITS. IT IS OBAMA WHO CAN NOW CHANGE THE WORLD.
JUPITER WILSON, PHD
THIS DUDE HAS SOME MAJOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.
GO AWAY !
Finally! An independent candidate that I can get behind! A vote for Nader is a vote for Nader.
Good God, NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
One person sure can make a difference.
If Mr. Nader had not taken those votes from Mr. Gore, would we have the tens of thousands of Iraqi civilian deaths or the 3000 American soldier deaths? Would Bush have had the chance to loot further the credit of the United States?
in running for President and making his political statement, much has been lost and who knows what further damage can be done in the future?
A word to the wise, check on how many times clinton and mccain voted in lock step. The results will astonish you. One might wonder why they aren't running together.
It makes one wonder if he benefits from having a republican in the White House.
Nader, a man with a cause. Not about ego, not about fame, not about money. He is a pure idealist.
Interesting that on the same day Obama has two opposite descriptions: Carter uses extraordinary, Nader uses mediocre.
And I agree with Nader, we must end the corporatist type of government that Washington has become.
"...ignoring the out of control waste-fraud military expenditures,....the diversion of billions of dollars to corporate subsidies, handouts, and gveaways...living wages" Ralph it has been 8 years of Bush and all this going on, don't you think you should have brought this up during those 8 years...At least once
The simple facts of our two-party electoral college system mean that the future occupant of the White House will be a Republican or (if we're lucky and the election is conducted fairly) a Democrat. Any other would-be third party candidates/big names should use their money and name recognition to support the major party candidate they agree with the most. That would allow them to highlight issues they felt weren't being addressed by the major candidates. I agree, the two-party, winner take all politics we have stinks, but until the system is overhauled, it doesn't make sense for an independent candidate to enter the race at all.
Please Nader, if you care about our country Don't Enter the Race!! (And I don't want Bloomberg or any other independant either.) Americans need to choose between the two candidates who have a realistic chance of winning.
Ralph, Stay home and restore that old Corvair that you have !
You have done enough damage to American business and consumers, that we really don't need you throwing your name in the hat.
I notice that CNN is monitoring all these emails and I notice they have decided not to post any of mine.
Nice to see a news group that monitors the NEWS. Wonder what that tells us if any of us were ever stupid enough to watch there bleeding heart channel or worse yet support there bleeding heart advertisers............................
Scott
I hope that each and every one of you who thinks Ralph Nader gave the presidency to Bush looks at their calendars and sees how much time and money they donated to any other Democratic candidate that was running.
If you're not helping, you don't get to complain. AND time blogging doesn't count as help!
If Ralph Nader enters the presidential race, it will seal the victory for Republicans.
NOT AGAIN
he would just take votes from Hillary Obama voters are educated !!!
We don't get hoodwinked!!!!!!!!!
Get Lost. We don't want or need you. We have already seen what you can do.
Here he comes again the witchdoctor Ralph!! Go away and stop your dirty game. You did it in 2000 and now you are coming again. Shame on you!
Nader is a guffy moron trying to do anything to get attention. What's sad is that there're people who'd try to bck him and not in states where their votes might not matter (who cares if you vote Democrats or Nader in Texas) but in the battleground states. Hello, people, wake up and take a cold shower: there will be either GOP or Dem president elected in November and one has to be an ignorant idiot to think that there's no difference between them.
Nader08,Nader08,Nader08, I could get used to that. Look how easy it rolls of your tongue. Nader08,Nader08,Nader08. See, it's so easy.Let's do it again, Nader08,Nader08, Nader08, Now your getting it, keep practicing America.
He has a right to run. Are most of you above denying this?
If so, you have distorted ego.
Good Luck Nadar, I am with you.
RALPH NADER STAY THE HELL OUT OF POLITICS. YOU RUINED SOMEONE CHANCES THE LAST TIME YOU RAN. NO ONE WANTS YOU TO RUN. IT YOUR EGO AND YOUR MOUTH SAYING STUFF BEFORE YOU BRAIN ENGAGES
Nader needs to get a life and find something else to do. This democracy does not need petty candidates, who silently panders to the opposition, in this case republicans.
Stay the hell out nader. This is ron pauls run you fool. You had yours and screwed it up.
Should Obama get the nomination, I would vote for him or any Independent.
NADER STAY OUT OF THE RACE!!!! Please you WON'T WIN!!! You're just going to end up messing up the electorate because unfortunately alot of people are unrealistic about the possibility of independent candidates winning. PLEASE STAY OUT OF IT!!!!
Let's see he is the guy who gave Bush the election because there was "no difference". The "green party candidate". Let us see who has done more for the environment- little why-don't-I-whine Nader or Al Gore??????
What a jerk. Obama is worth 100,000 Ralph Naders. How does it even help the "progressive cause" to help McCain win in a general election.
Grow up Ralph.
Oh no, not again.
Nader = Megalomaniac !! Nader...please go away...far, FAR away!
Nadar gets my vote for sure if Gravel or Paul are not on the ballot.
Guess Nader is proud of how he helped the Republicans accomplish their goals in 2000 and 2004. Somehow, I am not so sure it was accidental. I am not sure if what he says is what he believes anymore. He served our country well in the 70s with his consumer advocacy crusade... now I am not so sure who is paying his bills.
Nader, you egotistic man...I get it, ok, we all get it, you want it to be broader than a two party system..Perot did well...but no one likes you... Go away and stop costing the Democrats the election and letting the neo-cons walk all over everyone.
Let the man have his say he only counts as one vote. Don't crucify him for the votes of others. I think the more dialog the better, or do we really only want one idea, one position, one opinion, and one option.
What an idiiot.
Please, please, please Ralph..do this Country a favor and DO NOT RUN!!! The people that agree with your philosophies and plans are overwhelmingly on the Dem side. I cannot believe you would want a new President that plans to continue this horrible war. We have to get a Dem in office this time.
If you love the United States of America, you will not run. Continue to do all the good work you do, but stay out of the WH race!
To all the people blamming Nader for GWB, while that may be convienient, the truth is, he is only one vote... it is YOU, the voters, who are to blame.
finally someone willing to openly critique Obama's record!
Com'on Ralph, stick with what works for you. You and the world know you have zero chance of winning the presidency – you're just a spoiler. How is that for a part of you legacy – presidential spoiler, costing democrats 2 presidential elections. It's going to be a tight November, regardless of who the democratic nominee is.
What is Ralph Nader trying to accomplish?! He's trying to become the president because he sees a major difference between himself the other candidates! He's pointed out in the past that the only difference between Democrats and Republicans is who bows down more quickly to corporate interests and for the large part he's been right. If you Democrats would wake up and realize that the only reason he's "stealing" votes is because your candidates are lousy you might help yourselves. I commend him for trying to keep the party focused on what matters. And aside from that, it might be nice to actually have a third party in this "democracy". Shame on you selfish democrats!
Whooo Wew! I agree with him all the way but we do have Ron Paul. These could get ugly I donna.
Moses:
The ads Obama ran in Florida were national ads run on cable all across the country which Florida is not excluded from (like CNN, MSNBC,etc.). Stop distorting and get a life.
I wouldn't be all that excited to have a Kennedy backing me. I remember what happened to two of them and what is left is no great shakes as a mentor or role model. It will do him no good.
Hey ! Here's something ALL the democrats can agree on: GO HOME RALPH!!!!!
Now there's an idea, Nader! How about if you make your ticket even more appealing by adding Dick Cheney (Vader) as your vice-president? By doing so, you could help to condemn this country to another presidental term of idiocy! Please, do us all a favor – take your inflated ego, get into your foreign-made car, and drive off into the sunset....
Even though I do not agree with Nader, he has a right to. I am a centrist and am not happy w/ Clinton(too many scandels), Obama (an empty vessel or "flavor of the month"), Romney (flip flopper), or McCain (too much angst).
how many millions of dollars has Nader wasted running for the office of President? It's time for Nader to stop. He knows he will never be President of the United States. And what qualifies him in the first place. No Nader in 08
NNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I have to say that I want a democrat to win, but I also think that if Ralph raises the money he needs to get into the race than he has a right for his voice to be heard. I also am not happy with Obama or Hillary. I think they are both the status quo.
Ralph how dare you try to lump Obama in with the Clintons? You are a spoiler if you try to join this race.
Hillary is a farce. Bill was elected promising universal health care. The Congress was democratic. Eighty percent of the public was behind it. The economy could easily support it. Yet her program was 100% failure. She had another 6 years to try to revive it. Let's hear the excuse for 8 years of failure on her supposed pet program – when her husband was the president no less.
Now there's an election, she's promising you healthcare again just like Bill did – with an unworkable mandatory plan.
The theory is that if you can fool them once, you can always fool them. As Geffen says, "the Clintons lie with such ease, it's troubling". and the NY Times' William Safire called her a "congenital liar". Hillary flunked healthcare. She flunked Iraq. She flunked Iran. She even flunked the Washington bar exam twice. That's her record – her so-called experience. Vote Obama to get the job done.
Gooooooo Ralph, these people cant even see that there isnt any difference in the two- headed snake.
Give it up already.
As much as I like Obama's energy. Nader is right, both candidates were very mediocre on the senate and have had support of corporations.
I think Obama needs to adress those issues and give us a straight answers.
Sen. Obama wants unite the nation, a great ideal. But he is running as a Democratic Candidate endorsed by well known very Liberal Politicians. It will be a very difficult proposition to unite the people in a democratic society. Sen. Obama should be himself without imitating others. We are interested in economy, terrorism,immigration, education, crime and foreign policy. What are the goals for our country in first four years of his term?
Talk about ego! No, Ralph. Go away.
Radar does not run the election for his own fame, which he already gained years ago. Running election is a tiring and punishing process. When Radar ran in 2004, he was thrown out of two-party debate, he was humiliated.on the running trail. No man who is into 'self promotion" wants to endure such a race again. No, Radar runs the race for the country. If you watch his TV interview or ever listen to his talk, he runs because democrats today has become just like republican.
If Hillary or Obama is elected, would they really change Iraq policy? Just look at democrats in the house today. Did they stand up to Bush? Did then bring the troop back home? What happened to the promise of ending Iraq war?
No more Nader please! go off and do something else!
OMG RALPH NADER
This is the 1928791824 time you are running why don't you stop!!!
Speaking of an unacceptable canidate.
It's because of Nader that we have been stuck with Bush for the last 8 years. What does Nadar have against America?
Please not Ralph Nader again! Ralph's entry would guarantee another Republican administration. For once Nader, put your ego aside and do not run. You bring nothing good to the race.
Blah blah blah -
You're yesterday's news Ralph! GO AWAY!!
I'd hate to think that people would, once again, throw away their vote and give the presidency back to Republicans! Are memory's that short?
Ralph,
GET OVER YOURSELF! You are not helping the serious problems facing our country. If anything you will once again make it worse by taking any Independent votes away from someone who represents real change and helping the Establishment (McCain, Clinton) win. I will never forgive you for 2000. STAY OUT!
Nader didn't lose the election for Gore. Gore lost the election for Gore. Nader was running his campaign and people liked what they heard. Gore should have done better... the end.
No new Nader, a hopeless campaign that costs democrats votes is not in the interest of the country at this time. Go talk to Obama Nader, get him to see your issues.
Ralph Nader has done many many positive things within and outside of Washington, that said, to be a major contender in anything these days (such as politics, music, art, film, literature) in one way or another you need to deal with major corporations. CNN is owned by Time Warner, right? I believe Nader is a great voice that should inspire people, but the reality of the situation is that 47 year old Obama is much more inspiring, young, and full of energy then 74 year old Ralph Nader, or 71 year old John McCain. A recent article I read described Hillary as a "policy hound" and Barack as a "visionary" even though they are a similar political entity, Obama is inspiring a lot more people to vote who don´t usally come out (especially not in primaries).... I mean it truly is amazing the voter involvement and excitement in this election. I support you Nader, but will vote Obama!
Dear God,
Save us.
Tell me this isn't happening again. Is he so arrogant that he wants to hand over the White House to another Republican again (see Florida, November 2000)
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Yes!!!!
Perot stole the election from Papa Bush and we ended up with Slick Willy. Now, Nader will prevent another Clinton from ending up in the White House.
I'm pledging money to Nader tonight. You should, too!
Go Away. What is the purpose of this? You know you won't win. Do you do it just so we know you are still alive or for your ego? Either way, NO ONE CARES!
IM VOTING NADER! obama is overrated
When oh when is this nut job going to give it up? He's egotistical, as he knows full well he has ZERO chance of winning. All his candidacy does is ensure some stupid people will vote for him who would otherwise vote democrat, and thereby hand the white house over to another republican. Nader, give it up! You can't add anything at all to the debates or the process because none of the presidential debates will invite you.
NADER IS A LOSER!
NADER MUST BE GETTING AWFULLY RICH FROM SECRET PAYOUTS TO HIM BY THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITEE
I swear, I think Nader does this intentionallyb to screw the Democrats. I wouldn't be surprised if he's on the take from the Republicans. Why the hell can't he leave well enough alone and give us a fighting chance to get a Democrat in office.
Woo hoooooo – Republicans we get to keep the White House, again!!!!!!
PLEASE STAY OUT OF THIS RALPH NADER. YOU ALREADY GAVE US BUSH FOR 8 YEARS, ISN'T THAT ENOUGH??
Ralph Nader? HHmmm...last I checked, it's a free Country. He should run. People should not be afraid of anyone being a spoiler. A worthy candidate should be able to prove their merit. if Ralph has a chance, then maybe we don't have enough quality candidates running. I say he should run...if only to test the mettle of all the running candidates.
i hope u run loser replubilican operative
Good-bye Obama if he does...
Can't believe CNN let someone talk negative about their glorified Senator Obama...oops 1 less CNN editor.
This post was waiting for moderators since 8am this morning.
Guess I touched a nerve?
Senator John Edwards you rock and thank you for you patience towards the glorification of Senator Obama by the cable news media.
So much for fair and subjective journalism…
The BIGGEST Loosers?
CNN MSNBC and FOX
I bet they are scrambling to get an interview…but now he can tell them…Why should I…you chose to ignore me, bash Senator Clinton and all that to Showcase Senator Obama.
What's the old saying???
Never Burn Your Bridges!!!!!
As a past Nader voter I will be watching this closely. For the first time I have taken a serious look at the Democrats options and thus far I can say I feel comfortable voting for a Democrat if the nominee is Obama. However, if Clinton is the nominee, I hope that Ralph Nader is on the ballot so that I can still cast a vote I can be proud of.
When I first read the Green Party platform, I cried because it spoke such a deep truth to what we need in our civilization. Not necessarily the radical left-wing solutions, but the overall objective. I voted for Nader in 2000.
Our reality, however, is not what it was in 2000 when we could entertain these ideas.
PLEASE DO NOT RUN!!!! You don't stand a chance of winning, only taking votes from Obama who could realistically begin the shift we need!
Ralph Nader is responsible for 8 years of Bush, the Iraq War, and the failure of the US to address issues relating to the environment and climate change. The man's ego knows no bounds; he is a sociopath and should be ignored. Of course he will raise whatever funds he needs – from his Republican masters.
I hope he has a stroke and dies before he has a chance to ruin the election yet another time. If it wasn't for him,Iraq might never have happened, tens of thousands might still be alive.
We don't like you, Ralph Nader, and your egotistical motives for joining this race are disgusting.
Hey, wasn't his hay-day the Covair death-and-destruction issue that was easily fixed by the addition of a swaybar !? Duh........................
It's great to see folks like him and Ron Paul sweep in to save thew day for what they call a "stab wound" in the election – but only suggesting an aspirin and a band-aid !
Just ignore this guy....
GO AHEAD AN RUN BABY RUN. wE HAVE THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO RUN IN ANY CAMPAIGN. IN THE LONG RUN, ITS GOD WHO PLACES THE PERSON IN OFFICE WHOM He needs for his purpose,and His plan.
NOOOOOOOO!!!! He's partially to blame for the past 7 years! He is very smart, has great ideas, but that will never get him elected. He should offer his services as a consultant to whoever wins.
As a young person in the '60s and 70's, I have always admired Ralph Nadar's efforts as a consumer advocate. BUT THE GUY MUST BE MENTAL! NOT AGAIN!. Isn't ruining one election for the Democratic Party enough? Isn't helping to hand the White House to a Republican once enough? Haven't they done enough to destroy the country? NADER, GET OUT OF THE WAY OF CHANGE! The country will not SURVIVE another Republican president.
yay someone who talks seriously about the issues.
he has no buisness running knowing fully he has no chance to do any thing good.
if he runs again and republican get elected he will be remembered for this than all good things he has done
don't run
don't run
don't run
don't run
don't run
I hope you get it
You people are sick. Are you trying to stop an American from using his rights to run for President? What gives you the right to shoot down the constitution?
I agree with Nader insofar as Obama and Hillary Clinton are not acceptable candidates..so why wouldn't Nader endorce Romney? I would think that they have similar views on economy and finances in general.
Okay, I respect Mr. Nader but is he all there – I mean is he sane? If he hadn't run Bush never would have won; we never would have gone into Iraq and maybe 9/11 may never have happened. Mr. Nader – we are still trying to recover from you last Presidental run – if you have issues you would like discussed why can't you take the millions and sponsor a debate instead..................
Well, Ralph is right about Obama - all hat, no cattle. Gives a nice speech and when he is not sulking seems like a reasonable nice guy. Not a president though, maybe someday, not yet.
OH....HEELLLLLLLLLL......YEAHHHHHHH.........
It's about time Naddieeeeeeeee
plain and simple... STAY out
... the last thing we need is a someone acting as a tie-breaker again... (hint, hint)
Give it up! All you do is take votes away from the other candidates!!!!
Stay out. You gave us Bush for 8 years, haven't you punished us enough.
YES!!! I was wondering where Nader the Crusader was!!
He, and no one else, will be the change that this country needs.
This is extremely bad news. On a day when John Edwards and Rudy Guiliani announce their exits because they have NO shot at winning, this wing-nut jumps in the pool. He lost the election for Gore in 2000. It could happen again. The only hope is that Bloomberg also jumps in and pulls Republicans his way. Ralph, time to sit in the rocking chair, buddy. You are about 30 years past being relevant.
It's like he has a destructive streak in him, like a child who tries to get attention by breaking things.
Ralphy – You're "unacceptable"! Please don't waste our time or yous for that matter and find something to do that will REALLY make a difference.
Please. Don't.
Don't give us another "four more years" by running.
Ralph: Your time is over, please do NOT run in 2008.
Hillary is intolerable, Obama is playing it safe, but at the end of the day, a Republican in office will only pour salt on the wounds that have been inflicted on this great country over the past two terms. Please Ralph, not now.
NO, Not Again! Please stop Nader!!!
what a JERK! If you are only PARTIALLY responsible for bush's "election" in 2000 you should be ashamed of yourself for your colossal ego. And now you have the nerve to even THINK about this again? Like you have a prayer of winning? Listen, Ralphie, if you run again, run as a Republican..... you'll fit right in!
What kind of a game is this man playing? He stopped being an advocate for the poor a long, long time ago. Otherwise, why is it only when we have an election that he surfaces? Go away, old man. It was your fault we had to endure 8 years of horror under the present WH resident. Didn't you cause enough harm to the country already?
To the people who say he is egotistical, arrogant and self-serving, I ask which presidential candidate isn't? To the information-challenged individuals who call Nader a 'loser,' you should really 'get a life.' The only attractive candidate left on either side is Obama, and Nader is exactly correct when he says Obama is beholden to 'corporate powers.' To shut him out of the process would be dictatorial in nature. He is an honest voice in a dishonest process, and has every right to run he wants to. Oh, and one more thing. Nader was not a spoiler in 2000. People are so quick to forget Gore actually won that state.
Mr. Nadar:
Your one horse crusades are banal, irritating, and self serving. Just another blowviator who needs to hear himself speak.
Shawn – Fort Bragg
Please run
Keep running Ralph!!! Right off the face of the earth. You were the one who helped Geo Bull. . . . Bush screw up our country for the past 7 years. Stick to things you know best like you did many years ago. Got the Corvair off the market, and for many years the convertable. Do us all a favor and stay home.
Ralph Nader cost the Democrats the White House in 2000 and (by extension) again in 2004. Can't believe he's thinking about running again – what a nightmare.
This article is wrong! Gore in fact was the winner in the state of Florida! Bush got 100 more votes in the places tthey did a recount BUT when they counted the votes of the entire state! Al Gore won by more than 500 votes! Al Gore actualy won the U.S presidential election and had a Whopping half milion more votes total than Bush had! It was the electorial count and the strangely mis-placed and lost votes that were not counted that really would have put Al Gore over the top!
It is amazing how so many forget and after just 7 years! Look at the horrors of what Bush did to this country! How many dead troops (kids) are a result of Bush being put in office! It is heartbreaking that the voters of today forget what can happen when the wrong person is made President!
And these same people are touting Barack Hussein Obama! Forget the war- forget the dead kids- forget the lies and cover-ups! Forget the mid-east terrorists.
Just vote for who the big guys tell you to vote for! Obama is the Republicans ticket back into the Whitehouse! They know if he gets the Dem. nomination not a single conservative will vote for a black guy named Hussein- for President! and half the dems won't vote Obama either! Thus we have another 4-8 years of Republicans in control!! Do not be fooled young voters! These old man politicians are dirty and Sly!! They have you Obama Worshippers just where they want you!
Obama himself is already to blinded by the Rock Star image these Old Republican farts and the Slick Men of Media have created for their own benefit! Don't fall for it!! Look ahead at the big picture- not just at the "Cool Guy " with Stars in his eyes ! He is the biggest fool of them all!
Sad.
Ralph,
The overwhelming majority of people on this planet think of you as a Geek with money seeking attention. You have lost all credibility. Your stance on the issues doesn’t matter. You will be doing irreparable harm to this nation, if you run again. By the way, I am a Republican. Let the best 2 fight it out in the end. The Nation will be more willing to support our next president, if you just Go Away!
Tim
nader's claim that he is not a spoiler is ridiculous.
in my opinion he is no more than a republican shill.
he seems to have lost his vaunted intelligence not realizing that the 2 party system
is the way to get elected.
the only way to get elected.
so if ralph nader is going to run he should commit to one of the parties and take his chances like any of the other viable possibilities for the 2008 election.
otherwise ralph is unsafe for any creed...
Nader again wants to hand this race to the Republicans, how arrogant he is, he should leave this country.
GO AWAY! GO AWAY! GO AWAY! That's 3 votes
As an Independent, I can certainly choose Ralph over Hillary at any SECOND; this choice is as easy as drinking water!!! This race is for the Dems to lose by putting Hillary out there as a Nominee.
Nader does it again! He's a professional interrupter!
It wouldn't surprise me if the Repubs bank roll Nader to run when they know they can't win by themselves. Nader would take votes from Hillary and Obama, no matter who the nom is... but typically not the Repubs.
I am sickened by most of the comments here. The Sheeple are once again all voting for the 5 or 6 CFR Corporate & media approved of candidates instead of voting for a policy platform and conviction. The notion that our vote is "wasted" by voting for a candidate who "cannot win" is the worst logic imaginable. When we vote for the candidate who best represents our views, we get the opportunity to express our political will and only then does this get incorporated in the "winner"'s platform. The military-industrial complex will be quite happy with Barack, Hillary, Romney, McCain, or Huckabee. You will "waste" your vote by acquiescing to the power structure that does not care about you or your family. The fact that the best and clearest platforms are all expressed by the candidates with lesser poll numbers is surreal and a sad commentary on the American People. I say, therefore, speak courageously Mr. Nader!
The only substantive and honest people in this election amounted to a grand total of three (Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, and Ron Paul). Nader's addition to the discourse can only be good. I think people are in denial of their deep shame for going along with the status quo and it manifests in the rude comments about Nader. He has deep convictions about making sure government does not run amok and trample people. How is this not worthwhile? Look what your government is doing around the planet. Neither Barack nor Hillary will bring the troops home anytime soon. They have said this. Why would you vote for them. Romney wants to "double Guantanamo" and McCain wants World Wars III, IV, V, VI, and VII all before the end of his second term. Why not vote for a peace candidate? There are still two of them in the race.
You guys are being a bit harsh I think...
Of course, it is your right.
It is also the right of any American born citizen that wants to run for President to do so under any party (it's not two party specific)...so I say hats off to Nader.
A bit far fetched to say Narder caused any wars though. I think Bush and misinformation played just a small part.
Nader will grab plenty of votes if Hillary wins the primary. Also his intention is only to help the republicans. If he is serious in helping America, he should speak only against Republicans. That doesn't mean that democrats are the ideal people to run this nation. We as Americans have the choice to choose only lesser evil. So democrats are the lesser evil. Nader should think about how to save the country by not surrendering it republicans for another 4 more years.
Ralhp Nadar is either a very very well meaning miss guided ignorant man or a Republican operative. I am beginning to think it is choice B. I blame Nadar for Iraq. Had he never run Al Gore would have won. He would have gone into Afghanistan and stayed out of Iraq and we would not be in the fiscal situation we are in. GO AWAY NADAR NO ONE LIKES YOU.
Hmmm...how much money is the GOP going to dump into Nader's race this time?
What an ego! Ralph, why don't you put your energy towards something more realistic. You already proved your point in 2000.
Hey, whats wrong with this guy!! Doesnt he know you can only run for President if you are a member of the two major parties. Idiot, somebody must have told hin that anybody can be President and he believed them. He actually thinks that this is a free country!!!!!!!!!!!! Doesnt he know that you have to be a seasoned politician to be President. Duh!!!! It says it right in the Constitution. You have to Know the Washington ways. I mean some people are so gulible.
Nader....GO GET LOST
You are an AH
Nader is a great guy, and it wasn't him that gave Bush the white house, it was the SAME PEOPLE WHO ARE DEMOCRATS (AND LEANING DEMOCRATIC) THAT WILL NOT VOTE FOR HILLARY THIS TIME. When you find your perfect candidate, please let me know.
SO DON'T BLAME NADER, BLAME YOURSELVES.
AND WHEN MCCAIN WINS AND WE HAVE MANY MORE WARS, CORPORATE TAX CUTS, BIGGER DEFICITS...
...BLAME YOURSELVES AGAIN
I say thank goodness that independents finally have a glimmer of hope for a candidate whom they can vote for with a good conscience. He's already got my vote.
you can't tell me this is really a " serious" bid? Notice when the democrats have a better chance at winning the white house he throws in his bid? it's nonesense. Nader is just another one of those that is far right. Stop Posing Nader!!!!! You are republican.
ralph,
come on....get real. lets just accept that fact that nobody likes you. thank you.
Right on, Ralph. We need more TRUE Americans to run for office. The current crop as you noted are seriously corrupted by corporations and lobbyists.
Ralph – well, you WOULD be a spoiler; you don't have a snowball's chance in hell of winning. Please, it's time to get over yourself. As Jupiter Wilson, PhD, above, has eloquently stated – your time has gone.
Nader should grow up and get a job or retire from trying to prove he is a viable candidate for president.
He is like a child wanting to do things he is incapable of doing but has not grown up to realize he does more harm than good.
Either that or the candidates live off the campaign contributions for the time they are in the race for president.
I would tell him to get a life.
Yes, Go away Nader!!
You brought us Bush in 2000.
I will never forgive you.
Apparently thousands of lost lives, trillion of dollars of debt, a complete loss of American prestige abroad, and a shattered economy are not enough to fill the void in Ralph Nader's ego. No matter how ridiculous his candidacy is, a few bozos will vote for him – just look at last night's results. Mike Gravel got like 5,000 votes.
Who the hell voted for Mike Gravel? The same idiots who would vote for Ralph Nader.
Did you get what Ralph said?
"Obama KNOWS A LOT (i.e., EXPERIENCE), but he is censoring himself".
This is the gentle and non-diversive part of Obama that I like. Smart or Intelligent people are not out there tauting their experiences in other people's faces!!!!
If Obama comes across as that "learned professor" I believe that people will start "calling names" (nerd or what have you). Way to go Ralph!!!
Please don't vote for this republican man! He is always brought in to run and take away votes from a legitimate democratic candidate. His idea and cause is noble, but he has donme this in the last two elections and he has done nothing to advance his cause. All he has done is take away votes from the democrats!
Ralph get a life and realize that the 20,000 or so people that vote for you can go to someone that actually can make a difference!
Give it up Nader...you're getting way too old for this, and you're not going to win, so don't waste your money.
You clearly cost Gore the election and the result has been chaos and disillusionment. You must be very proud of yourself. Do you think the Republican will advance a green agenda? Merritt
Populism and other issues have already been raised by John Edwards and the other long shot candidates from both parties, they have all now dropped out. The race is becoming focused and the Democrats have a genuine shot at taking the White House back from the Republicans. The last thing this country needs is another proven spoiler in an election year. Mr. Nader while I admire your dedication and your desire to change how things work the party who is unwilling to do so is the one who benefits from your stealing votes from Dems. You cost Sen. Kerry enough votes in Ohio to put Bush back in the White House in '04 and you cost Al Gore enough votes in Florida to allow him into the White House in the first place and look at what that has done to this country and your causes, it has made them more difficult and has taken us backward in progress. Support a candidate, do not become one yourself and force another 8 years of corporate control from the Republican Party.
Let him be Obama's running mate – they have an equal amount of hubris.
Yes, let's let Nader split the vote...AGAIN!!!! He is to blame for GWB sitting in the White House for the past 8 years!!! Let's do it again....destroy the United States completely by splitting the vote......when will we ever learn? No wonder the rest of the World thinks we are complete idiots.What person/country is paying Nader to do this? Is it his personal objective to destroy this country? Or is it the money?
Please don`t do it Ralph!!!!!!!!!!
All I can say is. NOT AGAIN.
Norman (Maryland)
NADER FOR PRESIDENT!!!
Nader rhymes with Vader. The Darkside approches. Ralph Nader is the antichrist!
Oh...for goodness sakes...let Nader run. At least we know he cares about the country.
GO NADER! Glad to know someone will be on the ballot that is worth my vote, now. When Kucinich stepped away, I was disappointed to think we'd have to choose whether Hillary or Barack was the "most progressive" .... I'd much rather choose someone who was truly progressive.
Dennis was willing to take us out of NAFTA and the WTO, and was willing to do what was necessary to make this country accountable to its people ... hopefully Nader will bring that same voice to the election.
Not this time Ralph.
Get checked for dementia
Intellectuals for Obama
Ralph, get over yourself and your ego trip.
Do you really want to hand the white house to the republicans AGAIN?
Yes, both parties have their faults, but there are real differences.
If you hadn't caused Gore to lose, we wouldn't be in IRAQ!!!!
That is a HUGE difference.
The supreme court would not be as conservative as it now is.
That is a HUGE difference.
If Gore had been president for the last 4 or 8 years, imagine what might have done about global warming.
That is a HUGE difference.
I vote Green locally, but it has to built up from local levels, then state and then finally national. It just isn't feasible right now and all you'll do is steal progressive votes.
Give it a rest... please!
Ralph: It's time to endorse Gravel. He has all your idealistic principles. His support doubled from Iowa to Florida and he is going to get even more votes in California. He can pull it off. Ride the wave Ralph!!!!
That a boy, Ralph, keep staring lovingly in that mirror. Because there are no issues or causes more important than your self-love. Like you said, there was no difference between Bush and Gore, anyway.
sounds like someone is jealous!
Ralph,
Get a life! Can I help you spend your time and money?. Go to China and figure out how to save us all from lead poisioning. That would be a great service to the country. You have spoiled enough elections.
How can anyone suggest that Nader caused the 'dems' to lose and that the Bush era is his fault?
He didn't 'steal' votes. Why isn't Kerry or Gore to blame for not capturing those votes that went to Nader?
Even if he won't win he should run. We need real choice and real representation of the People when we go to the polls.
Sort of the ideal the country was founded on, isn't it?
Forget about it Ralph! Because of you the world has suffered through the terrible Bush years. If you get into the race this year we'll know you are a Republican plant!
Does anyone else hear circus music?
Even if Mr. Nader decides to run, it will eventually boil down to this: Who can we trust? Although I think Hillary is a great leader and should be praised for being the first true female presidential contender, I am frankly worried that her mobster-like approach to dealing with people is not the face America wants on our highest office.
I would however relish the idea, if Hillary were elected, of reading the daily tabloids of Bill's casanova exploits amongst the White House secretarial pool. Good Lord ladies, run for your lifes!!! A taser or pepper spray would be the standard issue protection necessary for all females within a block radius of the oval office.
Vote Hillary, keep our tabloids alive!
Joe, Ralph Nader did not cause George Bush. He never had a relationship with Barbara. George H. caused George W. by forgetting to use that all important condom.
Go Ralph! Keep them honest!
Oh please. You've got to be kidding me. I can't believe anyone would actually vote for this guy after he cost the country a president with a brain.
STAY OUT NADAR...You will lose again and will only help the Republicans. Face it, you might not like either party, but Democrats are closer in your views than Republicans....Stay Out!!
Where was he during this whole time? If I didn't know better, I'd think the guy is being paid by Republicans to ruin Democrats' chances to be elected.
If Obama and Clinton aren't socialist enough for you, it might be time to consider moving to North Korea.
I'll vote for Mr. Nader because I refuse to vote for any candidate who supports NAFTA and globalization. Present me with two major candidates who support NAFTA and globalization again, and I'll present Ralph with my vote for President of the United States.
Nader has no chance to win the presidency, his plan is to throw a monkey-wrench into the mix, so the GOP will win again? If you love this country stay out of this.
I agree with Ralph Nader that every candidate has the right to run for President and that there should be more than two candidates in the race but there really needs to be someone new. He has run twice and didn't make a dent. I think he needs to find someone new. I also agree that calling him a spoiler is not a fair statement but it is true that the last eight years (and a horrible eight years it has been) would not have happened like they have if he had not run. So maybe he could just sit this one out and let the Democrats "spoil" this election for themselves if it is going to happen. Just a thought
I think Nader getting into the race would force Bloomberg to join as an Independent as well. It very well may cause Gore to join the race although he'd be pretty late in the race.
Heads up people. Ralph is a Republican in sheep's clothing.
To all of those who call Nader, and other third party presidential candidates spoilers, ask yourself this question
"Who owns your vote?"
If you are a liberal, is it the democrats who sell out your liberal ideals at the drop of a hat?
If you are a conservative, is it the republicans who sell our your conservative ideals at the drop of a hat?
Your vote is your own, no one can "steal" it, and no one has a "right" to it. Candidates have to earn your vote.
You would think Nader would feel humiliated for his small part in getting Bush elected.
If Ralph truly cared about the USA and the WORLD, he would have never allowed Bush to steal the election. Take your ego and GO AWAY!!!
God Help Us! Not this imbecile and his out of control ego again! Is this guy on the payroll of the Republican Party? Please, please, stay home, raise some chickens, do anything but STAY OUT of it this time.
You HAVE to be smart enough to see the damage you did to the country wityh your stupidity the last time. Please stay out of it. Please.
The Republicans must be getting desperate...they've gone and dug up Nader again.
This attempt is so transparent, it's pathetic.
Go away Nader!
Ralph Nader is a complete has-been loser. Maybe he is a closet Republican out to sabotage yet another election. He and Bloomberg should just go out and support Obama.
Nader, the year 2000 called. They want their Republican helper back.
They need to have a limit on the number of times you can run, like they do on the number of terms you can serve.
Ralph,
You are already sitting at the loser’s table with your 2008 Presidential pick, Edwards. Stay seated and accept your rightful position as leader of the Geek table.
Tim
Hopefully Ron Paul will run independent as well so the Republicans can experience a third party candidate sucking away important votes, too.
Please for the love of God, Ralph. You've already ruined the last 8 years... must you ruin more?
Ralph speaks truth!
Somebody please stop this madman ...!!!
Per the article, this insight by Ralph with respect to Obama is brilliant:
"He expressed particular disappointment with Obama, whose senate record he called "mediocre, and quite cautious."
"It's not that he doesn't know what the score is, of course he does — look at his background, he knows plenty," Nader said. "But he's censoring himself." "
Nader is also correct about Clinton and Obama ingoring the topic of a living wage.
If you are a Democrat, get honest and admit that Clinton and Obama are mainstream politicians. What real change do you really think that you will get out of either one of these sell-outs?
The first time I could vote after turning 18 was in Florida in 2000. I had friends who said that there wasn't any difference between Al Gore and George Bush. So they voted for Nader. They were completely blind to the reality that there were huge differences between the candidates and we have paid the consequences. I am no supporter of corporate influence in Washington, but we have to realistically look at what will happen to our country if each candidate were to take power.
And to set the record straight, Obama does talk about raising the minimum wage. From his website: Provide a Living Wage: Barack Obama believes that people who work full time should not live in poverty. Before the Democrats took back Congress, the minimum wage had not changed in 10 years. Even though the minimum wage will rise to $7.25 an hour by 2009, the minimum wage's real purchasing power will still be below what it was in 1968. As president, Obama would further raise the minimum wage, index it to inflation and increase the Earned Income Tax Credit to make sure that full-time workers can earn a living wage that allows them to raise their families and pay for basic needs such as food, transportation, and housing - things so many people take for granted.
Listen to what candidates say, watch what they do, go to their websites and get informed. And don't vote for Ralph Nader.
From the start I've been praying for some collective guts on society's part to begin in ernest an answer to our lack of true democracy. It's long overdue for this country to have a candidate for the 70% of unrepresented citizens. Ralph Nader is to America what Hugo Chavez is to his people. All the third world countries have more legitimate claim to democracy than we'll ever have. Their only obstacle is that everytime they elect who they want (usually leftist), Uncle Sam is always there to undermine their desires on behalf of Wall Street. The Forth Reicht here is determined to keep the negative cliches in full throttle against their demon of demons, Socialism. Funny thing is, we've always been a country ran by Socialists. What people don't realize is, is that the top 10% (the owners) have enjoyed the benefits of total government subsidizing, with endless breaks, paybacks, exemptions, ad nauseum. Everyone at the top echlons of power in private and public office, all get to enjoy full paying pensions, full health care benefits, etc. (cradle to gravers?) Then when someone like Kucinich, Nader or Wellstone comes along, they are either murdered or blackballed from the big and little business parties from participating. So, in my thinking, if Socialism is right and good for everybody in the White House or Ivory Towers then by God it is right for rest of us.
Let ugly Nader run. Let Bloomberg run. Let Al Gore run. Let Obama run as an Independent if White men prefer a white woman. Let everybody run, and ....
Let Democrats lose. AGAIN!
IDIOTS! GREEDY PEOPLE!
January 30, 2008 2:26 pm ET
the clintons are liars
the world knows this
it really suprises me (makes me sick) that we have let another one get this far
don't go crying when she lies too Posted by Molly.
You're an idiot. This article isn't even about Clinton. Stay with the stories and quit bashing Hillary when it's not relevant. Loser!
Nadar needs to do what he thinks he needs to do. I think most of us will remember the 2000 election and realize we may end up with another loser GOP president if we don't band together and vote DEM no matter what.
Nader did not just enter the race as stated in many other comments – if the press would mention his name or give him air time or even acknowledge he is 3rd in a race – you would know that he has hung in for the long haul...Where is Edwards, Mr. Rudy 911 and Mr. Christianity, etc., – Not in the race, not fighting for the white house... G O N E...but you knew they were there didn't you? Nadar is onto something...the truth...and unfortunately real change and real truth is just to scary for most people – its easier to call him crazy. I can understand that because that was me – scared. He can have my spoiled vote if he runs for President as he did in SC.
Ralph Nader, who does nothing productive until the election cycle, comes out of the woodwork to decalre himself a candidate of some form or another. This guy is a joke!
Anyone who votes for him is as stupid as the drinkers of the Clinton cocktail. He's got questionable motives and is a frontman for underground operatives (just not so well published, that's all), so he needs to deflate his opportunistic ego and go back into his pit! Snake!
So far as I'm concerned, the medium is the message.
I'm a rather conservative fellow, but it makes me sick to hear all of you talk about how someone does not have the right to run and participate in the civic process.
By running, Ralph implicitly makes the point that he'll do it anyway. Good for him. A lot of the same people who have this condescending attitude towards his campaign are the same kind of would-be bullies that are found in all sordid facets of life.
Sweet!!!!!! Another victory for the Republicans!!!!! Four more years of dominance!!!!!! Thank you Ralphy boy!!!!!!!
Ralph "Nadir" would have voiced the same things about Abraham Lincoln that he says about Obama–"inexperienced," "mediocre record," "cautious".
"BL"
Upper-midwest
GO AWAY YOU IDIOT!!!!
Like Al Gore, Ralph Nader should realize that being President of the United States is not necessarily the best platform to do the most good for the most people. If he really cares about changing people's lives for the better, he should concentrate on that, without being dragged down by politics. Quit screwing around, Ralph, and get back to work!
Probably for the best, no one will vote for Hillary anyway, she's just a woman. I'm happy to see that so many democrats agree with this– they may be liberal about too much other stuff, but AT LEAST they still know where a woman's place is. I was concerned about a strong Democratic candidate running, but I should have known not to worry AS USUAL democrats are all talk about equality but no action.
Here's to EIGHT GREAT more years with America's party (Repubilcans, obviously)
HE IS THE REASON BUSH WON!!!
Do you wonder if this man has ever admitted to himself the truth that hundreds of thousands of innocent lives would not been lost in Iraq had he not ego tripped into the election in the past?
just go away, but then again, if Clinton wins, then stay in... and it'll serve us right for falling for her dirty, ingenuous tricks.
I think that the Republicans are secretly paying Nader to pull votes away from the Dems. Ralph, if you are reading this, you don't need the money.
Nando- the problem isn't the primaries, it is the general election. He will take votes away from WHOMEVER the Dem nominee is.....
That said, Ralph needs to sit this one out. He already gave us Bush.
Obama '08!
We already have Mike Gravel!
It is your constitutional right to run for presidency,I support your decision to run.you are honarable man and we love you i hope its end of Democrats
He's running KNOWING he can't win? I respect Edward fro dropping out because he new he could not win and his candidacy would be a distractor not an addition.
And how can he say he take more issue with Obama when Hillary has literally sold her self to Big Corp for the sake of campaign donation.. she slap logos on herself as if she was in Nascar.
Nader running would be the most self centered "hey look at me" campaign ever
Edwards dropped because no one was paying attention to him fighting fot the "lil guy" what make you thing you will get more attention doing the same.
Ralph would be more effective if he were more consistent in his gift of gab. Others with much more public support and resources realized the reality of politics. If Ralph wants to bring about change he should do so in a successful way not simply spoiling the process for moderate change! Sabotoge got us Bush and we lost America.
Anybody who votes for Nader, after he caused the Bush disaster, is a monumental idiot.
THERE WOULD BE NO IRAQ WAR IF IT WAS NOT FOR NADER. THE BLOOD OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN ARE ON YOUR HANDS MR. NADER. SHOULD THAT NOT BE ENOUGH????
Ralph–
You've done of enough damage. You've help to get Bush in and he screwing America left and right. You need to sit this one out.
He was a spoiler. If he can't see that then he is not bright enough to be president. I think, however, he knows it. So what is his motive? Perhaps ego that transcends what is good for this country.
Not again... Why dosen't this guy get married...???? Then he could get off the screw up he is on the prez stuff...What a creep!! What experience does he claim to have to be prez? ....Or married??
NOOOOOOO!!!!! Oh, the humanity!
The blood of every US soldier who has died in Iraq is on this man's hands just as sure as it is on the Bush Administration's.
Jupiter Wilson: Please do not spring Obama on us (the rest of the World). Bush has done enough damage. Should Obama become president, please let him apply his hope and changes to the US first and let us (the rest of the World) decide if we need his help.
Ralph Nader is funded by the Republicans to run when they know they will have trouble winning the election. Watch, if Hillary gets the nomination, Nader will run, cause the republicans know they can't throw anything else at her that hasn't already been thrown, and she's still standing and she still has a large number of voters behind her. If Obama (God Help Us) gets the nomination, Nader will not run, because the Republicans will feel they have the election all sewn up. It's easier to knock someone down who hasn't yet felt what it's like to have the Republicans come at you with both barrels, than to try and knock down someone who keeps getting up fighting.
Oh please Nadar give the money to charity. Save us from this crap again. No one wants you.
To all ignorant people who claim that Bush stole the election in 2000, please print out the sentence below and read it over and over again.
"Nader attracted close to 100,000 votes in Florida in 2000 — a state Al Gore ultimately lost to George Bush by approximately 100 votes. "
This man is am MENACE!! You NEVER hear ANYTHING he has to offer the country EVER until it is time for an election and he just runs to have something to do. He has no chance he knows it and I personally hold him resposible for the last 7 years that has ruined this country. I wonder if it is some Republican Backed group that is funding this nutcase.
I heard bozo the clown is forming an exploratory commission too!
What, no mention of McCain?
Ralph Never Gets It Nader needs to shut up and retire.
I hope that after seven years of George Bush, nobody will fall for Nader again. Go back and look at the exit polls in Florida from 2000. Eighty percent of Nader voters said that they would have voted for Gore if Nader had not been on the ballot. That would have put Gore far enough in front that not even the Republican Supreme Court would have had the nerve to install Bush.
Thanks, Ralph, but no thanks!
Oh, please do run, you pointless toad. That will help the GOP in a big way at a time when voters are more interested in making history than a candidate's qualifications.
Go Ralph!!! We need a candidate who is serious about change in this race.
All you so-called liberals who are happy with whatever factory-formed candidates the Democrats are putting up to unseat the GOP are just going to get more of the same...
Bush's greatest damage to this country wasn't his time in office – its how drastically he has lowered our standards of what to expect and demand from our leaders.
The Democratic front-runners will not accomplish real change. The Democratic Congress has done very little since they have taken power. Why? Are they scared? No, outside of hot button issues, they really don't want anything to change. Their bread is buttered by the same hands as the GOP.
It is evident from the simple-minded backlash in these comments (i.e. "LOSER!") that Ralph Nader nay-sayers do not pay close attention to their candidates. Educate yourselves, listen to what Nader has to say and realize that the only way to change our corrupt system of government is to think outside the box and support a candidate outside of the party system.
If we make the same effort to support him as we do the Clintons and Obamas, he CAN win.
AMERICA – QUIT SELLING YOURSELF SHORT!
A judge revoked the $2 million bond Monday for indicted businessman Antoin "Tony" Rezko, who has raised thousands of dollars for Barack Obama.
U.S. District Judge Amy J. St. Eve said she grew concerned after learning Rezko received $3.5 million from a company in Lebanon; he had claimed that he had no income. St. Eve said she feared Rezko could be a flight risk.
An FBI affidavit said Rezko actually received $3.5 million from a Lebanon-based bank account of General Mediterranean Holdings, a Luxembourg company owned by London-based Iraqi billionaire Adhmi Auchi.
The Obama campaign declined to comment on Rezko's arrest Monday.
Ralph Nader apparently has no grasp of arithmetic. He should go to the
blackboard and write the following equation until he grasps it
GORE- NADER = BUSH
I'll vote for Nader before I will vote for Hillary. She is UNELECTABLE, people!
Nader has unfortunately become all that he once despised, an arogant, power hungry, egomaniac. And now he threatens another scorched earth campaign... Ralph .... Get in your Corvair, go for a ride, and think it over. Please.
I wish people could see the documentary about Ralph on PBS. We truly need him. For those democrats worried about him, they should Question why Gore didn't win his own state of Tennessee, and the sitting president's(at that time) state of Arkansas.
His ego has never been the problem. He is a humble hard working man that has done more for this country than most realize.
If anything, please insist on seeing this documentary. Both parties(corporations) are afraid of him and us. The country that is supposed to be the leader of democracy having only two parties is shameful.
Ralph "Nadir" would have voiced the same things about the 1860 candidate Abraham Lincoln that he says about Obama–"inexperienced," "mediocre record," "cautious".
"BL"
Upper-midwest
Ralph- Give me a break. This is about your ego and not what is best for America.
I hold you personally responsible for the depressing 8 years that we had to put up. You are indirectly responsible for all of Bush's failed policies, the degradation of the environment, the Iraq War, etc. So do us all a favor -stay out of the race.
As a progressive I was going to vote for Edwards. Looks like I'll be voting for Nader now.
Ironic.
In the article, Nader rails on the two leading Democrats for "ignoring the presidential pattern of illegality and accountability" and "ignoring the out of control waste-fruad military expenditures and the diversion of hundreds of billions of dollars to corporate subsidies, handouts, and giveaways"
But these are the same realities that Nader himself made possible when he put the Bush administration in the White House.
Be warned – a vote for Nader is actually a vote for the Republican candidate.
No one questions his"right" to run. However it is foolish to anyone who shares Nader' views. He gave us 8 years of Bush by following his ego. Think how the country and world be be today if he had not run and Gore were President.
Finally, someone is pointing out that Obama is not the candidate of change, that he is just another politician! Will the news organizations finally question Obama's record? Probably not.
Mr. Nader,
How much are the Republicans paying you to run this time–$20, million. By my calculation, that sum is twice as much as you got last time. Wasn't that enough for a cushy retirement–talk about greed.
John of Bowie, Maryland
NOOOOOOOOO!!!!
DEAR FRIGGIN GOD NOOOOO!!!!!
Does any one know of a petition to keep him OFF any and all state ballat.
Nader can be an idiot and try to run again. But it is up to us, NOT to vote for him!!!!
originally posted by joe:
"PLEASE NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THIS MAN CAUSED GEORGE BUSH
Nader is almost worse than Obama."
so by syllogism are you actually suggesting that obama is worse than bush? please, put the kool aid down, get your head check, and for the love of god do no reproduce.
Someone should ask Nader how he feels about the bloodshed in Iraq.
Please Ralph don't ruin a good thing. Keep doing what ever it is you do and stay out of the race because you know just like everyone else that you do not have a chance.....PERIOD, ever in time! And for those who even think about voting for him you do realize that you have WASTED your vote, so in theory you might as well not vote. If you vote for him, its basically a lack of confidence vote on the other candidates, which is your right but I do not think at this time in our countries current position thats what this election is about. I'll say it again, Ralph, Please sit this one out so we can concentrate on what really matter and not be distracted by the media talking about someone who doesn't have a chance to win!
Hypocrites, all of you. If any of you Democrats actually stood for the things you say you do, you would welcome any and every candidate who wants in on the election. It's not about equal rights or any of that garbage, its about your candidate winning. You should all be ashamed of yourselves.
I hope Nader does run because the country should have as many options as possible. But on a personal level I also hope he runs because it's looking less and less likely that I'll have the option to vote for Obama in November. And I would much prefer to vote for Nader over Bloomberg over McCain. As for Clinton, each of my hands has five digits and two of them are pointed at you.
Go Ralph!
I love his determination and love for this country's welfare.
The other candidates, Republicans as well, are too self-serving to have a genuine interest or concern for us, the real American people.
Here's a really good guy but this is not the time for idealism... We need the lesser evil in power come Jan 09.
Imagine if we have multiple significant third party candidates though...
Obama vs. Romney vs. Paul vs. Bloomberg vs. Nader
That would be an EXCITING November for once!
I like Ralph Nadar a lot. During the last election that he was a part of I almost voted for him, that is, until I realized that by voiting for him, I would be helping to put Bush in the White House. So yes, I changed my mind at the last minute and voted for Gore.
Now, it's time for him to settle down. He has already spoiled the race once before and I'm starting to think that he's doing this on purpose AGAIN! Someone needs to hurry up and put a leash on this hound before he continues to sabatoge elections.
There's a nursing home somewhere missing another old man who doesn't have anything else to do but cause disruption. Nader, go back to what you were doing best, watching all the action on TV and go to the polls and vote just like everyone else.
PLEASE GO AWAY! PLEASE
Ralph:
Sit down.
Shut up.
Thank you.
GO NADER! I was an Edwards supporter and not too thrilled about having to decide between Clinton or Obama. I have serious concerns about these two.
Clinton is the Washington establishment and part of the problem. Obama's record shows that he has been too cozy with the corporate elite. For those who echo Obama's word "change". I have heard Obama's speeches. They are empty rhetoric about uniting democrates and republicans. The republicans will back him as long as he does the bidding of the corporate interests in washington.
For the love of Mike, go away Nader. If you had run up to now as an Independent, participated in debates, and decided to run as a 3rd candidate, fine. Instead, you stick your nose in at the last minute, hoping to stir things up, and ultimately confusing some voters.
You are no longer the good guy – the consumer advocate. You're an egotistical man looking for headlines. You are partly responsible for one of the worst blunders in the history of the US, helping George Bush win the presidency. Your schtick is tired and old, just like you.
Go away. Forever.
Oh, good God, haven't we suffered enough the last 8 years because of this egomaniac??
oh, god, just what we need.
Stay home Ralph. For God's sake, please stay home.
Don't run, you idiot!
Nader... go away. You are the grump skulking in the corner at a party grimacing over the banal conversation. You are the person who starts disliking a band you listen to... because they get popular. You are a unrealistic, idealist wet rag. Go stage your revolution somewhere your needed... like Venezuela. Please, just go away.
Ralph Nader = Bush Presidency= War= Blood on his hands.
fix your typo...waste-fruad military.
peace.
Why is everyone so negative on Nader? No he won't win, but it's his right to run if he wants to. If you think Gore lost the election because Nader was running, think again. Gore lost the election because Gore's platform didn't resonate with enough people. He had to win over about 100 more people to win the presidency. Many of you may only believe in front runner politics, but I vote my opinion. My candidates have never won the presidency because I refuse to settle for one of the two-party candidates. When the rest of the country wakes up and votes it's conscious perhaps we'll have more than two potential candidates every 4 years.
Don't blame Nader, blame yourselves.
Lisa, Des Moines IA January 30, 2008 2:44 pm ET
Great…someone to vote for if Hillary receives the nomination. For a sec, I thought I might have to vote republican.
Seriously Lady... you sound like the kind of person that voted for Bush.... TWICE
Here comes Nader again – the secret weapon of the republican machine. Sure, they need his help again – now to make John MacCain the next president. Will it work this time around?! – we'll see... In 2004 I thought that majority of people who voted for Bush or Nader in 2000 would be smart enough not to vote for Bush again – I was wrong...
No. Please step farther away from a white house bid.
Mr. Nader says, "[I]n terms of voters who are at least interested in having major areas of injustice, depravations, and solutions discussed in a presidential campaign, they might be interested in my exploratory effort."
While I'm perfectly happy to have these issues discussed, DO YOU THINK A PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN WHERE YOU HAVEN'T A SNOWBALL'S CHANCE IN HELL (HAVE YOU LEARNED THIS YET?) IS THE PLACE TO DO IT??????
BECAUSE IF WE USE THE CAMPAIGN TO "DISCUSS" THESE ISSUES, THEN, YOU SEE, THEY MIGHT NOT BE ADDRESSED.
IT JUST COULD HAPPEN!!
IN FACT, IT ALREADY DID!!!
I appreciate where you are coming from and wish we could have someone like you in the White House, perhaps. But, we have to be practical within the current system unless we want a revolution which might be necessary if things keep going the way they are.
If we can at least get an intelligent Democrat in the White House, things will be MUCH BETTER.
IF YOU RUN, THEN THIS MIGHT NOT HAPPEN.
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE????
LOTS OF BAD THINGS HAPPENED UNDER THE BUSH KINGDOM.
YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT???
DO SOMETHING ELSE!!!!!
STAY OUT!!!!!!
OK so HOW PITIFUL are you Panicked Hillary supporter HUH??? I see you have no shame like your Queen of Poor Taste. This story is about NADER and you all turn this like ANY other article into an ANTI- OBAMA Party.
Grow up.. your Fears are showing.
If Nader has enough money to run for election every year then he should do the nation a favor and just right a check to the government to help with the economy instead of "getting serious" only to quit 3 weeks later.
waste-fraud is spelled wrong
Dear Ralph,
Please stop winning presidential elections for Republicans.
Thank You.
Darth "Nader" is at it again....go to another galaxy far, far away......!!!!!
Nader elected Bush in year 2000. Nader is the single individual, just next to Bush and Chney, who is responsible for the screwed condition of our country. If this idiot was not existent, Bush will never have moved into Whitehouse, and our country would be much much better off.
I just hope this jerk disappear from my country. Nader, fall into some quicksand and disappear from this earth.
Oh God, not again. Either this guy is a lunatic or in bed with the Republicans.
Crawl back in your hole Ralph.
Ralph, you can't get in fast enough.
Nando, Florida wrote:
he would just take votes from Hillary Obama voters are educated !!!
We don't get hoodwinked!!!!!!!!!
__________________________________
I am almost without words over this statement. At the surface level, it's funny because Nando's "educated" ability to write grammatically correct is strangely absent. At a more macro level, it's funny because there is a complete lack of respect for Democracy in the statement.
Any and all Americans have the fundamental right to run for president. If you are concerned that Nader may take votes away from your candidate, then your candidate wasn't the best fit for that voter. Nader gives a voice to individuals who have lost their ability to speak via John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich.
And while I won't personally vote for Nader, let's not lose sight on our fundamental American rights.
Matt Crawford, PhD
Any impact Mr. Nader would have on the race would certainly benefit the Republicans' bid for the White House; Ralph do us all a favor, stay out of the race. You've run in the past to bring about awareness of causes you believe should be at the forefront of American politics. The end result of your lofty idealistic campaign has resulted in the election of the party which is least concerned with the issues that construct your platform. I'm sure the Republicans would love you to run again, but, take it from a moderate Dem, we want nothing to do with you.
Please explain what........waste-fruad is please.
First comment out of my mouth upon reading this story: OH NO, NOT AGAIN! Say it ain't so, Ralph. Don't go there....again.
Oh boy. Here it comes. The problem is of course the significant amount of democrats and independents he will actually convince to vote for him. WHAT THE H*ELL IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY. HE IS GOT TO BE A CLOSET REPUBLICAN .
NADER '08 RUN = REPUBLICAN WHITE HOUSE
Nader is a socialist. He is not even happy with Clinton or Obama. Maybe Stalin would satify him not to run. The election is dominated by the states that don't have as many people as some large cities. It is time to make CA, TX, and NY the players not Iowa and New Hampshire. Maybe the election would not be "none of the above" if choices were offered.
Yawn
Anyone but Hillary.
NADER ELECTED GEORGE BUSH!!!! DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENTLY. HE WOULD LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT GETTING IN THE RACE. His time has come and gone. RALPH, STAY OUT, STAY OUT, STAY OUT AND GROW OLDER GRACEFULLY!!!
Just go away Ralph!
Deja Vu. The GOP sits back and laughs itself back into the White-Boy House while the liberals beat themselves into politcal irrelevance by fighting against eachother instead of the real enemy.
What sickens me the most is seeing one of the greatest consumer advocates in history continue his trek to further empower the greedy, self-serving neocon-military-industrial complex. Shame on you Ralph.
I find it inconceivable that Ralph Nader would be as selfiish and arrogant as it would take to launch a bid for the presidency. I'm equally shocked that any "thinking" human could actually believe that it was a good idea. Nader is the reason we've had Bush for the last 7 years – no ifs ands or buts, Nader did it. He has no chance of wining – period – and he knows it. The only reason he runs is to satisfy his own childish need for publicity.
Ralph, you did a number of good things several decades ago. Your contributions were significant. "Get out of the road if you can't lend a hand". Try to at least act like an adult and let someone that can make a difference fix something NOW.
And all his supporters – grow up and understand what reality is. You have to put someone in the White House that is at least moderately sympathetic and then try to affect change.
It is frankly hard for me to believe that this is even a possibility. Grow up and old with some positive influence Ralph. Don't screw it up again!!
When will someone convince this egotistical, miserable, obnoxious, pain to just SHUT THE HELL UP already?
Nader's day was decades ago... enough, enough, enough.
Anyone who voted for him in 2000 in Florida... thank you very much for the past seven years.
YES- I BLAME HIM FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION AND NOTHING WILL EVER CHANGE MY MIND THAT.
Oh Good! Now maybe those who voted for him the last time will actually consider the harm they did and not vote at all this time!
Ralph Nader is an arrogant old fool who single handedly sent George Bush to the White House in 2000.
Nader is an IDIOT.
Nader is a wicked elf. May he and his family be consumed by a marauding horde of deprived orgs.
I'm Ralph Nader. I love poor people. I love myself. Vote for me. I may get less than 1% but hey, it'll be fun and a waste of money! Vote THE NADE in 0-8! Oh wait that doesn't rhyme. Um........ ok. VOTE NADER, LATER.......this year. yeah
im voting green regardless – the remaining candidates do not represent me at all. i need someone else to represent me – if nader is a choice, for nader i will vote.
remember, people – your vote is your voice. its not about making someone win, it is about voting for the person who represents your values!
Every people has the government it deserves.
And this country do not deserve a leader like Nader.
Gore already realized that...
Nader is a joke and doesn't have a serious chance at winning the presidency and if he gets involved all he will do is seriously hurt the Democrats chances of beating McCain in the fall. While in a perfect world America would have a multiparty system the reality of life is that we don't and aren't likely to have one in a long while.
All the Republicans in the US are happy with Ralph's decision. Keep it up Ralphie Boy.
Wow, another four years of a Republican White House courtesy of Ralph Nader, the best friend the Republican Party could possibly hope for. THANKS RALPH!!
Patriot posted: "Because of the arrogant attitude of the Clintons and their supporters, people might end up voting for Nader in the fall if she somehow wins the nomination"
Patriot, cant you read? He is running no matter who gets the nomination. If people like you hate the Clintons so much, dont bother voting for this lunatic, just go straight for the Republican on the ballot. If you are stupid enough to cast a vote "against" someone rather than for someone, you shouldnt vote at all.
Hey Nader, there's a few thousand military & Iraqi families that are still pissed about your '04 campaign, and a few thousand Republican bank accounts that wanna thank you.
Go away, you ego-maniacal GOP puppet!!
NADER '08!!!!!!!!!
Please run Ralph. Dont listen to the nay sayers. Please get in the race. Speak for the 2-3% who dont have a voice.
Not again! Well if Obama gets the nomination, Nader won't make a difference. Obama will secure a landslide victory and we will finally have a united country. However, if Clinton gets the nod (God help us all!) it will be very divided again and Nader's votes could throw the election to the GOP.
Obama '08!
Ralph Nader's main reason for running is to ensure republican win. Go for it Ralph.
Ralph Nader must be a republican...that is all I can figure, and the republicans will pay him his money to get in there and split the dems again.... there ought to be a law against this fool.
Step down Nader, you had your moment, you are just trying to get in the headlines one more time. If you were so interested in really helping we would hear from you more than every four years
No! Please! Not again!!
Geez people. Regardless of what you think about the elections of 2000, this guy does deserve to run if he wants. You can run if you want to be hacked down publicly by others. As far a Nadar, this guy has done more to protect your consumer rights in this country than just about anybody in or out of government. He deserves some respect for all the work he has done. I personally don't blame him for Bush. I blame uneducated voters.
Ralph, you are now pathetic!! I watched An Unreasonable Man...you have become a disgrace to our country. You had the opportunity to run as a VP way back when and you turned it down, saying that such a high platform was not for you. You wanted to get the job done otherwise. Now, you're attempting to run yet again for the highest position in the land. What??? If you truly wanted what is best for this country, you would leave us all alone. We don't need you.
You people are absolutely delusional. Ralph Nader has done more for you personally (whether you realize it or not, or maybe just don't want to admit it) then any other politician in recent memory. The man should be praised for what he ahs done for consumers.
He is 100% right about Obama, I've personally been looking for a reason to vote for Barack, but the man has watered himself down. I want real change, not just a catch phrase.
Is Nader running or his ego? I can't tell.
The only reason Ralph Nader should blame Democrats for Al Gore's loss is because it was he whom took their votes away from Al. I myself voted for Nader as I believed in him and what he stands for. All I have to say is: Look where my vote for him got us! It shall not happen again this time! Sorry Ralph!
Give me a break, Nader can't "steal" votes away from anyone.
Votes belong to the people who cast them, if they choose to vote for him instead of one of the major party candidates, then that's their right.
I'm pretty sure that virtually everyone who has ever voted for Nader in a general election did not believe that he was going to win the Presidency, but they voted for him anyway. Those votes didn't "belong" to the Democratic party.
The Republicans will come up with $10 million to get Nader in the race. What an ego this guy has! Young people don't realize he used to be brilliant. Now he is a crackpot. Anyone who says this guy did not hand the 2000 election to Bush can't add.
If he was really courageous he would enter the primaries and compete for the nomination. "Spoiler" means exactly what it says, Ralph.
Aha. So he is a Republican shill after all.
Nader doesn't give a hoot about "the issues." He cares only about his own ego and personal aggrandizement. Third party or "no party" candidacies like this never do what they claim to do, which is to bring new ideas into the mainstream. For the most part, the media pays almost no attention nor does the electorate.
One has to wonder how Nader justifies the concept of running a doomed campaign, which, as a practical matter, will likely have no impact other than to potentially undermine the Democratic candidate and lead to another depressing GOP administration?
The Democrats only hope is that most of Ralphie's supporters have learned their lesson and that he'll be a non-factor.
Hey Ralph:
Isn't there a Corvair you need to roll or something?
Now the Edwards is out, I will consider supporting Ralph.
GO NADER
KEEP OUT THE DEMOCOMMUNISTS!!!
WHAT EVER IT TAKES
No Ralph, In fact, we're not the least bit interested in anything you do.
You could find reason, that the dead in Iraq, lies at the feet of R. Nader.
Ralph Nader, leading the charge one more time for the Republican Party.
Perot showed America that we could divide and conquer, split their ideal base, and they can't win, at a fraction of the cost of actually electing a candidate. Just bring along a LOSER and support them with enough cash to divide the true ideals within any party. Shred the vote in half, and watch who gets elected.
So, since the outcome of this behavior is proven to be a viable way to toss a good election, let's also throw enough money at Ron Paul. He can't possibly win, but he can take hundreds of thousands of votes away from the conservative base. Isn't that really what we're looking for?
Let's make it a real party....four person election, now we're talking a real dog and pony show...
I don't think that Nader is going to have much of an effect on the election this year. Unless something drastic happens to the country, it seems like Democrats are very much energized and Republicans are not – I would guess that the election won't be a close call. 3rd party candidates only "effect" an election when the election is close (i.e., where the margin of victory is less then the number of votes received by the 3rd parties). The only way that I can see this being a close election would for it to be Clinton vs. McCain, which could obviously happen but probably won't.
That being said, even if Nader would effect the election I still support his right to run. Anyone who talks of spoilers is tacitly accepting the two-party system that we have. Nader wouldn't be stealing any votes from the Democrats. One cannot steal a vote that is freely given. Candidates have to earn votes. If the Dems want to earn votes away from Nader then they will have to promote the issues that Nader supporters care about. A vote for Nader is not a vote for the Republicans; it's a vote for Nader. This is no different then the Republicans who traditionally received much of the libertarian vote when they promoted small government. If you look at the margin of victory in the 2006 Congressional elections, many of the seats the Republicans lost by many fewer votes then the libertarians received. They lost these votes because they didn't promote the issues libertarians care about.
Not that it matters much, but I am always surprised how many times people scream about "spoilers" causing their left-of-center or right-of-center party to lose an election, when in reality most voters have to hold their nose to vote for either of these parties. I had to do the same thing when I voted for Kerry in 2004 – I voted for the lesser of two evils ( I guess that means I threw my vote away since I didn't vote for the winner). It's a sad choice to have to make and one that I refuse to make any longer. The Demoblicans and Republicrats are note very different when compared to principled 3rd parties
Ralph: Edwards stepped down because he knew it was pointless to continue. When you know this before even stepping in, why bother?
I wouldn't call you a spoiler, but a saboteur.
– Thanks to no Al Gore, we've run an ineffective and careless war against Terror riddled with torture accusations and humanitarian crimes.
– Thanks to no Al Gore, we're in Iraq
– Thanks to no Al Gore, we did not enter the Kyoto Treaty, and are now way behind schedule for the American consumer in providing alternative fuel cars at affordable prices, while oil is hovering at $100 a barrel
Ralph Nader has a right to run...but the primary issue is that he may, once again be the reason we get stuck with a Republican in the White House...way to go Ralph....maybe it's time you put aside your unnecessary political aspirations.....we need a "one-on-one" race this time. The majority spoke against Bush in 2000, but he won because of you!
Here comes Nader again – the secret weapon of the republican machine. Sure, they need his help again – now to make John MacCain the next president. Will it work this time around?! – we'll see… In 2004 I thought that majority of people who voted for Bush or Nader in 2000 would be smart enough not to vote for Bush again – I was wrong…
Narcissistic waste of time.
I wonder how much Karl Rove paid him...
It's always about Ralph with Ralph. Nobody else ever stacks up. And he doesn't seem to get that if he can raise that much money, he TOO can become an important lobbyist for the changes he advocates. Instead of grandstanding.
Nader, thanks to you for putting "W" in the Whitehouse and screwing up our country! GO AWAY and don't come back!
Where exactly does this clown hide between election cycles?
Why doesn't he do something worthwhile instead of resurface from the depths every four years?
Just go away, Ralph...just go away.
It's not Nader's job to stay out of a race so dems can get more votes. It's the democratic candidates job to earn their votes. Gore and Kerry should have easily defeated Bush but didn't because they played the same old political games that no one got excited about.
Obama 08
Thank you Ralph for setting the record straight on Obama.
I hope you do run it is your constitutional right to do so.
Paul, your theory on how an election should work is ludicrous. I pity anyone who votes for a front runner simply because they are a front runner. If Ralph Nader represents what someone wants from a candidate, then they should vote for him, period. There is no reason to get wrapped up in the "throwing away" your vote, or a vote of non confidence...Vote for who best represents your thoughts and beliefs and call it a day.
Will2008: Moses is right. The ads did run in FL, which you do not deny. That is a direct violation of the agreement between the three candidates, if you care. The pledge specifically said no electronic advertising. People all over FL saw these ads. That is the definition of campaigning! He could have simply NOT run the ads...Hillary and Edwards had no problem refraining from running national ads.
He's still alive?
Its beyond belief that he can possibly believe he has any chance to actually win. There should be a law that keeps him from running.
Anyone that votes for this clown is doing nothing but voting for the GOP. Don't fool yourselves this guy is a ego manic. He knows he can not win. He knows that he will do nothing but make it harder for a Dem. to win and start on the road To take are nation back. Is Obama or Clinton perfect ? No but who is ? Not Nader . PLease please please make this man go away so I don't have To live a another 4 year nightmare the last 7 was enough.
To: Gary, Charlottesville, VA
I am NOT a Democrat or Republican. If he wants to run that"s his choice, but lets not act as though this guy isn't feeding his ego. I'm a political junkie, I can't get enough of it, having said that , where has he been for the past year. I read, watch and listen, to many different sources and he hasn't said a thing about anything or anyone to my knowledge until now. If he wants to be the debate that's fine but don't come in at the last minute, as if he is the great saviour on his white horse to save us all. He is a straight distraction to the ill's of this country. To you that will vote for him, more power to you but you are really showing your lack of inteligence over political matters as well as a lack of unserstanding of how to utilize the full power of your vote. You do not vote for the guy that doesn't have a snowballs chance in "you know!" that is counter productive to the principles of the people having the voice in a free democracy.
Ralph Nader shares the blood that drips from Bush and Cheney's hands.
I bet the RNC is scheming a way to get Ralph the $10M and all the lawyers he needs so he can SPOIL the Democrats chances of winning this election... If there's a bright side, should McCain get the republican nod – our country certainly could do worse... after eight years of GWB, Alfred E. Newman would be an improvement as Chief Exec. GOOD RIDDANCE!
This man has no heart. He is partly to be blamed for the worst 8 years in history and yet without any heart, he wants to destroy the nation again. Someone please stop this guy and revoke his citizenship. Do something. I am so sick of old politics.
I love Nader, I really think he is a closet republican.
McCain '08
Ralph...loved you and worked for you in the 70's during the first PIRG in Oregon. But really, been there, done that. Consider that your speaking up is actually shouting down.
Yay! Ralph is running again! I've been wondering who I was gonna vote for. You people need to relax. Anyone can run for president. You vote or don't vote for him. That is your freedom and his freedom. This is America. We are supposed to have certain civil liberties. Having two candidates is barely better than having one candidate. I don't want to live in a dictatorship! I am all for competition. Bring on the candidates! Any and all!
Sure Ralph, hand another one to the Republicans in a tight race why don't you. Yeah, that'll show corporate America.
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Nader has no chance to win the presidency, his plan is to throw a monkey-wrench into the mix, so the GOP will win again? If you love this country stay out of this.
If he were really serious about this, he would have started before now. Time to take his ego and go away for good.
Nader's greatest impact was in Florida in the 2000 election, where George W. Bush defeated Al Gore by 537 votes and Nader's 97,421 votes tilted the election in Bush's favor.
Taken from Wikipedia ( and it makes me sick to my stomach)
Our constitution guarantees the right to run; this is a major feature of a democracy. RALPH CANNOT BE BOUGHT. If anyone is for middle America is is Ralph Nader. His record proves this and it is a very long record of working for the betterment of people. We have all benefited form his extreme effort over many years. Think of Ralph whenever you put on your seatbelt.
He will not be swayed by special interests such as the drug companies and big insurance companies. Who knows, if Ralph were elected, he would probably see to it that lobbies are done away with entirely.
Ralph is the essence of the greatness that we have been lacking for so very long. When was the last time we had a great president?
Ralph Nader has nothing to add to this campaign. Both Clinton and Obama are candidates who support envirionmental and economic change. We do not need, or want Nader, in this election.
Please Ralph use your head, and not your over inflated ego, and be a voice of reason. You lost a lot of ground when you prevented AL Gore from winning the White House. He is now an envirionmental champion, and a Nobel Prize winner. You are already legendary for you work on consumers issues. Keep that as your focus. Leave politics alone.
We need to get rid of the narrow, power brokers, now in Washington.
Which means we need a Democratic candidate to be elected.
Ralph sit this one out. Please sit this one out.
Crazy talk... Nader is a GOP puppet who will deliver 4 more years to the war-mongers. NADER, go away!!!
Run, Ralph, run!
Hey if he helps McCain win then I am all for him running!
The "Green Machine" is back to steal votes away from a viable candidate, but atleast he provides an option if Hillary receives the nomination. I planned to vote Republican if that happened.
Dear God, give people the courage and strength to vote Obama!
Has anyone read their sample ballots for the primary? In CA Ralph is ALREADY on the ballot for both the Green and Peace & Freedom Parties. Are you sure he isn't already on the primary ballots in your states as well? I know, the last thing people want to do is exercise their brains by thinking, but it might do you some good. Also, perhaps we should show some respect for someone who has done more good for this country than all of the current candidates for any political party combined? Just a thought. Oh yeah, and Kerry didn't lose the election because Nader. Maybe Gore did, but not Kerry. People didn't want that mistake made twice. Kerry lost the election because he was lame. Go HillBama '08!
Love this amanda girls "now we know where all the edwards votes will go" No you moron...we will support the nominee of our party. Hi, my names earth,,have we met...also love frank,another genious....i would never vote for the GOP, never vote for the dems...I will not vote..thats intelligent.....amazing how people die all over the world for the right and stupid americans will not vote or not have a clue like amanda about how people think...this man gave us Bush....are you better off now 8 years later/
Ralph Nader needs to stop running for president. I saw him speak at my college once and he was the most boring speaker I've ever had the displeasure of listening to! A person with absolutely no charisma would NOT make a good president!
Go Ralph
moderation or censorship?
Nader, you are a self-centered piece of trash
Great Comments about Obama! If he wants to run then run, who cares what evryone else thinks. This country has gone way too tip-toe.
Have you not screwed the Democrats out of one election.
Stay the heck out or we have anothe republican president
WHO CARES?
The man is as relevant as his Corvair...he should hop in the driver's
seat and drive off into the sunset....
OH.....he already did.
Is there to be no end to the ego-driven damage this unbalanced man can cause?
Oh God Not Again!! Does this man's ego know no bounds?!?! He has to be the most arrogant self serving political figure I ever saw. I can see it now flash forward 2024 : NADER LAUNCHES ANOTHER PRESIDENTIAL BID FROM DEATHBED
GO AWAY RALPH!!!
Finally, someone who's running for office who is willing to tell the truth about Obama. Obama is mediocre and is afraid to speak the truth about who really stole this country from the American people- the international bankers.
It is his right to run. If you don't like it tough luck.
Nader, I've voted for you TWICE before...I even voted fro Ross Perrot! I did that because there were no good candidates at that time (in my opinion). This eyar, there are PLENTY of good cnadidates. This is NOT the year. Go do something else, ok? Thanxl
Ralph Nader apparently has no understanding of arithmetic. He should go to
the blackboard and write the following equation repeatedly until he grasps it.
GORE – NADER = BUSH
My blood is boiling, Nader will have a special place in hell reserved for him if he runs again.
I think that Ralph Nadar runs for president all the time, just to mess up the election. He is a pain in the arse. He must have nothing to do with himself except to aggravate voters.
As someone else posted ego ego ego...But then the crooked and sneaky obama has an ego problem also doesn't he.
He's running an ad saying he is going to save the world and the planet..Now how darn big is that EGO....someone tell us.
Whether or not he thinks of himself as a spoiler or not, he is the reason we had to put up with Bush for the last 8 years. Not more then 1 or 2 % of the Nader votes would have gone to Bush, but most would have gone to Gore. Please do not run, please do not make liberals split their votes between two candidates again and lose the next election.
Ralph,
Just stay out of it and move on. You're going to hand the election to a Republican again.
AREN"T YOU DEAD YET?!!??!
I don't mind having a 3rd party in the race. In fact, I am HOPING for it. But, please let Bloomberg get there first! Let anyone capable of winning a 3rd party nomination run. He has proven time and again he cannot win. This can actually be a changing point for 3rd parties in this country. But, we need the right candidate in place. If Nader was as against the two party system as he claims, he wouldn't want to stand in the way.......This is nothing but ego at its core.
Nader back off. Let someone get in that has an actual chance. In case you haven't noticed, repeat players chances usally do down, not up.
I voted for Nader twice and I would do it again. If you vote your conscience, your vote is never wasted. The two party system gives the average American citizen the illusion of choice but in fact both the Democrats and Republicans are owned by special interests and serve only those who line their pockets. It's up to third party independents to get corporate interests out of Washington and return us to a true democracy. Only then will we be a government for the people.
We knew this about Hillary.
Now we know it about Obama.
Change candidate really........!
They are both enthralled to the corporate powers," Nader said of the two leading Democrats. "They've completely ignored the presidential pattern of illegality and accountability, they've ignored the out of control waste-fruad military expenditures, they hardly ever mention the diversion of hundreds of billions of dollars to corporate subsidies, handouts, and giveaways, and they don't talk about a living wage."
He expressed particular disappointment with Obama, whose senate record he called "mediocre, and quite cautious."
Dear Ralph Nader supporters,
Think about what you've done in 2000 – how much greener you've made our planet over the past 7 years by voting for Nader and not for Al Gore?! How can you sleep at night now?! I'm sure our children and grandchildren will not forgive you for your "independent" vote in 2000!
Too bad for Obama ... the left-wing liberal dem votes will go to Nader ...
GET BACK BARACK ... HILLARY IS IN TO WIN!
I'll bet most people that have ever voted for him in the general election regret it now, and they should.
There needs to be a candidate in this race not owned by gigantic corporate interests and war criminals. If Ralph is that candidate, so be it.
Thanks for the memories, Ralph. But because of you we have Dubya. You do the best service to the nation by your advocating and empowering people toward active civil disobedience and involvement. Don't muddy the waters this time...you know you can't win and being the spoiler again could place our nation in even a worse situation than we currently find ourselves in.
NADER 08
I repeat.....
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Mr. Nader, you are way to be late to be stepping into this election. Where were you at the start of it all? What makes you think you can have any success when Mr. Edwards could not? After all, his dropping out is your cited reason for possibly getting in. Stay out of this, please, Senator McCain does not need your backhanded support.
Whether you want to admit it or not, you are not a viable candidate and the only role you can possibly play in this or any other election is that of spoiler for any non-conservative candidate.
Tell us candidly, how much funding are you anticipating getting from the Republican National Committee and other conservative groups who will jump at the chance to splinter votes away from the eventual Democratic candidate, which is all you will succeed in doing?
BTW, FWIW this is one Independent who thinks he will finally get the chance to vote for McCain (a long-time personal favorite for the job) for President in the general election.
For the American process, sir, you are unsafe at any poll.
Yes thank you now we can split the vote 4 ways and have a little democracy. Its about time.
Ralph, what it is you don't understand about "No?"
Ralph Nader is thinking of entering the presidential race? What a nauseating thought.
The only impact Ralph Nader has had, as a candidate is spoiler. I truly believe with matching funds his run for office is motivated by profit.
Nader is responsible for 8 years of Bush and the people that vote for him are misguided.
Nader. [sigh] Here we go again. "I'm not the spoiler, I'm a valiant crusader! Can't you see that? I'm really really valiant! Everybody else sucks! The way to win a presidential campaign is through a radical attack on existing corporate and governmental infrastructure. That's why I won last time. And the time before."
How much money does Karl Rove funnel into Nader's pockets. I can hear Rove giggling right now, laughing at how Nader fails to see that his choice is between a Democrat that might be amenable to some of his ideas, and a Republican that laughs them off. Incredible that Nader can in the span of a paragraph comment about the illegality and accountability of the current administration, while simultaneously being in complete denial about the role his candidacy played in putting this administration in office.
Nader is insane to think he will have a positive effect on our country with a bogus presidential bid, and completely out of touch if he thinks he won't pull votes away from a Democratic candidate.
Do what's best for the country, Mr. Nader. Work with the presidential candidates to get them to see what you see, if it's so important. Standing on the sidelines sniping at the candidates and threatening to damage their chances (and that's what he's doing) is pure egomania. I'm convinced that you are no longer interested in what's best for the people of this country, and fully convinced that your primary interest is in self-aggrandizement.
great. he can have four months of talking about these issues, then allow a new president who won't address any of these issues in the next four years. I was hoping the idiocy would mellow with age . . . . .
*sigh*
Not this again. Can't he get the picture? Dear lord please no more screw-ups this time around. All we need is another 2000, as we all can see the 2000 election has served us well these last seven years
*sigh*
Hallelujah!! In a close election, this could bail us (GOP) out again.
OH MY GOD! Hasn't Ralph Nader done enough to this country by giving us 8 years of George W. Bush? He may have defensible reasons for believing he has better policies than any other man or woman running for the presidency, but he has absolutely no chance of being elected, and can only help put a Republican back in the White House – a Republican likely to fight everything Nader has stood for throughout his career. I understand idealism, but there is a time for political reality, and it is essential that Obama or Clinton be inaugurated in January 2009. Ralph...please go away!
LOL. Bring it on Ralphie . . . Obama will beat you too!
Obama '08
I voted for him in 2000 when I lived in DC and realized too late what a megalomaniac this guy is. I refuse to ever vote for him or someone like him ever again!
This is awesome news, if you're a Republican.
We should all tell this butt-head to butt out this time. He is becoming the laughing stock of everyone. Trust him to want to gain some attention to boost his ego. Doing no one any good, not even himself. Only in the US, as some people would say, would there be such a farce. Reminds you of the troublemaker in every setting. Just stay home!!
Go Nader!!!! Go Nader!!!!! Go Nader!!!!!!
Nader 2008
At least he doesn't run away from the issues like the Democrats and Republicans!
Nader gearing up at this particular time for another run at the presidency is very suspicious at best. To single out Senator Obama and to criticize only his record smacks of racism. Nader knows that he has no chance to capture the White House. So the question that begs for an answer is why now. Is there some kind of deal in place between the Clinton and Nader camps to discredit Senator Obama. To come at a time when Obama seems to be building momentum is very curious indeed! What about Senator Clinton's record, Nader finds nothing to criticize in it!
Nader has very little credability left. He should put his ego aside and let the political process go forward without trying to influnce it!
Should Nader run? To what end? My vote is a thundering, "Not NO but HELL NO!"
Whether or not Ralph Nader runs for president isn't as important as accepting the fact that Ralph Nader will never become president regardless. It simply will not occur, despite whatever rationalization Ralph Nader and his supporters care to consider. At most all he can do is capture votes that are on the fringe, and if the election is close (like it was before) it could affect the outcome. So while I agree in principle that anyone should be able to run for president, thet issue is whether Ralph's participation in the election will result in an outcome that causes further division in America.
Frankly, I don't see any value in being president for any honest person. Politics will always make you a liar to someone. And the expense of running an election that will ultimately not result in a victory is simply a waste of money. Money that he could be doing a lot more good with than getting involved with this ridiculous rat-race we call democracy. Ralph Nader is much more powerful on the sidelines than he will ever be in the King's chair.
Jesus-tap-dancin'-Christ, Nader! IT'S NOT ABOUT YOU! This is the best opportunity the American public has had to move forward since after WWII. Save your money, don't take any funds from the public, and just stay the heck out of it!
You people out there that claim he's going to make change in this country...
ARE YOU NUTS! How long has he been around,a nd how much REAL change, real influence jas he had om this country in ANY category, any field, any cause that he purports to be a "champion" of.
Nader's arrogance know no bounds, trumped only by Bush's ego. Nader has had his shot at bringing about change in this country, and he did... (points at the White House) and now you would encourage him do what... screw us ALL over again.
Seriously, I want to see one poll, one study that says he can win. At this stage of the game you are either the leader, second place or history. There is no room for any one else.
Don't like the fact that that is reality... go out there and try to change it.
Ralph nader is just a nuisance candidate with no chance of winning. He should stop his ambition. He should concentrate more on what he does best for America rather than going through this tedious process. He is just wasting his time and energy.
This dude is like a sore that just wont heal.
GO AWAY !
I miss consumer protector Nader circa 1960s!
I use to respect this man. The key word is use to. He did mess it up for Al Gore and he has gotten out of touch with reality. He knew what he was doing but just did not care, thought of him self only. Why didn't he start running for president months ago. He just wants to wreck things again. Shame on him.
Run Ralph Run. We need a voice for the people. Ralph Nader is an American Hero. He is the only one to take on corporate America and win. lf your life has been saved by an airbag in your car, thank Ralph.
Let's be realistic, you can't even compare his chances to those of the proverbial snowball.
Nader would be laughable if not for the fact that every four years we count his votes and are reminded of how many screwballs we have running around among us.
Many, many years ago, Ralph Nader did good work helping to protect consumers from defective products. But that doesn’t mean he isn’t a narcissistic megalomaniac now!
CNN, can you maybe review these before posting? Leaving "waste-fruad" is just one of the many typos this website has posted in a story.
The two-party system doesn't work. It doesn't give adequate representation of everyone's views. That said, we need Nader running again now like we need 4 more years of Bush.
Nader has every right to vote. Don't blame him for Bush. The same fools that voted for him in 2000 did so again in 2004 after things got worse. We are a nation of peons, that is why we have horrible leaders.
Way to go Ralph. Those of you who do not know his records or his efforts....keep calling him names. The truth is that he talks about those issues that affect us in every aspect of our life. i don't know if most of America feels like they have to choose the better of two evils or if we are just too lazy, affected, disillusioned, or preoccupied to get involved. For crying out loud, hold all of the candidates accountable.
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
"...... they might be interested in my exploratory effort," Nader said.
I'm interested in Nader being fired out into orbit on the tip of a rocket. He can say whatever he wants about "spoilers", but the fact of the matter is that old Ralph is at least partially responsible for us having to live through two terms of Republican hell.
Thanks, but no thanks, Ralph. Stay at home and watch this one on TV please.
Can you imagine this ballot on election day??
A Republican candidate
A Democratic candidate
Ralph Nader as another candidate
Michael Bloomberg as another candidate
No one gets a majority of Electoral votes.
Election thrown to House of Rep's.
Nancy Pelosi, the new President of the US!!!!
This guy is an unbelievable JERK!! Thanks to him we've had 8 years of the arguably worst administration in US history. Someone please stop him!
Nadar should be the DEM VP CANDIDATE!
Nader has done more in his life to help the people of the US than all other candidates combined. If the Democratic party wants to prevent him from taking votes from the nominee then CHOOSE HIM TO BE THE RUNNING MATE!
This guy is the GOP hotman, doing the dirty work for GOP. I wish he dissapears 100 % by any means.
Go away Nadar! But regardless, Obama will make it to the whitehouse....
Oh, this is great. Can we impose term limits for unsuccessful bids for the White House. Will someone please get some sense into Nader's head? Is he happy that we got Bush in 2000?
GO RALPH!!!! we've needed you in the White House for years. I voted you before, and I'll vote for you again.
Is this man determined to once again put a Republican in the White House? He is reputed not to be stupid so I can only conclude that he is actually a Republican stealth operative.
Go Ralph – Please Run – Spoiler – I don't think so – realist yes...he knows how to get things done – he advocates for the common man and disapproves of the corporate congloms!
Wake up people – we need to have a President who obides by the constitution and allow the people to make decisions not the f'n white house! The white house works for us – lately for the past several decades that hasn't been the case!
Go Green!
Come On Ralph. Do you get a kick out of helping Republicans in close elections by calling out Democrats for not being liberal enough. You are a waste of our time and your money. The only thing you might be able to do for me is give me a way to vote against Hillary without voting Republican this November. If too many people do the same as I do, you could actually win...and that's very scary.
Give it up Ralph. We don't need another 4 years of republican domain in the White House.
This is fantastic. I'll always vote for him, no matter how bad things are before he runs. He is the most scrupled person to have run for the office in my lifetime and we need to be reminded of his message regularly.
Who cares.
It seems like most of you do not want Nader for president, So obviously he must be the better person for the job. Judging from the past couple of presidents you voted in you don't seem to know the best man for the job, So I say go for it Nader. He has given you every opportunity to elect him. He would have to be better than who you voted in the last 16 years. Can not do much worse.
Ralph, if you want to make a difference, calculate all the money you are going to lose during your campaign and give it to charity or an environmental fund. You haven't made a difference the last times you've run and you won't make a difference this time either...we'll actually you did...you helped put Bush in office and take this country in the complete opposite direction you claim you want. Please stay out.
The Democrat party is the closest thing to Ralph that has a real chance.
Doesn't he realize we can just hand the Republicans the White House if he runs. Please Ralph don't do this to us again!!!!!
Every time Ralph Nader runs for President, he makes himself look like an idiot. Sorry, Ralph, it's a two-party system; you should have competed in the Democratic primary if you wanted to take a shot at 1600 Pennsylvania.
Nadar should put his giant ego aside and not run.
How can any of you not appreciate A REAL CHOICE in this or any election. Ralph Nader is one of the most courageous and honorable men around. If only we had more Ralph Naders!
Unsafe At Any Age.
You have got to be kidding me ! Ralph Nader is the reason Al Gore is not in the White House today !
looking to ruin another election, go go nader *sigh*
It's time to face the fact that Ralph Nader is no longer relevant. People didn't want him in 2000 and they want him less now.
What does "steal" votes mean? Is that really what our democracy has come to? All Obama and Hillary have to do is take on real issues like poverty and corporate crime if they really want "change." Ralph is only thinking about jumping in because Edwards announced he was bailing out. Without Edwards in the race, Nader gets my vote. Think about it, were there less homeless people, less military budget (Bosnia?), less corporate crime under Bill Clinton that there is under George Bush? Is your life any different? For most people the answer is no. I say go Ralph go.
stay out of it.
Oh, great...another run by this egoist. Isn't what happened to us in 2000 enough. Go away, Ralph...NO ONE wants you in the White House!
the guilt of ralph nader lies not in the commitment to his convictions, but the failure to recognize the difference between the anti-American policies of the republican nominee in 2000 and the progressive record of the Administration which the Democratic nominee was an integral part of. Yes, those disenfranchised with both parties deserve to be heard, but to be taken into serious consideration is the voices of those whom would be fatally affected by the differences between the two parties. The failure of nader to recognize a mistake makes it all the more likely he will make the same mistake again. Shame on you, Mr. Nader, for letting your disapproval of the two parties take precedence over the greater good of the Nation you supposedly fight to protect.
Nader
Get a life!
I met Mr Nadar while attending college in the 1980s. His messae is important, but choosing the Presidential election to share it, is...well ignorant. He has done this country an incredible disservice in the last election and should stay out of the important decision Americans need to make. His appearance on the election ballot only serves one purpose...his own. Mr Nadar..shame on you!
Ralph Nader OWNS!
If Nader caused President Bush to get elected, God Bless Him!! McCain '08'.
Good,it's about time someone steps in and runs against the two steaming piles (Dems and Reps) running for office, hopefully Independents have has enough of both parties scrambling to make bad and worse decisions, effecting our way of life generally for the worse.
Amen, Wayne!
Nader=Bush and he is going to try and do this again. For the love of this country, stay out of the race!
Ralph Nader needs to save his money and stay out. He will NEVER win enough votes to become president and is unlikely to come close to getting a third party on the ballot. Stop the nonsense and stop aiding the Repugs in these elections.
What makes you think more than a few per cent of Americans know what you did decades ago are care what you say now. like the old soldier, it is time for you to fade away.
Please Ralph just go away.
I wonder if there would have been a war, magadefacit, high oil prices if Ralph Nader didn't take votes from Al Gore. I believe there should be a third candidate' it should be law. It just sucks that one ended up putting bush in the whitehouse.Ralph Nader will be in the history books as a great american, too bad he ran when he did. Then again if Saddam was still in power he would be in a nucear arms race with Iran.
Nader is a narcissistic egomaniac and thats the only true reason he wants to run. And I'm as liberal if not more than he is!
Give it a rest Ralph. You helped cause 8 years of hell......George W.
How about an Obama/Nader ticket?
Another $10 million waste. How sad!!
As always, prepare to vote for the "lesser" of two evils.
I wonder how many people could return to home with the 10,000,000 dollars Ralph is planning to throw away to keep his name in lights. How many people could receive preventive or curative medical care? How many schools could be refurbished so kids don't have to meet in closets? How many vets could get treatment for post traumatic stress? Instead Ralph gets to fly around the country and blow off his mouth in paid commercials.
Pat Paulson can't be far behind
Um....I think it was the republican voters that gave Bush the White House...
Just a thought.
Go, Nader, Go! This is what I have been waiting to hear. Now I feel an independent voice will be heard that isn't bought by Washington.
It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds. – Samuel Adams
Ralph.....YOU GO GIRL!!!!
shame is actually believing a Gore Administration would be anything like a Bush Administration......at the very least, admit your mistake.....that way, you improve the chances of not making such a horrific mistake again....
The more the merrier, I hope that Nader, Bloomberg, and a right-wing social conservative all get into the mix along with the Libertarians, in addition to the twins, Repubs and Dems, and begin the end of the 2 party system.
It'd be awesome if there were 3-5 candidates with double figures in the popular vote come November.
This man is the reason George W. Bush is President. If not for the stunning naivete of his voters in 2000, Gore would have won New Hampshire and/or Florida and the past seven years would have been very different. I have always been suspicious that some of his funding for both 2000 and 2004 came indirectly from the Republican Party.
Someone please check Nader's funding sources and back room encouragers. He did enough damage in previous elections.
In 2004, republicans not only financed but provided campaign management to Al Sharpton to divide people. Don't let it happen again.
This is a tragic end to someone who has made real contributions in the past, but hubris (and Iago) can ruin a hero's reputation.
Jack, you're exactly right. McCain/Clinton. Same old, same old. Now Nader wants to run again. Same old, same old. Throw the three of them in a room together and see who comes out the most spoiled. Rotten apples always spoil when you put them together.
Ralph – please go away.
Your efforts to get on the ballot in state after state were funded by Right wing individuals and groups who wanted you on the ballot to draw votes from Democrats. Those individuals included Howard Rich, Libertarian from New York City, among others. It is all documented in state level campaign finance records.
You deliberately intend to draw votes from Democrats, not advance your own agenda, and you let the Right wing pay for it.
So, who is the shill here? Look hard at yourself, Ralphie.
Is this man determined to once again put a Republican in the White House? He is reputed not to be stupid so I can only conclude that he is actually a Republican stealth operative.
Ralph,
You are too old, too narcissistic and a divisive figure of the past.. It will not work this time.
"unsafe at any speed" ...."unelectable in any year"
why run as a protest vote....you can never be elected
as an independent...int this country ...you have
two big powers...one greedier than the other..
we want the republicans out to choose the lesser
of two evils ..if you run we keep the greater evil in power..
It's funny (and sad) how so many people are telling Ralph to stay out because they are afraid that he will take votes away from their candidate. The reality is that both the republicans and democrats are evil entities. They polarize the voters with some basic differences so it becomes one team against the other, but they are really the same; corrupt, disgusting humans.
...we need continued Republican rule. Which is NOT AT ALL!!!
What a jerk. What a horse's behind. What an egomaniac.
If only 1% of the people in Florida who voted for Nader had voted for Al Gore, we would not have the disaster that is GW Bush in the White House. Hell, a little over 1/10th of 1% would have done it.
No debacle in Iraq, no Halliburton making billions from tax payer dollars (actually dollars borrowed from China) in Iraq, no lousy Republican domestic policies, no escalation of our incredible record breaking national debt, no blowing of the budget surplus and no stupid tax breaks for the ultra wealthy, and possibly no 9/11 because the Clinton/Gore administration actually paid attention to Al Qaeda and the Bush admin ignored them until the planes hit the WTC...
Are you happy about all that, Ralph? Do you think the Bush Cheney White House has advanced any of the goals you say you cherish?
Get a clue, STUPID!
Nader is an ego-maniac and no good can come from this... I'd love a third party b/c the two party system is corrupt and broken, but if Ralph was serious about changing anything, he'd use his stature to build the Green Party from the local-level up. That he doesn't shows he's only in it for the attention he can get every four years or so.
EGO!! Get a life Nadar...then again, it'll give us a choice to vote for someone besides a republican should Hillary be the nominie.
There is no doubt that Ralph Nader's entry into the election in 2000 cost Mr. Gore the election. The end result of his hubris was the neo-conservative take-over of Washington and ultimately the US invasion of Iraq. Mr. Nader, whatever his idealism, needs to stop and take a hard look of the end result of his actions. With the two national parties only points apart in key states, his candidacy, combined with the anti-Clinton or anti-Obama hysteria could easily provide the Republican party with the perfect storm they both desire and need.
God please help us! Not again!
the fact of the matter is, whether you like it or not, is that Senator Clinton is the best candidate currently running to give America a better future, our soldiers a safer and healthier life, our children a healthier and better education, our economy a better leader, our Nation a better President, and our world a more effective leader.
Thank Goodness! It's good to see him back.
He gave us Bush, thank goodness, who has kept our country safe.
If it's Cliinton & Romney, I think I will vote for him.
Romney is an empty suited windbag.
Hillary, woulda lost my vote after the waterworks, but I gave her another chance. But she blew it trying to get around the rules the DNC instated regarding Michigan and Florida Deligates.
I cannot vote for McCain.
If Rudy would run as VP I could though.
I love this race, I hope Bloomberg gets in too.
We need more choices, I've said for weeks that all the candidates should be fired and we should get fresh ones, and though they're not fresh, they're at least another option.
Wow. What arrogance and self-importance! Of course he has the right to run for public office – every natural-born citizen does. Does he stand a chance of winning the nomination, let alone an election? No. Not at ALL. Plus he brings loads of baggage. LOADS. Just look at the blog comments regarding the LAST time he ran.
Did he cost the Democrats the election? Probably, though you gotta fault Gore for not having done what was necessary to win it outright in the first place (I still remember the "debates" and still can't believe that Bush actually won any of them – it was like watching a chicken pecking at a keyboard win a competition for piano playing!). Even having ensured a complete recount in FL would have done it for Gore. It's not like the country was tilting into the abyss that second if we had a full recount. Anyway, it's sheer arrogance for him to ignore the historical, financial, and emotional impact of votes cast for him, plus it's long term impact on the standing of the USA in the world, and the pain and suffering incurred by our armed forces and thousands upon thousands of Iraqi citizens.
If Ralphie really, REALLY cares about the issues he spouts off about, he should get in the race and, if he gets enough voter interest he can negotiate for special interest concessions from the front runner(s). Hmm...that sounds like the people he says he dislikes... Anyway, that will help his causes far more than demonstrating an exercise in impractical principals, and fracturing a strong Democratic base. Oh, and by the way, he's ignoring that Edwards extracted promises from both Democratic frontrunners to tackle poverty. Maybe Ralph should stop calling up the backers and lawyers, and just read the latest news! Meanwhile, Edwards may be out of the race, but not out of contention for VP on the ticket for the election... Whereas Ralph... he isn't getting on the ticket either.
I can't believe Ralph actually buys the junk he's putting out. Probably just rhetoric to make him sound good, and demonize everyone else, no matter what is said (kind of like Karl Rove that way). Call us all anti-american if we say you're being a spoiler, Ralph. Then get to Swift-Boating as fast as you can, dude!
Bet if you asked him if Ross Perot cost the Republicans too many votes way back when, he'd say yes in a heartbeat.
Hello Nadar:
You are responsible for the past seven years of problems America is now facing with.Whyyou want this to be extended? Are we a cursed nation?
Nader,
Go far far away.
You killed it for Gore and you now want to the same for this crop of dems.
Are you working for the repubs????
Ralph – It will NEVER HAPPEN.
You gave us W in the 2000 election, please if you care about this country at all, STAY OUT of this election.
It is pride and arrogance that is making you run. Take a long look in the mirror.
Why is tis News. Why would a respectable media outlet if cover it. Da!! How many votes did he get the last time he ran? Rediculous.
If this message actually goes to Ralph, I have this to say:
You used to be great; you used to get things done. However, you've now let hubris trump pragmatism and have thus become a detriment to your own cause. Please do not run for President again. You caused a horrible setback to your own agenda once already. We need you to drive your agenda forward in a way that will generate sympathy, not just noise.
If the people had not wasted there votes on Gore we would have 8 great years under Ralph! instead you helped elect Bush! Get it right this time and vote for Nader PLEASE!!
Sure Ralph, put another notch in your life-long losers belt! You probably feel you haven't been detested enough lately, but that's not true–we still do. How could one ever forget such a loser............................
Ralph goes into hiding for 3 years; then, he criticizes those who are "in the arena." He could be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. His efforts have done more harm to progressive options than have done more good. He continues to rationalize his negative impact in 2000. Hundreds of thousands have died in an unnecessary war under President Bush. Ralph is still in denial. If he were pragmatic, and not an idealogue like Bush, he would join in an effort by the Democrats to make some progress; and not, once again, help the Republicans win. He'd rather "destroy the village, in order to save it."
Please Ralph, enough is enough. We're all tired.
Are Republications paying him to do this again.
So I guess none of you believe that we are all equal and therefore have equal rights. It is his right to to be a canidadte just as much as it is your right to vote for who you believe in. But I guess most of you will just vote for who you think has a better chance of winning.
What a publicity hog. What a joke
Wondering who is bankrolling him? Does not matter. People know this guy. He will be lucky to get more than one vote–his own vote.
If you had the money to fund the Republican Party for the election, this would be the BEST place to spend it – supporting Nader to siphon off votes from a viable Democratic candidate.
not againnnnnn
I'm voting for Nader. He's better than me.
Did CNN go to the nursing home to conduct this interview?
Let him run. It's way too late anyway. I don't understand how he can think he'd stand a chance entering the race at this late date. What a joke.
Mr. Nader ~ I cannot believe you blame the Dems for Al Gore's loss. It was because you split the vote – not because of the Dems.
Nader is just a sadistic spoiler. Those who voted for him before know what the consequences are, they're living them now under Bush. By the way, when did Sen. Claire Mccasgill become Obama's lap dog?
The prospect that Ralph Nader might run for the presidency again brings back painful memories for the Democrats. Yet the risk posed by Mr. Nader could be minimized by simply co-opting his strongest issues and concerns into their own platform.
Perhaps that was all Mr. Nader really hoped to accomplish in 2000.
Maybe in 2008 he hopes that the Democrats will choose not to allow history to repeat itself.
nader lost all my respect when he saw to it ,along with the supreme ct, that bush got in the white house. now his ego is propelling him to once again see what damage he can do. he is a terrible man. i can only hope that the american people can see through his egotistical determination to once again vote republican by malice aforethought, entering the race. his need to feel important is only exceeded by his ego.
HE NEEDS TO STOP!
only an anti-American who loves to see coffins covered by the Stars and Stripes believes that dubya's presidency has been a success....
Well, I personally would never vote for Obama or Clinton, but would vote and have voted for Nader in the past. From the tone of these comments, I guess the public believes that I don't deserve a candidate that represents my beliefs and ideas?
Nader is nothing but an egomaniac!!
Oh, please. Will someone please, please take this man and his ego and gently tell him to retire from public life?
What's up, Ralph? Did the RNC promise to fund a pet project? The only, absolutely only practical reason for Nader to run is that he actually wants a Republican in the White House.
How can a man who did so much good in his early career turn around and sow so much destruction later?
Are you people nuts! Nader did NOT cost Gore the election, Bush (the former gov) did by useing a ballot most were not familiar with. I for one will most certainly vote and work (for free) for Nader's run for office.
Ralph Ego Nader for president - no chance to win and very little to say
Funny. That's the funniest thing I've heard all week. What a knee slapper.
I almost wish he would do it, just to see Hillary wipe up the floor with him.
Oh, yeah...and what's-his-name, too.
The Green party stands for:
Get Republicans Elected Every November
Ralph may not run as a Green, but it gets the point across. Third party candidates almost never win and they help get candidates elected that most voters do not support.
On the positive side, Ralp running may help Democrats win Congressional votes from voters who may have otherwise stayed home.
Are you people out of your minds? Nader is the spoiler?!! What a crock–why not look at our own culpability as a nation, where 70% of eligible citizens register to vote (why would any eligible citizen not register??), and turnout of registered voters has hovered around a pathetic 50% (aprox 64% in 2004, which is still a bad joke). Iraqis voted under threats of death, and we can't even get off the couch to vote if it's too rainy outside–nevermind expending the effort to actually learn what their candidates really stand for (as evidenced by their voting records). If Nader doesn't run, I'll write him in. Why are you people so afraid of change and the sacrifices necessary to bring it about? This 'empire' is going to hell in a handbasket thanks to the plutocrats who steal votes from candidates who want real change for this country–and if that doesn't scare you and motivate you to consider drastic changes, I don't know what will. You go Ralph–I don't think it's your ego. A wasted vote is one for any candidate you don't want to see at the helm of this country-in-decline. I voted democrat for years, but I'm done with those losers (who voted to support going to war! Remember?!!). Nader's right –in word there might be differences in the two existing parties, but why don't you look at their deeds and see they're one in the same? The American public is who needs to get real.
Please, God, NO! We're in the mess we're in now because of this grandstanding idiot and his White House run. Thanks for splitting the Democratic vote last time, Ralph! Go away, you fool!
How much are the Republicans paying you to do this? How much did they pay you last time? Go and write nasty things about a car or product, willya? Or sort out those forty pairs of black socks you bought at Army surplus umpty years ago.
If he could win I'd vote for him. But we have to be pragmatic. We can't afford another Worst-President-Of-All-Time, war-mongering administration.
I would vote for Nader again. What you morons don't get is the fact that he needs to be there to show you all how bad your candidates are. If he can get 100,000 people to vote for him, so be it. Maybe your candidate needs to get real on the issues, or maybe you need to elect someone that actually stands for issues.
Look at it this way, if he's able to sway voters towards him, there's something lacking in your candidate. There's no difference whether it be Obama vs. Clinton or McCain vs Romney – they're all taking votes from each other.
It's pretty sad to see all of you people berate this man for running for a public office. It's his right...it's also your right to vote (which I bet most of you didn't!!). He didn't cause Gore to lose...Gore didn't get as many electorial votes..plain and simple. I voted for Ralph before and I'll vote for him again. I didn't like Gore and I didn't like Bush! The reason that the country is in such bad shape politically is because the majority of you don't realize that you have a voice in the world!!
"..it's a two-party system..." Actually, it isn't and until people realize that we're screwed
"..you don't have a chance so don't run.." So if something is hard you should just quit?
"..Ralph is a Republican.." You've got to be kidding yourself.
"..there should be a rule not to let him run.." I'm sure it's been looked at but in reality that's called a dictatorship folks!
WAKE UP SHEEP!!!!
Not sure why everybody is panicking because someone wanted to run for President. He is qualified and has drawn some votes everytime he ran. He has the right to do so. So just shut up. This is called democracy. I can agree with a lot of things he is standing for also... Please stop crying!
I'm sure the parents of all the soldiers who died in the pointless Iraq war are so thrilled to see you back. Thanks to your arrogance (and that of the Supreme Court), Bush was able to win and avenge his father with starting a war over false pretenses. Way to go, Ralph.
Nader needs to leave this one alone. I agree with a lot of the things he says, but these elections are too important for him to be acting as a spoiler. He will never win, so all his entry will do is muddle the field and possibly take votes away from those who may otherwise be electable. If he were truly interested in the well-being of the United States and its direction going forward, he will stand down and let those who have already solidified their commitment in the election process follow through unhindered. By jumping in this late in the game, his intentions become questionable.
I've come to realize that it's not reasonable to blame Nader for taking votes away from the Democratic candidates because the kind of über-idealistic, non-pragmatic, native simpletons prone to voting for him are simplistic and spiteful enough that they would vote for anybody other than a Democrat, even if they had to write that candidate in. Greens' chief complaint seems to be that the Democratic Party won't bend itself to accommodate their extremist, whacked-out agenda.
Greens are to the left what the frothing-at-the-mouth, holy-roller religious nut-jobs are to the right. That the Democrats won't embrace them speaks much good about the Democratic party.
Besides, it's well documented that Nader is an out-and-out tool of the right wing. It's darkly hilarious and pathetic beyond belief that the starry-eyed sheep who voted for him because he was more liberal than the Democratic candidate didn't realize that Nader takes his marching orders from Grover Norquist.
Let the Greens run Nader, and then let them continue to be marginal and irrelevant.
Spoiler is a good word for it. He helped Bush win in the past. We don't need Nader's help. Let the people decide the election! Nader you can't win, all you will do is take away votes from the Democrats. Do you really want another 4 years of the same? Go away. We don't want you!
not this old hack again! he is like the grinch who stole christmas, always lurking
Notice Mr. Nader is talking about getting IN the Presidential Race, NOT winning it. His previous consumer protection efforts were noble and the changes that resulted were noble and worthy of attention.
There's nothing even remotely noble about taking this course. It's selfish grandstanding that's divisive to democratic primary voters. Mr. Nader's previous attempt resulted in the GW Presidency.
That alone is good reason to do nothing to support or encourage such a decision.
Colette Duranleau
I don't think that Nader is going to have much of an effect on the election this year. Unless something drastic happens to the country, it seems like Democrats are very much energized and Republicans are not – I would guess that the election won't be a close call. 3rd party candidates only "effect" an election when the election is close (i.e., where the margin of victory is less then the number of votes received by the 3rd parties). The only way that I can see this being a close election would for it to be Clinton vs. McCain, which could obviously happen but probably won't.
That being said, even if Nader would effect the election I still support his right to run. Anyone who talks of spoilers is tacitly accepting the two-party system that we have. Nader wouldn't be stealing any votes from the Democrats. One cannot steal a vote that is freely given. Candidates have to earn votes. If the Dems want to earn votes away from Nader then they will have to promote the issues that Nader supporters care about. A vote for Nader is not a vote for the Republicans; it's a vote for Nader. This is no different then the Republicans who traditionally received much of the libertarian vote when they promoted small government. If you look at the margin of victory in the 2006 Congressional elections, many of the seats the Republicans lost by many fewer votes then the libertarians received. They lost these votes because they didn't promote the issues libertarians care about.
Not that it matters much, but I am always surprised how many times people scream about "spoilers" causing their left-of-center or right-of-center party to lose an election, when in reality most voters have to hold their nose to vote for either of these parties. I had to do the same thing when I voted for Kerry in 2004 – I voted for the lesser of two evils ( I guess that means I threw my vote away since I didn't vote for the winner). It's a sad choice to have to make and one that I refuse to make any longer. The Demoblicans and Republicrats are not very different when compared to principled 3rd parties
I blame Ralph for Bush. I blame Ralph AND Bush for the war in Iraq. My son's best friend was killed in Iraq at age 19. Thanks, Ralph. If you hadn't had an ego the size of the Universe, we'd be in a different place right now. Ralph Nader=Spoiler, and Spoiled Brat and Idiot. Oh, and Ego-Maniac.
Is 11th hour Nader to be ollowed by 11th hour Bloomberg. It ought NOT to be allowed! Cheeze. It's stuff like this that "Benevolent Dictator" comes to mind.. Dems have enough competition from each other and Front runner Repubs without another OUT DATED,has-been, head-line grabber.
Nader should try show-biz and and QUIT Ego-tripping on political stage.
If you really care bout the people, Mr. Nader, then stay out of th Presidential race.If you run, you might as well escort another Republican into the White House. Our country needs unity, not divisiveness.We are sorry the candidates of the Democratic party do not meet your standards. But, they are popular with the people.In the end, the people decide who should lead. You were not chosen.
I think people are a lot smarter and wiser after the 2000 election. Too much to lose to be fooling around with unelectable candidates. I agree with much of what Nader's ideas, but unless there's a Revolution sometime between now and Nov. 2, he's just spitting in the wind.
I agree with Nader re Obama as well. But he has to realize that Obama's trying to work within the system to make positive change for us all. Nader wants to dismantle the entire system.
Just another FAT CAT trying to throw a rock in the path... let it go Nader.. I love ya but not this time!!! You took votes away from Gore.. unforgiveable!
I hope you are all joking. Nader didnt cost the democrats the election. Gore would have won if he had A) carried his home state B) gotten the votes of ANY third party, not just nader. ANY of them. Not to mention that Nader received a large amount of his votes from republicans or independants, not democrats. Had kucinich or edwards remained, he probably would have stayed away, but now we are stuck with two corporate democrats who are hardly different then the republicans.
I believe in Nader's mission as a consumer advocate, but he is not a legitimate Presidential candidate. I firmly believe it is everyone's right to run for office, however, if his motive is truly to improve the state of our country, he just needs to remember what happened the last time he ran – George W. for seven long years – and keep in mind there is a fate worse than having Obama as our President. I wasted my vote last time on Nader and you can be darn sure I won't do it again!
Nader will you please go away. You're like an annoying blogger on a website who keeps entering and contributing nothing but spam.
Ralph Nader is a republican. Well, at least his actions tend to benefit them more than the people he pretends to represent.
Go for it Ralph! You have my vote
Ralph has more guts than anyone who has already posted their opinion on their message board.
Go Ralph – and besides, who cares if the Dems and GOP are hurt by a Nader run? They don't own anyone's vote.
I like Nader, but not as the President of the United States.
I swear to God, few people in this world get me as upset as Ralph Nader. This jerk actually said there was no difference between Republicans and Democrats, what a fool! He must be stopped!
Ralph – you're a loser! You always will be!
If Nader cares so much, why haven't we heard a single thing from him since his last run? Are his causes only important when he can ruin an election?
If Nader cared about the country, he could have spent his time pushing for reforms that would make 3rd parties viable alternatives rather than aiding the people who's beliefs are the absolute opposite of those he claims to hold.
He needs to get honest with America and let us know if the GOP bankrolled him last time
According to unname source, Al Gore will annouce his endorsement to Barack Obama tomorrow...
PLEASE, DO NOT DO THIS TO US AGAIN!!! I DON'T THINK I COULD TAKE IT!!!!
Nader please run for president, I cant vote for Hillary and unless Obamo speaks out against illegal immigrants and outsourcing and the corrupt USA corporations I wont be able to vote.
Just another ego trip for Nader, snow ball in hell would stand better chance. Forget it.
Chris, you're out of your mind and out of touch. She wouldn't even have a snowball's chance in hell of getting taken seriously if she were not married to Bill. Their egotistic ambition is appalling...Anyone but Hillary please...
Everyone has a right to run for President of the United States as long at they are over 36 years of age and a natural born citizen (thank God for that). Ralph only makes the idiots in the Rep. and Dem. parties work harder at protecting their power and pork, someone should do it – why not Ralph. Let me just say that at this moment in time and history, we should really try and elect a woman; after all, the men have done such a spectacular job in the 20th century, with at least 7 or more wars and conflicts, complete apoplexy with regard to genocide and murder through out the world (only acted upon if there is money to be made in some way) because gee did we really do anything with, Jews in Europe, conflicts in (old Yugoslavia), complete silence in all matters on the African affairs, and the Kurds in the Middle East, the Armenians, and shall I go on with complete disregard for our own citizens – their actual well-being and protection against our own government actions and greed (Katrina, and Rita victims, among others) not to mention the American Indians, etc.
Ralph is least of our worries
As an independent I feel sorry because they will blow their one chance of being in the white house again.
Hillary will be stuck holding on to the Democratic base voters who supported John Kerry, while McCain pulls in the majority of independents.
As an independent, I will vote for McCain over Hillary anytime !!
Welcome President John McCain !
Thanks to Nader we had to deal with Bush for 8 friggin years! Because he decided to jump in the race and steal what would be votes for Al Gore back in 2000. Why doesn't someone ban this guy from running for President??
Ego Ego Ego Ego Ego Ego
Running for office must help with speaking fees
Just because one CAN do a thing, doesn't mean one SHOULD do that thing. Much of the idealism Nader represents is also found in the Democrats' platforms. Nader running pulls votes away from Dems more than Republicans – and that's not fair.
Nader – if you really want the election to be fair, realize that your idealism (while honorable) throws a monkey-wrench into the REAL-LIFE way that things work. Let this election play out on a fair playing field.
Nader continues to be the poster child for arrogance and irrelevance.
Ralph, once upon a time we loved you, but PLEASE, don't do it! We have to work with what we have, and what is FEASIBLE. Leave the rest to the angry mob.
IT MUST BE GROUND HOG DAY – Ralph Nader is a recurring nightmare!! Ralph, stop beating a dead horse . . .
dubya has kept America safe......i'm sure for those almost 4,000 American soldiers, there is no safer place from danger than inside a box, 6 feet under ground....
Many of our sons and daughters are dead because of Ralph Nader. Maybe he thinks that is ok since he saved so many by forcing the auto industry to install seat belts in cars. But Gore would have been president and we would never have invaded Iraq.
He was once a good man but has become selfish and again would be a one issue candidate who screws America
Nadar is the best thing that ever happened to the republican party. His intentions should be investigated thoroughly!
Imagine what could have been done if the consensus could have been maintained following 9-11. It wasn't because of the President who served. Instead we have seriously destabilized the middle east and distanced ourselves from Europe.
Whatever your thoughts on Gore, he has always struck me a consensus maker and to the middle of the left. I suspect the world would be a dramatically different place now if Gore had captured an extra 101 votes in Florida.
I appreciate all you have done for this country, but please Ralph don't add to the decisiveness.
Please don't run.
This man is the reason we have such a horrible time right now!! If not for Nader, no George Bush. We would have had a true environmentalist in Al Gore as President for eight years!!!! We would have had someone ask for more detailed information concerning supposed WMD's!!!! No rush to war and the loss of lives of innocent young Americans and foreign nationals. He would have looked for the true culprit of 9/11 and not transfer anger to start a war!!!!!!!! And, if memory serves, he was Vice President when the economy was in an excellent surplus. He needs to seriously look inward for such destruction and the destruction of the environment. This would be a tragic, tragic action to occur once again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pleaaaase don't. I appreciate you may not like the Dem front runners but we cannot afford another 1 year much less 4 under republican leadership. Just reading this headline made my heart sink
Hillary at this point is praying for Ron Paul to spoil John McCain's run. If Nader throws his hat in the ring, that'll siphon off votes from that critical ultra-liberal Democratic base Hillary depends on so much, thus negating any damage Ron Paul might do. McCain's gains among independents and Hillary-haters will do the rest. Unless, of course, the Dems go for Obama, in which case they might actually have a shot at this thing.
The 500 votes in Florida were lost by Al Gore all by himself. Nader has said, and I believe it to be a good point, that if Gore wanted to gain votes given ultimately to Nader, all he needed to do was engage the issues Nader was pushing and show himself to be the better candidate. Besides that, there were other independent candidates that year who could also just as easily be blamed for "ruining" Al Gore's chances. Time to hold the candidates responsible for their own failures and stop blaming Nader because he's an intelligent and courageous man. Don't want to vote for Nader? Then don't. Want others not to vote for Nader? Volunteer for the campaign of an opponent. Don't whine when citizens utilize what is ostensibly still a democratic process.
Oh . . . my . . . God! Not again! One disastrous election is enough! Stay out!
I for one hope that he doesn't decide to run! He's done enough spoiling already!
Talk about a bunch of babies who can't stand a little bit of competition to make the field more interesting. The key word being "little." Unfortunately, Nader and all "3rd' parties have never had THAT much of an impact on the general elections. Sure, as many as 17% of the electorate vote for them (and that was a 1 time deal!) but that's really small potatoes.
If more people had believed in Gore he wouldn't have lost in 2000. Duh.
HillBama '08!!!!
Nader has obviously got the backing of people or else he wouldn't even be forming an exploratory committee. Do you think he sits around and says "How can I screw things up for the Democrats?" NOOOOO! He has the backing of many people in this country and EVERYONE, even you people who are ranting and raving here, has the right to be represented by a candidate whom they believe it. THAT is the beauty of democracy. 2 parties fail to even come close to the real representation we should have.
Please. Go. Away.
Thank you.
It appears that Nader is about to conduct another ego boosting adventure at the expense of the American people. Nader has good ideas though his candidacy is not one of them.
NADAR IS BAD NEWS FOR BOTH CLINTON AND OBAMA !!!!!!!!
Thanks again Raphie ... for nothing. Anyone who would give money to him or vote for him is an idiot. Were is George Wallace when you need him.
Some guys never learn
NO-NO-NO!!!!!!!!
Although I believe there should be a third party, Ralph Nader is not the answer.
Nader is just a nut case that likes to upset the apple cart. The republicans will win if this nut gets in the race and I wonder if there is a connection. Without some type of diversion the republicans don't have a chance. Does anyone really think our country can stand another term of blood sucking?
It's fairly safe to say that the Bush administration's getting elected is Nader's fault. By extension, he's at least partly to blame for all of this mess we're in.
While I support his right to run, it is unconscionable that he's even considering it.
Now the onus is on us to not vote for him, hippie or not.
Nader was a spoiler for gore in 2000 and he won't be anything different in 2008. I'm glad he wants to raise the issues he's fighting for and exercise his freedom of speech doing it, but where the heck is he when there isn't a presidential bid going on? Does he only come out into the public eye once every election cycle to spread his Spoiler wings for a few days? Stay out of this one Nader! Let's have an early spring this year.
For as smart as the guy is he is a complete moron. I am shocked that he can't see the damage he did in 2000 and what damage he might do (though I hope his constituents themselves will have gotten smarter in eight years) in this iteration of the Presidential election if he doesn't go away. Why dilute the left-leaning electorate when a democratic president will be a much better ally in the white house than another Bush? Cripes...go away, please!
If Nader was serious about improving conditions, improving on inequalities, he should put the $10 million directly toward that cause, rather than running a race he is sure to lose. And could potentially lose it for someone who is truly dedicated to those causes despite campaign nonsense.
You have got to be kidding me??!! Ralph, please, just say no and continue your therapy. You're killin' me!!
OK Ralph. Stop. Think for a minute. Put the gun you're holding to our collective heads down. You already helped elect the most disastrous president in our history. If you senselessly enter this race, one of these will likely result: President McCain... President Romney... President Paul... or (Heaven Forbid) President Huckabee... haven't we suffered enough?
If Hillary Gets the nomination, I'll welcome Nader so he makes it harder for Hillary to become president. We already had one clinton in office, it's time for america to move on.
We need a miacle for America, the original spirit of betterment to resurface, not the spend forces whose only aim to waste national resources on personal agendas, and agrandisements!
Let the race be between Hillary and McCain.
sigh. Nader once again screws the election.
Ralph,
You gave us 8 years of George Bush.
If you give us 8 years of Mitt Romney, this country may not survive.
Go away.
and stay away
Ralph, didn't you learn anything from the last time you stepped in? You have blood on your hands my friend.
This guy has to be a republican plant. No other explanation for him to sabotage the election every year. Dont fall for it people!!!!
May I suggest that you get into your Chevrolet Corvair with the Firestone Tires and
drive away-far, far, far away from politics.
This means if Hillary wins the nomination, we really are completely screwed!
UGH !
I claim no party and have even voted for Nader in the past. I think he's spot on in a lot of his views. I have no animosity toward him, but I do so hope that he stays out of this race. He doesn't stand a chance and will just be a distraction.
Barack Obama is be best cantidate that has come along in decades. He's getting people to care more than anyone has cared in as long as I can remember. Whether you're for him or against him, at least you have an opinion.
My vote is wholeheartedly for Obama '08. McCain is a distant second. Hillary will never get my vote simply because I think that she is one of the most divisive figures this country has ever seen.
Nader is nothing more than a pest and needs to get out of the way. He has been the democrats' and the country's worst nuisance for several years now. Stay out, Mr. Nader!!
I'm absolutely disgusted reading these posts, you're all sheep-listen to yourselves. Gore lost the election himself- and as for 04, the best candidate the democrats could come up with is John Kerry????????? John Kerry was so bad candidate he couldn't defeat the worst president in the history of this country. I'm not voting for a party, I'm voting for a candidate
HELLO!!!!!!!
Hilary Clinton will be on a spanish television interview with (Univision) and has promise to legalise all the hispanics within the first year of her presidency. Well isn't this amnesty? WHY NOW Hillary. Hispanics are just being fooled. I just don't get it. I sorry but I believe you have to get a the end of the line. My family did not come to this country illegally. My mother and one uncle are the only family member that came to this country in the late 1960's from Ecuador. I can't believe that people have the nerve to expect legalization for illegal in exchange for a vote for a candidate. WAKE UP AMERICA!!!!!!!
ralph–PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE-DON'T RUN AND SCREW THINGS UP AGAIN!!!!!
Oh Why? he is in the same company as Ross Perot.
this man so seriously needs to go away and stay away...
i mean, thanks for the seat belts, ralph, but geesh...
Although I far favor Obama, either Obama or Clinton have the creds to make a fine President. Can anyone seriously imagine a President Nader? How is a small-minded, self-serving guy like that going to improve the mess eight years of Bush has created?
Nader cost Gore the 2000 election, helping usher in the nightmare dba the Bush-Cheney regime. What the narcisstic Nader needs to explore is "reality" once he has pulled his head from his third point of contact.
Everyone is mad at Ralph You should be mad at the other candidates if he becomes the "spoiler". People who would vote for Ralph can not find the humanity in the other candidates. His comments encourage people who would not have voted in the first place I wouldn't vote or him, but I welcome his candidacy and the things he brings to the table.
Political bigot?
How about: political illiterate? If Nader actually cared about changing this country, he would work to change the winner-take-all electoral system that makes it impossible for the country to support more than two parties. This country has ALWAYS had two parties (except when it had none). When the Republicans rose in the 1860s they merely replaced the Whigs. If the Greens rose, or the Libertarians, they would merely replace one party or the other, and all the same people would go work for them. It is an inevitable by-product of a system where the winner of 50.01% of votes takes the presidential election and Senate elections, and where balloting allows for zero second-choice voting.
So is Nader politically illiterate? NO. Nader once was a great man. But he is a has-been publicity hound who will gladly spoil another election so that he can be in the limelight once more. More than any other person, Nader is responsible for Bush. I loath him and loath all those who are ignorant and nihilistic enough to support the cretin.
RALPH:
Give it up! You have screwed this country enough!
It's funny, I joked with my husband that if the general election ended up being between Romney and Clinton, I would write in Nader's name. I guess I won't have to.
This is not about winning, it's about spoiling. If this great, and I mean that with all my heart, if this great man thinks he is not lying when he says he is not intending to spoil the Democratic candidtate, he's a fool. How in the world does he think he can get even close to the support Edwards (18-20%) consistantly got and if he can only produce Kucinich numbers (1-3%) then he has to know it is impossible for him to win and he is only making a statement, and that statement is one of spoiling the Democrats again.
In other words, Nader would rather see a Rightwinged nut in the White House than a Democrat who disagrees on some of his issues. Your greatness, Mr. Nader is fading fast and I will lose all respect for you and what you've already done if you run.
Please spare us! Not again! Nader can't win and some folks would say he's indirectly responsible for the current mess Bush has imposed on the country.
Run, Ralph, run! McCAIN 2008!
Oh hell, not again!
This guy's like a disease! Nadar – obviously, you haven't been living in our dimension! Please do us all a favor and get out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HILLARY '08!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go wax a Corvair! Stay out of the race you pompous nutcase!
Wow, look at all of this Nader hate. American voters sure like choices don't they?
Seriously Nader, stay out. Yes your ideas are great, but are you going to win?
NO!!!
If I thought Kucinich had a snowball's chance in hades, I would vote for him. But neither he nor you has any shot, at all. The only thing you will do is take idealistic voters away from the Democratic party and it could cost us the election... AGAIN!
For all that is holy, please, I beg you, please stay out of the ****ing race!
A vote for Nader is a vote for a Republican victory.
Selfish..
I LOVE IT! Thank God I'll hopefully have someone I can feel good sending a donation to and TO VOTE FOR. It was looking like I would have to sit the next election out.
What's worse? His self-absorbed arrogance or his boundless ego? Please, Ralph, stay home this time around and avoid becoming a vilified laughing stock yet again.
Excellent timing Ralph, lets hope the media actually ignore this idiot this time. He is not serious and only interested in his own agenda. He just an epihany I guess and he is going to save us all!!!!..... I don't think so.....Interesting to see who finances his run this time because it is a sure bet that there is financing in place and probably not his own.......(Some obscure organization that he has set up with Republican backing)
Consumer Advocate......PLEASE!!!!
Nader is a Republican shill pure and simple.
And why is it people who support Bush are illiterate?
Keep our country safe???? Get real.
Nader no!
Ralph,
Too bad Obama isn't good enough to gain your endorsement. But then nobody ever will be... NOT EVEN YOURSELF! Oh, sure you like your stands on the issues, but could you be effective in actually moving the country in the right direction? No... because when you talk... people yawn and go to sleep.
When Obama talks, people listen.. and that is what it is all about my friend.
Nader needs to shut up and stay at home this time! I'm tired of his taking votes from legitimate candidates at the last minute. If he was going to get involved he should have done so a long time ago!! GO AWAY NADER!!!!
Nader you have my vote if Obama wins the democratic nomination! Obama is as much a Washington insider as any other candidate in this race – especially now that he's buddied up with the Kennedys, etc. Bill said it right when he called his campaign a fairy tale.
Nader 08!!!!!
Thanks to this idiot we have another one in the White House. How dare he even think about running. He's a loser and a spoiler!!! Give it up like Dennis did and sit quietly on the sidelines for once!
This will be the THIRD TIME you make a Democrat lose. Give it up already, no one is electing you.
I must say, I agree with his ideas of what the crucial issues are. However, the chance of the nation getting behind his agenda is nill. The American public is for too uninformed about the topics upon which his platform is based. He'll just end up being portrayed as a radical nut-job. The only sane vote for a reasonable shot at change is Obama. Nader is a pipe dream.
Will someone please, please commit this spoiler to a nursing home before we have another catastrophy a la Gore losing to the jerk-in-a-bubble, a travesty that has taken our country so far down the wrong road we may never get it back.
Don't blame Nader, blame the people that actually vote for him!
I am still baffled why people want to vote for Hillary?? Her stolen message of change from Obama is laughable. She is old time, status quo partisan politics! She is as much for change as a republican is pro-choice!
To Edwards voters, send your support to the one who can turn this country around!
– Obama 08!!
Ralph Nader- The Republican Party's strongest ally.
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I guess that Nader just likes to be the "spoiler" ...He knows that he cannot possibly win an election......I guess that some peole are like that....!!
I am ready for a black president, just not Obama
Doesn't Nader have enough blood, literally,on his hands?
I guess that Nader just likes to be the "spoiler" ...He knows that he cannot possibly win an election......I guess that some peole are like that....!!
You continue to be a huge disservice to your country. Shame on you!
Nader makes me so angry. He is so arrogant and egotistical. I really hope he does not run, and I think it is no disingenuous of him to say that now that Dennis K and John E are out, he should fill the void. Maybe if another Bush switched to democrat and that is all we had to choose from for some ungodly reason, then, and only then could I see Nader filling the void. I can not stand that guy. How in the world does he ever think he has a realistic chance of winning. I wish we could ban him and liars like him, but since we can't we speak up, not buy his books, and call him out for what he is- a sick egotistical madman. Do you think he regrets helping to put Bush in office? NO!! He is the worst kind of ego freak there is: the kind that does not really have a higher cause, but just wants to see his name in the news and face on TV and the internet.
Nader is a traitor to the United States and the blood of all those who have died in Iraq is on HIS hands!! Didnt he learn in 2004 that he is hated by everyone he claims to represent because of this? Besides the millions he got in campaign money from Republicans that he refused to give back because he needed iT. I HATE BUSH but I HATE NADER even more.
Nader, please don't run. Your campaigns waste resources and money, and end up hurting the Democrats.
Now come on, if anyone gives this dude money there really stupid. There is no chance of him ever getting in there!
Beat It Ralph! Get a life!
No, let Nader run! It's a free country still...somewhat. The only thing we need to hope is that Ron Paul gets the Republican nomination. That way Nader can play the so-called "spoiler" for the Democrats and we can get Dr. Paul to end this horrific war, not to mention the momentum towards a NWO.
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! He gave Bush the election in 2000 by stealing votes away from Gore, we don't need that to happen again. If he really wants to make a White House bid he should actually join a party that has a shot at the Presidency and try to win their nomination. If he did that he may actually get some recognition and have a chance.
How much do the Repubs pay this guy?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
I am so sad to see John Edwards leave the race. I understand he didn't have the support, but I would much rather have Ralph Nader than any of the Republican or Democratic choices we are left with now.
Why do we still have the electoral college system? Why not allow every vote to count- vote for vote. We have the technology that could afford a majority win rules. I will vote for Nader if he runs this time.
Trying to decide which candidate is less evil... again.......
Gail.
Nader is an idiot. He has no chance of winning any delegates. He knows this. America knows this.
Ralph, you gave us 8 years of George Bush; don't you think that you have done enough damage? PLEASE don't do this.
I'm a Libertarian who doesn't agree with Nader on economics. Still, I am glad to see him get into this. We need more choices, more intellectual discussion, and challenges to the 2 corrupt coporatist, big government, status quo parties. To that, Nader will contribute.
Maybe Nader will run and cause the election to have to be decided by the supreme court yet again... And this time Americans who voted for the popular elect president will stand up and say no to the Republicans of the world for trying to take over a country with their ideas that one day America could become a Theology...?
Sigh.... Ralph, you are just determined to screw things up! You became irrelevant 15 years ago. Go find yourself a nice commune in New Hampshire and start making raw cotton goods.
come on in, Ralph, again. But mean it this time. It would be really nice to have a candidate who isn't already corrupted by Washington politics to choose from. That includes you too, Barack!
Why not? Nader got Bush in office. I wonder what the cut was and what it will be this time from whoever is working with him, certainly Hillary or a republican.
Does this guy have anything to do in life?
Why not give me forty thousand dollars to put myself through college? What a waste of ten million dollars...
NADA NADER!!!!
For the love of God, man, stay out of it!
We have enough options and enough difficulties in electing a Democrat without another guy who has no chance of winning but could damage someone else's chances. Let's not forget what happened in 2000.
Don't even think about it! You do not succeed in giving anyone "another option", all it does is make you look like an idiotic hack who will again succeed in detracting from the viable candidates. I used to have respect for you, do this egotistic con game again and you reduce your past glory to pond scum.
Nader is getting kickbacks from the Republicans...Seriously though, this has nothing to do with ideology or pragmatism. Since the U.S. system doesnt elect presidents in a logical and populist way (we use the electoral college) it is incumbent upon those running to act responsibly to allow the will of the majority of people to be determined. That is not act as spoilers etc. We have seen responsible behavior in both Edwards and Giuliani recently. Too bad this moron cant learn from those around him.
Ralph, your considering another run for the presidency is an unspeakably selfish, and thoughtless act. Can you sleep at night knowing that your running in 2000 gave Bush the White House? For a man whose career began as an advocate for the unprotected, you must realize that the legacy of your running may be yet another Republican administration, with its leanings toward the very things you spent a career opposing. It is sad that you will throw away all that you have accomplished a pathetic attempt to grab the spotlight at this stage of your life. If you have a shred of decency left, don't run.
What is Wrong with this man?
Is Spoiler the legacy he really wants to leave? Because that's what it's gonna be, especially for young people who mostly know him from 2000. What does a consumer advocate do? Well in this case he gave us a President that's mismanaged the economy AND been hostile to consumer rights, health care issues, global warming and food safety concerns. Some consumer advocate.
Maybe Nader is rightfully looking for a career change, but president ain't it!
If people fall for this Nader garbage twice, well, then as that saying goes, shame on you.
Nader is responsible for 8 years of George W Bush in the White House. Does he have more he wants to contribute to America?
Oh, woopie...
I really respect Mr. Nader and have forever been as progressive in my personal and political beliefs and activities as he is, and of course have not contributed anything near what he has to solving problems in our society – however...
Is Ralph nuts? If he runs, he will siphon off enough votes to probably hand a victory in November to the Republican candidate, and more people will die in Iraq. More people will come home to the US with chronic injuries and illnesses, including many with brain injuries and PTSD. The war machine will continue unencumbered. We got George W. the last time Ralph ran. I remember Ralph calling corporations 'nihilists.' What he effectively was, when he ran for president, was a nihilist. He guaranteed that decent and good things that needed to be done could not be done. He's educated and aware enough to know that.
He is not so naive as to not realize this.
It is unconscionable that he is considering running for president in '08. The greatest thing he could do to help guarantee that the slaughter in Iraq does not continue would be to shut up. It is a monstrous ego that allows him to consider running. I now think he is a contemptible human being. I have been around long enough to know that there are delusional people in all walks of life and that purported progressive beliefs are no guarantee that destructive and exclusionary actions will not take place and that the people supposedly holding progressive beliefs will not also simultaneously hold beliefs that allow them to be extremely harmful to others.
Ralph is nuts to run. I hope he understands the blood that's already on his hands. I cannot tell you how very much I hold his supposed 'exploratory efforts' in contempt. He is just another example of someone who holds himself in higher regard than the value of the lives, and the quality of those lives, of other people both in this country and in other areas. Figure it out, pal.
Ralph,
It's ABOUT TIME!
I was afraid you'd given up the fight for truth and justice.
I'm sure you will interpret the negatives comments of the naysayers on this thread as just a lot of disloyal, Democrat party, blind mice.
Give 'em hell Ralph. I 'm supporting Ron Paul and I support you in your efforts because you don't play politics. You love America and I will donate to your cause in every way I can.
One by one the criminals in the GOP are dropping. Help us expose the crimes of McCain and Huckabee. And help America see that when a guy like Romney spends $100 million to get a $250,000/yr job, something bad is up.
Don't do this, please!!!
Nader needs to lose the ego and understand that he WILL NEVER be president. Ever.
Nader's like the baseball team that's lost 100 games in a season, and their only shot at having any meaning whatsoever is to see which playoff contender they can derail. This guy's going to ruin the country for everyone else.
His policies are irrelevant; look at what happened in 2000. Some far-left liberals voted for him, and as a result, they got Bush. These guys need to understand that Nader's not a viable candidate and that they should vote for who they perceive as the lesser of evils in order to be happy at all.
At least Pat Paulson was a comic. Ralph you are a joke who takes himself way too seriously every 4 years.
Ralph needs to dry up and crawl back in his hole, The only reason he came out is to pull votes from the democrats and help the republican party, he has never had a chance of winning only stiring the pot. So begone with you and never return.
Thanks The Chopper.
If Nader supporters want to cast a protest vote against the existing major candidates, then why not vote for Ron Paul? That way they can vote for him until he drops out and they won't do any harm. Paul's simplistic approach to bring the troops home immediately will NEVER sell to most gung-ho, military, gun-loving Republicans who want the war and killing to continue. Neither Paul nor Nader stand a chance of winning.
Vote Ron Paul He is what is best for America Not those stupid liberals
VOTE FOR THE FUTURE, VOTE FOR AMERICA, VOTE FOR RON PAUL
To James: while I appreciate your comment, your potential vote for Ralph Nader will carry the same effect and import as if you voted for Sanjaya last year on American Idol.
At this point in the primaries up until today I thought the Democrats had a chance but with the two remaining candidates they haven't a prayer neither are qualified to run there own life's much less the nation. So if Nader can show any definition to the actual problems in this country especially the enviromental issues this government today ignores He has my vote
If Nader and his voters are the scum of the earth for getting Bush elected, what are Bush and his voters?
Nader said Obama was mediocre and Cautious I take issue with the first but agree he is cautious does this mean Obama is a safe pair of hands in which to place our trust for the Presidency??
Nader is a political Pigmy who with only 10 million does not have enough to mount a serious challenge and can only be described as a candidate of last resort determined to hand the presidency to the incompetent Republicans.
Who have presided over a litany of disasters. including 9/11, economic stagflation,housing meltdown record deficites that wil take three generations to pay for and this disater still has one year to run. I do hope we have more common sense if he tries this tactic again and let him waste his money
Nader's hardly relevant anymore. I am a flaming liberal, and I resent his intrusion into the game this late in the season. If he really believes he ought to be president, why didn't he start the battle way back when? I doubt he actually stands for his claims of "standing up foir the little guy." I think he's grandstanding. What a waste of a previously very admirable man.
Oh Please tell me it's all a bad dream!
Nader running? Again? Get Lost Ralph nobody cares!
Those who vote and support Nader are wasting their vote yet again! He will not be President and because of him were left with 8 years of foiled Bush Policy. He's in it for his ego and not for America. A vote for Nader is a huge step in the wrong direction!
Ralph Nader is truly the Don Quixote and Mother Teresa of modern American politics. You have to admire his legacy of as a public interest lawyer. He is responsible for a rich legacy of creating car, workplace and environmental safety and he is never given the credit he so richly deserves for protecting the lives of ordinary Americans. He has tenacity, intelligence, wisdom and moral values far above any mortal politician and thats why people don't like him. For a man who is 73 years, he also truly charged up with juice like an " energizer bunny." He never gives up on doing good!
Let it be corrected Nader got 35,000 votes in Florida and that the GOP packed Supreme Court "elected" Bush President, not the people of the United States. In Florida, there was widespread voter fraud that disenfrancised thousands of voters and the cowardly Al Gore and Democratic Party did not stand up to what happened. Thats the reason Bush came into power in 2000, Hopefully, we have learned a lot of lessons from Bush Presidency about we conduct politics here in the USA.
Wow. He's going to screw-up this election just like he did in 2000. He needs to shut his mouth and keep his crazy self-centered ego-maniac "butt" out of this election.
RON PAUL is what is best for America before you vote go to ronpaul.com and give the guy a chance
It seems strange that Mr. Nader is considering running for the W.H. in 08. Why didn't Mr Nader run for the W.H in 04 like he did in 2000? Sure looks like he's quietly working for the Republicans as spoiler. Go figure!
Do all of us a favor Ralph....stay out of this race....
Will somene call the Vetrenarian and have this Rabid dog euthanised.
I despise all you who dares say he shouldn't get into the Presidential run. You have no respect for Democracy! You want a freakin king again, or a Queen. All you who think he was responsible for Gore's loss, have failed to hold Gore's campaign accountable for focusing more on Nader (wasn't going to win) instead of Bush (whose record would have been easy to beat).
If you think you respect Democracy, then you should have room to watch anyone run who wants to. I loathe racist mongers like David Duke, but I can applaud our system if he's allowed to run. I will never vote for a Communist Party candidate, but would applaud our system if they could run.
If you hate Democracy because you would rather have a easy system, an uncomplicated system, then just admit it.
And to refer to Nader in terms of "arrogance"...is a laugh. The most arrogant party now is the Democrat Party. They think they deserve the vote of anyone who isn't a Republican, and they are wrong. They have to earn the votes they get.
And where has he been for the past 8 years? Why does he only pop up when it's presidential election season? This man's ego knows no bounds. Where is he when it comes to doing the actual work of progressive politics? Where is he when it comes to providing the very basics to our people?
His 'progressive organization' is nothing more than a method for stroking his own ego. He needs to shut up and go away. He sure as hell hasn't done anything constructive for this country so it's not like he should be throwing any stones.
How about you wait until it's down to the final 2, and then decide whether to get in or not? If Hillary runs, please get in.
Wonder who's going to pay the $10 million you need to get started? Hillary herself?
Only Nader's twisted ego would cause the man who gave the Supreme Court the opportunity to appoint George W. Bush to the Presidency of the United States to think he has more to contribute to our society. Wasn't that enough for one person's conscience to deal with, why add more destruction to decency and civilized society? Go home and watch events, you are not needed or wanted you did your part to increase Corporate power, now stop.
What a disingenuous phony Nadar is. He waited till the field of candidates thinned out so he would have greater opportunity to garner the personal attention he so desperately needs. He has used, and continues to use, our political system to bolster his ego.
He knows he doesn't have a snow-balls chance in the ovens of Hell. He can't compete with, or defeat , the legitimate candidates. All he can do is act as a spoiler. He's not the guest of honor at the party, so he wants to drop something in the punch bowl. His run has never had anything to do with fairness for "third party candidates" or anything remotely noble. Nadar is a self-centered ego-maniac that couldn't care less about anything except himself. There is no one I despise more in American politics than this coward.
please Ralph!!! you know it and we know it and even my dog knows it that you will never win. So do us a favor and stay home.
You are partly responsible for the mess we are today.
I am old enough to remember when Ralph Nader was a figure worthy of respect...that is certainly no longer the case.
DEAR RALPH,
please take your EGO and go for a nice long ride in your CORVAIR.
WE don't need more clowns to make this election a bigger circus.
Hilary,
stay strong and we'll see you in the WH in Jan!!!!
Ralph Nader is a person,I mean ego,whose self-importance is astonishingly vapid. We need change,not narcissism.
This is even more reason for Obama supporters to leave no voter unembraced,no street unwalked.
Nader...shame on you. Keep your ego in check and go back to your hole.
Anyone who votes for a Republican or Democrate is a retard. Everyone wants change but nobody will vote for it. Ralph Nader is a genius and should be president.
Nader didn't cost anyone an election. Gore lost the election for Gore. To think otherwise is to lazily find a scapegoat for the Democrat's inefficiency in 2000. It's Nader's right to run and to whine and complain about it makes the whole Democratic party look like it's filled with children who are crying because they didn't get their way.
Ralph Nader brings the right message. Seems to me it wasn't Nader but the Supreme Court appointment of King George to the presidency that ruined Gore's election. by the way it has been pretty well established that if the votes had been collected and counted fairly that Gore won Florida convincingly and that old news ushered in the Cheney Bush dictatorship – of course with the help of our lap dog media. What Ralph isn't getting is that Kucinich couldn't break through the stranglehold, neither can Ron Paul, and Ralph has already failed to do so twice. The big corporations have already bought and paid for the presidency, and they are thankful that NBC, Fox, and CNN will deliver for them.
All Ralph has to do to get the 10 Mil is approach the Republican Party...I am sure they would love to see him run again........
The lesson learned should be that "everyone" needs to go out and vote, not just trash talk about a bunch of nonsense.
I don't like saying "I told you so" after the fact, so I'll say it before the fact: No matter who wins, if it's not Ron Paul, we are screwed. Thanks a lot, supporters of McCain, Romney, Obama, Clinton, etc. Just remember you had a hand in our collapse. This country finally has a chance, and you're holding us back.
I persnoally blame Ralph Nader for allowing 8 years of a Bush presidency and the downturn of our nation.
HE'S A REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE!
Scott what have you been smoking ?
I persnoally blame Ralph Nader for allowing 8 years of a Bush presidency and the downturn of our nation.
Ralph Nader is a ego-centric selfish sick man !
Italy's government has been defeated in a confidence vote. If the US wasnt so geared towards a two-party electoral system maybe Dubya would have fallen to a similar fate before his destructive reign had wreaked as much damage as it has. Simple: more parties = more democracy. Get with the program US let the people get their way..more impeachments and fewer corporate lackies like Obama and Clinton (he or she).
So Ralph, how much are the Republicans paying you to sink the Democrats? Were two George Bush elections not enough for you?
Seriously... I'm a McCain supporter myself, so I guess I can't complain, but I maintain that this guy is a pathetic, attention-seeking clown. Good news for the Dems is that if Ron Paul decides to run as an independent, things might balance out.
Nader, not you again.
Sick of the media bashing Hillary and never saying anything negative about Obama. The good ole boys must really not want a "woman" to be President. Never saw such bias sutff. I don't know what makes the media the judge and jury of oh lets see – "everything" on the planet. Sure wish there was some fair (and not one sided) reporting out there. You guys are ad nausaum – you keep repeating the same thing over and over to make sure something negative does not die down. Keep the fires burning hey! Aghhhhhhhh!!!!
Republicans will most likely raise most of that 10 Million just to see him take votes from dems.
THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR RALPH ARE THE ONES WHO SCREWED IT UP. NOT RALPH. THAT"S LIKE BLAMING THE REALTOR FOR BUYING A HOUSE YOU CAN'T AFFORD. SURE, THEY LET YOU BUT YOU WERE THE ONE WHO SIGNED THE PAPER IN THE FIRST PLACE. They just had something you wanted. STOP WHINING.
I agree with everyone who has said "please god, no". Ego, ego, ego, ego. Nadar, do what's best for this country and stay out – please.
Nader should stay the hell out. He lost the 2000 election for us -without a doubt and he has no reason to run. Is there anyone he has ever supported or liked -- for anything. He has been coming in to elections for nothing but attention – to keep his name alive. He may have served a purpose at one point in his career, but he does not need to be around to ruin any more elections. Stay away -PLEASE!!!
G.W.Bs momma gave you G.W.B.Looks like you will need more new voters,like the 60% that dont vote at all and could care less.I would vote for G.W.B just to teach you people that did vote for him a real lessen and see if he could clean up his own mess without raising taxes and selling our kids futures down the tubes.
Nadar is not the problem. The true issue is that Americans are ruled by fear politics. The majority votes for whichever candidate frightens them enough to think that they would be the "only savior" for our country and voting for the other party (with the 2 major ones in mind) would be the ruins of the country! In my opinion, the only 100% sincere non-selfish candidate just called it quits today because of the media's refusal to acknowlege him as a real candidate and their failure to give him the airtime that he and the public viewers deserve. If he had truly had the opportunity to be heard then I have to believe that John Edwards would be the ONLY democratic to have enough delegates to this point to survive till the end. May G-d Help Up!
Please Mr. Nader stay out of this race. We don't need another Republican in office to take our right away!! You cost Gore and Kerry the White House and we can't afford another 4 years with the economy the way it is!! PLEASE stay away!!
It seems that both of the Democratic candidates have made some mistakes in the past couple of months, let that go. Both groups were negative, but nothing overboard in my estimation. It amazes me how easy it is for people to jump on the bandwagon and "hate" Hillary Clinton, yet few have taken the time to even listen to her speak. She has been as eloquent as Mr. Obama, the difference is that she is speaking about what she will actually DO. He's a great orator but I'm hearing little of substance and I agree with Mr. Nader about his record. We need more than talk of hope people, we need action.
THE REPUBLICANS ARE FUNDING HIM.....DONT WE ALL GET IT?
Are you kidding? A story on Nadar and not a word on Ron Paul? It doesn't matter the news agency, they are all corporate owned and carry out the the corporate agenda. The media's silence on Ron Paul rings very loud. The news agencys are kept by their owners and have no guts or integrity and are complete cowards. Ron Paul is so strong and is gaining so much strength by the minute they are even afraid to be critical because his responses ring with so much truth it exposes the dull status quo of candidates from both parties. His message exposes how far our supposed leaders have strayed from representing the people of this county and shines the light on their slavery to the new world order corportism/facist agenda. Notice the candidates no longer challenge Paul in the debates because every time they have tried they have all had their noses bloodied. The only thing they can resort to is to stand there with stupid grins on their faces.
I don't see how anyone working in today's news media can even look themselves in the mirror. No job to a real american or anyone with self respect would be worth having to everyday sell their soul by ingnoring the only candidate that is remotely interesting to listen to.
I am so embarressed by the spinless behaivor of the news agencies of this once great country. Those poor kids dying in those stupid wars. The only people with guts in this county are being sent to their deaths and misery why cowards cash their paychecks and focus their efforts on keeping the working people focused on Britney Spears. History will expose you all and my God have mercy on your soul if God is in fact judgmental. I for one, if given the opportunity will show you no quarter.
I am glad Nader is forming his committee. I hope he runs!
I applaud the work that Nader has done that benefited the public. But if Nader were actually "for the people", he'd back off from running. But he won't. Nader has always has been and always will be " for Nader. "
It is unfortunate that most people don't see that.
Ah, Nader, still unsafe at any speed........... thanks for the trip thru history .....
look, nader may not have a snowball's chance in hell, but if people advocate stopping him from trying to be part of the election process, then this is no better than the repressive policies that people in this counttry recoil so violently from. people from either side need to be willing to allow these types of candidates jump into the fray. the party's job is to give people a reason to participate. but to quash a nader run is no different from policies that existed in nazi germany, communist USSR, or any other number of repressive leaders of the world. the parties need to focus on giving the voters reasons to support them and participate, rather than try to stop men like nader from getting involved.
Fasten your seatbelts its going to be a bumpy ride!
Now now, Gore lost because he ran an awful campaign more preoccupied with getting his Rolling Stone picture airbrushed than with intelligently debating issues. I say more power to Ralph. If he runs I'll give him all the money I can spare.
SEND IN THE CLOWNS!. NADER, STICK TO WHAT YOU DO BEST. ?????
Maybe if the Democrats learned to respect voters, they might win more votes. Ralph Nader didn't put Bush in office. I voted Nader, and I would have NEVER supported Al Gore. I really didn't care much one way or the other about Nader. He was just the 3rd party candidate most likely to accumulate votes and send a message to DC that not everyone is satisfied with politics as usual.
Both the Democrats and the Republicans are puppets. I hope they both lose. I hoped it in 2000, and I still hope it.
Ralph, I already have another candidate this year who is more in line with my personal political views, but I wish you the best in your run.
Nader is nothing more than a selfish egotist and jerk with an underserved sense of self-importance who in a large part can be directly blamed for the mess that this country is in today both domestically and in the foreign policy arena. May the pox be upon him.
give me a break. get this guy out of politics. i am so disgusted with his irrational and destructive ventures into politics. a wise man knows when he does harm. he is neither wise or helpful. please don't support him/.
Hmmm...
Ralph Nader's chances of being elected president of the United States, are the exact same as him becoming the next Pope, or Czar of Russia, or a Super Bowl quarterback.
More than likely, Ralph is suffering from Presinoia. That is a mental illness where unqualified and unelectable people actually believe they can become president.
I remain hopeful that Ralph can get some help through comprehensive counseling and good quality medications.
The sad part about it would be all the money being frittered away on a futile effort.
Hilarious - great time for a laugh in all this rumble and tumble politics. Thanks Ralph.
That said, he should run if he wants to (even if I question his ego and think the idea in general is just plain stupid).
Just becase he runs doesn't mean we have to vote for him.
His time has come and gone! Stay out of it Nader.
While I respect Ralph Nader and his positions, as a left-wing Democratic voter I would vote for him. But in the presidential elections, 2 left wing candidates and 1 right wing candidate means the right wing candidate wins (Republican)
With Ralph running this will give us 4 more years of the Republicans, so I'll vote Democrat. What many people don't realise is that Dubya got in because of that guy. What people need to realise is that a vote for Nader is a vote for a corporatist, Iraq war hawk, wealthy tax-cutting conservative Republican.
PLEASE RALPH JUST STAY HOME AND VOTE FOR THE DEMOCRAT!
Ralph...you need help: shave your head and go club-hopping without your underpants on...maybe Dr.Phil will come to your rescue too.
Ralph is either 1. Delusional 2. A Republican or 3. A Jerk. Then again, maybe he's all three. Grow up Ralph.
why do we need a candidate with libertarian leanings when we have RON PAUL???? because Nader's just a corporate and political shill, that's why. now that everyone is dropping out, it's time to show them that the establishment cannot co-opt the freedom movement and put in their own "anti-establishment"candidate. Dr. PAUL is the only opponent categorically opposed to the war. maybe that's why he's received more donations from our troops overseas than any other candidate. big brother, you have been called out!!!!!!!
Nader is a thorn in the Dems side. He must enjoy repugnicants in the WH. Why doesn't he just ride his bike and stay out of politics. He will NEVER WIN. Personally, I think he is a narcissist who just enjoys being a spoiler enjoying the attention gained by taking just enough votes from the Dems to ensure a repugnicant win. BTW, years ago I was an admirer of Naders when he was actually some good with his work ensuring safety standards, etc. BUT, that was before the 2000 election, along with a little help from the Supremes. When he cost VP Gore the WH and the country one of the most intellectually gifted, proven leaders this country could've EVER benefitted from (he and Bill)....he lost all respect I had ever had. And for all you rightwingers out there, ask yourself two questions.....are you better off now than you were before W, and would VP Gore have invaded a country who had NOTHING TO DO WITH 9/11? Would we be bordering on a depression when Clinton/Gore left us with a SURPLUS of more than $5 TRILLION.
TO TOM MASTERS: W has made our country safer??????? Are u nuts? He's made us so much LESS safe and also the laughingstock of the rest of the world!!
I guess you've not lost a family member in Bush's war....otherwise, you might just have a different feeling re: W. Do you have an empty chair at your home on holidays or had to visit the cemetery to feel near the one who used to occupy that chair? If not, then don't talk to anyone about how he's made this country safer please.
oh no, say it ain't so ralph!
Please with all due respect, you do not have a shot. Best you stay at home.
Ralph.... if you want to do some good, go to Pakistan and register your own party and run there. In the meantime, stay out of US politics.
"For many years, election campaigns here have been run by the public relations industry and each time it’s with increasing sophistication. Quite naturally, the industry uses the same technique to sell candidates that it uses to sell toothpaste or lifestyle drugs. The point is to undermine markets by projecting imagery to delude and suppressing information—and similarly, to undermine democracy by the same method."
-Noam Chomsky
This man is selling books at our expense! It cost us 8 years of Bush because he wanted to get some attention and sell books! What a jerk!
I think that in the end, it will be revealed the Nader is a Republican. If not why would he ROUTINELY jump into the race at the last minute, take away votes from Democrats and help a Republican get elected? There is no way that he can win, he has to realize that. If not then he really does have some mental issues. He essentially helped to get the country into the mess that it's in. Anyone that would seriously consider voting for him has to be out of their minds!! For me it's Obama all the way, if even only for the CHANGE. I'm tired of hearing about what McCain and Hillary can do. They've been in DC forever and haven't changed a thing. If a Republican wins, we may as well get used to the fact that this war on terror is going to last forever! There WILL be a base in Iraq!! (How do you end HATE?! It CANNOT be done!) If Hillary wins, then we're going to end up withe Incredile Two-Headed President!!! For anyone that is supporting her, remember, a president is supposed to be decisive and have the ability to make decisions on their own. She is the only candidate who is letting her spouse speak for her. I understand consulting w/Bill and I even understand him answering a question or two about her campaign, stances on issues, etc. However I will never understand why he is being deployed to attack other candidates. She should be able to do that. Did I say that Ralph Nader sucks?! He's an idiot and he needs to go back to his case and stay there!!D
Who let the DOG out?
GO AWAY RALPH! Are you too ego-centric to realize that by running you are aiding those with whom you disagree with so vehemently?
If he were serious about being in the White House... He would have started a long time ago like everyone else. Why would he try to mess with the presidential race like this?!?!
This fool and his ego are personally responsible for the the current administration and its tragic impact on this country and our position in the world. Someone should have the backbone to put Nader behind bars or on a distant island during every national election.
Nader get a life ,no one cares about your load of excrement except you. I would rather see Rush Limbaugh run for President! LOL
Yes we can................. Obama/Edward 08............. Dream Ticket
Head for the hills, 4 more years of Republicans!
A rich republican will give him 10 million.
Then he will mess us all up again.
Canada is looking really nice these days.
Give it up. No more Ralph VADER. Gore would have won for sure without folks wasting their vote on this guy. Thanks to VADER, look at the mess were in, thanks guy.
Y2W.ORG
Ralph....
Please don't put us thru this again...stay home and darn socks or something productive.
He should have no problem raising the $10 million he needs- Republicans are probably already writing out checks.
I plan to vote Constitutional party my self this time . I don't see anyone in either party running I trust , agree with on most issues. I face the fact finaly that a vote of no confidence in our system as it is being run to date by either party . Is not for the people , by the people or run by the constitution anymore . Time to protest at the polls . If we don't now nothing will change . The lesser of two evil's just doesn't work for me any more .
Just like any citizen, he has the right to run.
Let him run and put the electorate to the test.
Ralph Nader didn't lose the election for Al Gore. Al, Tipper, and Joe Lieberman lost the election for Al Gore.
If you add up any other candidates votes in Florida – Pat Buchanan (Reform), Harry Browne (Liberterian Party), Howard Phillips (Constitution Party) – separately, they could have swung for Gore too.
Ralph Nader, I voted for you last time and would do so again. I absolutely don't trust any of the candidates so far to change anything. Our country is in such trouble and I don't think we need another political "machine" to run this country again. We need someone who will turn things around and I'd be willing to back you because I think you would search your heart to do the ethical and morally correct decisions.
Ha, yes lets bash the man that is responsible for saving lives every day due to his work for consumer rights and work place safety. God forbid a third party be in america, what would american do if they had to look at three people instead of two, that is what happens when world collide.. image the possiblity of having to think before you vote in an election, uncalled for, unamerican.
Nadar if he runs has my vote.. obama had it but voting for the lesser of two evils is something that should not be what brings people to the polls. Obama can talk change, nadar lives it.
Nadar '08
p.s. Nadar isnt the cause of death in Iraq, blame the president and the elected officals that approved the war. Nadar didnt lose the election for gore, blame the millions of americans that voted for him, and the ones that continues to in '04. Wake up america.
Ralph,
You must be a closet Republican. The only winner in your candidacy would be the the Republican nominee as you would almost certainly siphon off votes that would normally be cast for the Democratic nominee. Shade of 2000.
You caused enough damage in 2000. Please follow the way of the Corvair and the dinosaur. Forget what your huge ego is telling you and stay out of this election.
What good would it do Ralphie- Nothing
It could only do harm
It would hurt the country
Jeez like you didn't get it after you mucked it up last time.
Unfortunately there are so many people who think that a vote for Nader is standing up to Washington. Right now we just need to get the white house back and try to fix what GW and the Elephants have messed up. Sure I would love if a Third party could really sriously challangeth e establishment, but that's not going to happen now. Nader you would only risk giving us 4 or more years of misery and shame.
No! No! No!
I totally agree with Nader on Obama, but seriously, Nader jumping will only ensure another Republican President. Nader is in part responsible for the mess the US has been in with two Bush terms. And I doubt the third will be the charm. Please keep out Nader. There's no way you would be ever elected President, which means you are the SPOILER.
Though Ralph does not talking about how his running for President ended up delivering the office to Bush... it did. Stay out this time and simply comment on the election – don't ruin it again.
Ralph needs to get off his ideological high horse and take a whiff of reality. He is very indirectly responsible for the Iraq war and all the pain and suffering wraught by George W. Bush ( vis a vis Florida). If he can't learn from his mistakes, or is too stiff-necked to deal with reality and the consequenses of his actions, then he is not qualified to lead this nation!
Dear Ralph,
Thanks for all you've done in the past for the American Consumer. Now, from all us, 'ordinary' citizens, 'Please leave the stage, you're 15 minutes are up'.....
It's sad to see you attacking windmills in the sunset......and sadder still when to see someone desperately grasping at the last threads of fleeting fame.
...is it really for America? or yourself? that you are doing this? intending to 'fix' politics???
Go away.
832 comments as of now and not one person has mention Instant Runoff Voting? The problem here is not Nader himself, but the election system which allows for spoiling. However where Nader is at fault is that he rarely talks about this!
We desperately need a reform to our election system so that 3 or more people can run for office without splitting the votes and having a person win without a majority. People are working on reforming election systems that way around the country.
Pressure Ralph Nader to talk about the need for reforms like Instant Runoff Voting so that his candidacy can have some constructive result.
Nader gave us Bush and the Iraq war. He has blood on his hands.
He can "Brush" aside all he wants, but he gave the Rethuglicans the
2000 election.
As a Floridian, I hope and Pray he stays out of my state.
Nader for you to say that you need to run because the candidates are not raising pertinent policy and governance issues, is disingenuous. You have the ability and access to expound on all those issues as a high-profie citizen. Where have you been since 2000? Do you have to run to discuss those issues.
Certainly it is your right to run. But is it prudent? How effective was your last run for your agenda? Have you learned anything then that should inform your thinking this time? Please find a different platform to address your concerns.
The promise of a better future is with OBAMA.
GO OBAMA !!
NO Ralph NO!
Ralph,
You're wrong about Obama and you know- I used to have respect for you – but you've lost all credibility mentioning Obama in the same breath with Hillary regarding corporate allegiance. Get your facts straight- his money comes from where yours used to. The only people you'll be able to raise money now are Republicans hoping you can spoil the election again. I thought you'd be endorsing Obama, not trying to unfairly discredit him. You need an elephant stamped on your forehead.
Please don't Ralph, please! We may never recover from the last time you ran.
Every since he put down my Corvair I never have liked this man.
The man we can blame for George W. Bush now wants back in??? Hasn't Nader done enough already?
the people who actually want change in this country now have nobody to vote fr, thanks to edwards and kucinich dropping out.
why not, nader?
go for it.
i wish you the best.
and ultimately, it doesn't matter who gets the majority vote- we all know that. so if its all for show, then good for nader. at least he's bringing up the issues that matter, and isn't sidestepping or dancing around like the obnoxious dems, clinton and obama.
at least he has integrity.
Yessss!
Nader in '08!
I love to see the Democrats squirm....
In the long run, Ralph's presence is and has been good for the country.
It's clearly time for Nader to just go away. We can thank him for Bush and all that means. Rather than provide an alternative he muddies the waters yet again.
oh good god.
dont do it.
we're BEGGING you.
What's to explore, Ralph?!?! Please stop toying around with such an important event in our history, as you seem to thrive on and do something more useful with your time. There's no majority out here wondering, "Gee, the US and the rest of the world would be such a better place if Ralph Nader, Pat Paulsen or Lyndon LaRouche would only jump into the race!"
If the Dems offer a meaningful alternative to GOP, there will be no contest in 2008, with or without Nader. As it is, Clinton and McCain could switch their parties and no one would notice it. Obama could go either way, too. That's where Nader comes in.
You people will get exactly what you deserve, again.
Nader should stop being a spoiler and stay the heck away from any consideration of putting his name on any presidential ballot. Because of him we have had 8 damaging years of a George Bush presidency. Someone needs to track him down and knock some sense into his head!
Ah yes, the liberal hate mongers rear their ugly heads again! Why do you not want Nader to run? Is it because you know that hillary will get beaten by a larger margin than if he didn't get in. Why do you libs hate choice so much (except for the baby murder thing)? Another choice for anything is good especially the President's job. I wonder if you are going to whine this much if Bloomburg gets in? I bet not.
Get ready for another 8 years of the GOP in the Oval Office!
And Nader didn't cause Bush to be elected, that is a very ignorant statement.
Upon reading the these comments, it's clear that the naysayers are unable to think for themselves, spewing out one-liners they've picked up from newsbites. Get a brain, folks - stop scapegoating Ralph Nader. What Ralph's doing is not the cause of Dems being unable to get elected to the White House.
Someone at CNN needs to send this list to Mr. Nader for a reality check.
I hope that this is a nightmare and that tomorrow, we will wake up and Ralph Nader will have crawled back into his hole. He is too old to be president and he is not the leader we need. He is a spoiler. Go away. I am sure the Republicans will be pouring money into his campaign.
I am LOVING THE FACT Nadar isnt bought and paid for, so he can ATTACK Obama's record, calling him the EMPTY SUIT that he really is.
Aghhh. I thought that coffin had been nailed shut.
Nader: 20th Century Hero, 21st Century Goat. He has a right to run, but an obligation not to. AGAIN.
To Jack Hafferty, SHAME on you critizisin Hilary Clinton SHE is a woman and a very inteligent, it is about time that we have one like her. Do something better lets try to change the electoral vote and have all the VOTES count in our country. We need to do this tell me how can it be done. How can we get rid of the electoral vote. This is not a democracy'
GO RALPHIE,,,,,YOU HAVE MY VOTE
NADER08
NO!
Nader stay out of this.
Say what you want, but you are a SPOILER with a huge ego!
While I appreciate that you have things to say, and want your shot at the White House...
You're the whole reason we never got President Gore. Please just go away.
Mr. Nader.....do your country a favor...........STAY OUT of the race for the presidency!
It was Al's fought. He got to deep in the made up global warming thing. He ran a bad campaign. Not me.
Hillary 08, if not me
Way to go Nader! Nader 2008!
If Hillary gets the nomination I will volunteer for his campaign. The DNC is so completely out of touch with what their constituents want, it is ridiculous. You don't win an election against a Republican by being one, then it doesn't matter who wins. Instead of complaining about Nader running and even going as far as to call him an idealist(which he is not), why not read up on where he stands on the issues? Maybe you'll find that you agree with him and then it is your civic duty to vote for the candidate that you agree with most.
I not only voted for Nader the last time he ran, I made a significant contribution to his campaign. I regret both things now. I will never vote for him again and will certainly not contribute to his campaign.
Who's asking him to run? Or did he hear a voice in the night?
All of his former supporters should let him know as quickly as possible that we think this is a very bad idea.
The two parties are a waste of time. We need at least Nader, Paul and Bloomberg to run.
Nader didn't give us George Bush. All you silly Democrats who thought you had to run a pro-war Kerry to win the election gave us George Bush. If the Democrats had run an anti-war candidate, they might have had a chance. The fact is Ralph Nader says what most Democrats are thinking. So does Dennis Kucinich. You Democrats are like the kid in high school who disses his best friend to hang around with the good-looking popular kids. Have some spine. Vote on principles. Otherwise, shut up and say hello to President McRomney.
Many or most of you here said that Nader was to blame for 8 years of Bush...
ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
Nader's got nothing to do with that. The reason why Bush won is because
a) there was more support for him in 2000, and Al Gore did not make a good enough case to create a safe gap between him and Bush. If Nader got those votes, it's because Gore did not properly address the issues that Nader did at the time.
b) we wanted more pain in 2004, and Kerry was the stupidest choice the Democratic nominee in recent history. Again, Nader had nothing to do with this: Democrats shot themselves in the foot by nominating John Kerry who failed to make his case to enough people to get elected.
This is Democracy! I don't care for Nader, but it speaks well for us as a Democratic society to have more people on the ballot to choose from! The two-party system is beginning to make me sick.
Nader's fine distinctions have little impact on this equation: no Nader in 2000 would have meant 3000+ fewer dead Americans in Iraq and untold numbers of other averted deaths and other tragedies. And the idea that Nader was nobler and better than Gore–the new Nobel laureate–in 2000 now also looks particularly ridiculous.
Doesn't this guy have anything else to do? What a waste of time.
What a joke. In a political environment where we are forced to make the choice between the lesser of two evils there is in fact room for a spoiler and unfortunately in 2000 Ralph Nader took that roll. Fortunately it seems we won't have a choice as dismal on the ballot this year as Bush but still..find another forum to have your topics discussed. A joke presidential bid is a waste of money and in some cases can cause serious damage.
Naders a clown who in their right mind would vote for him, he's just trying to upset the voting process.
If everybody who is posting that Nadar is going to ruin the chances of the Dems would STOP rambling on about how they like him but he wil ruin things... would just VOTE for NADAR instead of "going along with the crowd", then READ MY LIPS!!! "Nadar COULD WIN!" Do you hear what I am saying? Nearly everyone on here has the mindset that they have to vote for the lesser of 2 evils to avoid another bush calamity... however... why instead not vote for what you know is the RIGHT thing to do.. not as a tactic to stop someone else!
Welcome to the presidential race Ralph. If my democrats pick Hillary I will consider voting for you if it is a Clinton Romney choice. Hillary will NEVER get my vote and I don't care for Romney. I'll even send you a donation to help out.
-Obama Edwards 2008/2012
Ralph. Take your medicine. Then tell us you were kidding.
I wonder how much the republicans are paying him this time. go away nader. far away.
Ralph Nadar and Ron Paul should both consider running as independents. We need more good Americans to run outside of the Repubs and Democrats.
This country needs 4 real parties not 2.
joe m., you are an idiot.
Mr. Nader is clearly starved for media attention. Was he not rebuked by the voters the last time he ran? Has he no shame?
The Republicans are hoping he is serious. Please don't do it Ralph.
I forgot this isn't America where EVERYONE over the age of 35 with no felonies has a right to run for office...yep feels good to be out of America!!
In 2000 Nader's biggest single contributor to his campaign was George W. Bush – so I guess whether or not he enters the race will be based on whether the Republicans feel that they want to put the money into the campaign to defeat the Democratic candidate. If this guy actually wanted change he'd work with the person who is most open to change and can actually win instead of working to take votes away from the candidate who is closest to his view. He is either an idiot or a tool of the Republican party – either way, I think he is a at best a joke – and at worst a travesty.
Mr. Nader,
Thank you for your efforts in protecting consumers. You can rest easy in your
contribution to humanity. Please continue these same efforts but you are now a joke to most of us now regarding the area of politics. You can only hinder the process.
Once again Ralph Nader is insisting that nobody is better qualified to be President than he is.
What a complete and total idiot. Any remnant of good feeling I had for this man is now completely and totally gone. By the time he is finished with his lunatic act (that gave us George Bush), there will be just six people at his funeral; the pall bearers.
Does he have no friends left that will whisper in his ear "enough is enough"?
I support additional candidates on the ballot, but if Nader is so disappointed with the current choices, perhaps we'd be better off if he found someone he finds acceptable to support that actually had a shot of winning. I doubt Nader will get invited to any debates. He likely won't have a convention that will be televised that will draw the attention of the public.
If Nader were serious about running, he should have started months ago. He should have gone to Iowa, New Hampsire, Nevada, and South Carolina. He should have been in the same places as the candidates of the two major parties getting out his message and spreading the word on his platform.
I'm sure that Republicans far and wide would gladly help fund Ralph Nader's run for the White House!
NADER STAY OUT !
I blame you for the war in Iraq and this awful past eight years. You opened the gate to King George's reign of terror (on the American public). Go away, retire, hibernate do anything but run for president. You can't win and you only cause trouble.
Ralph, get a life! You are just a spoiler in the race. You have no possible way of winning. So why screw it up again for the rest of us. You did us a big enough favor in the 2000 election! NOT!
Go away, stay away....no spoiler in 2008!!!!!!!!
Do us all a favor.... stay out of it!
I personally hold Ralph Nader responsible for many of the horrors that have happened in the last 7 years. Among other things, I blame him for the deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan. The guy is too stupid or too arrogant to realize that, because he cannot possibly win, his involvement does nothing but help the Republicans. He is the worst thing that has happened in this country in at least the last three decades. His supporters deserve the same criticism. STAY OUT, NADER!
Here we go again, blaming Nader for Gore loosing to Bush. Aren't we forgetting that BUSH STOLE THE ELECTION? Over 90,000 people were not allowed access to vote, and countless other votes were NOT COUNTED!
Wake up, it is happening again.
Gore lost because BUSH STOLE THE ELECTION!
"Nader attracted close to 100,000 votes in Florida in 2000 — a state Al Gore ultimately lost to George Bush by approximately 500 votes. He brushes aside suggestions his candidacy this year may ultimately spoil the election for the Democratic Party."
Please, not again. You have already screwed up the Democrats one. Maybe that is your objective.
Oh God, here we go again...he's enter the race and take votes away from the Democrats and we'll be stuck with yet ANOTHER Republican in office for at least four more years...and what horrible ones are up this election! Nader, go home!
Mr. Nader stay home you are no good for the USA presidency you will not even spoil the democrats this time
GO NADAR!! Don't listen to the sheep following Obama & Hillary – we need you!
This scenery is starting to look way too familiar.... How do I get off this merry-go-round?
I wish Nader would take a Chevy Corvair out for a test drive.
lord help me. This guy needs to shut up and support Obama. This man is spy secretly killing Democrats for the republicans.
Ralph needs to visit the wards at Bethesda Naval Hospital or Walter Reed Army Hospital and see for himself that because he siphoned votes from Al Gore, Bush won and got us into this debacle of a war and caused these young men and women to be ruined/disabled for the rest of their lives!!!! Pull your pitiful ego in Ralph, and let the real candidates run. If you are so against the establishment, why not run in either the Democratic or GOP parties and change – that's a coming word – things from within!
Nader needs to realize that he is more of a pain in the wahzoo than a help to anyone. He ruins things for everyone who tries to get something done. He is worse than Bush, a statement that I thought I would never make.
Those who blame Nader for Gore's loss in Florida are neglecting the fact that more of Florida's Democrats voted for George Bush (12%, 200,000+) than all of Nader's votes combined. [*San Francisco Chronicle, Nov. 9, 2000]
To those who say that idealism in politics is a great idea, but someday in the future when it is less crucial for a regime change, I repeat the cliche that rings so true: If not now, when?
I'm usually content to sit on the sidelines and vote my conscience quietly. But, being told who I should vote for just because they are more likely to win is an insult to all that this country can, and should be. If I agree more with a third-party candidate (liberal or conservative), I vote my conscience. Perhaps I'm just an anomaly.
It is a self-fulfilling prophecy that anyone outside of the Republican & Democratic parties can not win an election. I abhor feeling indoctrinated to believe that we are not only wasting our vote, but that we are ruining elections. Don't forget that once upon a time in the 1850's there was a little 3rd Party called the Republicans that fared pretty well in the end.
In the end I'm not certain if I would vote for a 3rd party candidate in 2008, but I do plan on researching all candidates thoroughly, and not just jumping on a bandwagon or stooping to uneducated and infantile name-calling.
oh great, Nader wants to screw America...AGAIN
100 years ago Mr. Nader made a significant contribution to the well-being of America. His successful "Unsafe At Any Speed" campaign revealed the evils of a very dangerous automobile (Corvair). He is a hero for the ages due to the hundreds of lives that he saved.
But, one can stay at the dance too long – he needs a ride home!
Nader is an ego maniac. What a nut case! If he enters the race, then we get 8 more years of a Republican President. Good. He must be on the GOP payroll.
Ralph,
Will you please stop trying to demonstrate your overexaggerated self-importance at the expense of screwing up another election? Thank you very little for screwing up the past elections and giving the country George W. Go away for God's sake!
Ralph pls do everyone a favor and go to another country (any one will do) and run for president there. we have you partially to thank for the mind numbling & corrupt years of bush in the white house, instead of having at least an intelligent person – gore – in charge of this country. stop trying to "fix" things .. we cannot afford having republicans run this country any longer. take your ego & stuff it in the attic .. no one wants you to muck up another election. what is it about that that you don't get?
Those of you defending Nader: let me tell you something that should be obvious:
1. The idea of a Presidential election is to decide who is going to be the next President. Obvious, no?
2. Ralph Nader has no conceivable shot of winning even a single state, let alone becoming the next President.
It's not whether he has a RIGHT to run. It's about whether it's SMART to run, given his likely effect and the huge difference between any Democrat and any Republican this year. The last 8 years were conclusive proof that Ralph was WRONG when he said there's no difference between Dems and Reps. However much you can criticize the Clinton years, the Bush years are another thing altogether.
On the bright side, he's so discredited at this point that very few people will be foolish enough to care whether he runs or not.
AT one time Ralph Nadar was a respected man, now he is a joke. He has the worlds largest EGO and doesn't care how bad he hurts this country. 8 years of bush proves he doesn't care. He is the one that put him in the White House and he plans on trying to put a Reublican in office again. Go crawl back under the rock you came out from under. You are lower then a snakes belly and if you get in the race again, you will certainly prove it AGAIN. GO AWAY FOREVER...Please people, do not send him a dime....he is a jerk.
YAY CONFORMITY!!! lets all criticize the people who try and make a genuine change, lets persecute the visionaries like we have so many times in the past! it makes me wonder how the civil rights movement even saw the light of day
PURE EGO! Obviously only a few crackpots will vote for him (he ran in 2004 too, but you wouldn't know it with the handful of votes he got), so don't be too concerned. Just laugh at this crazy old man.
Oh good, the person that gave us the worst President in the history of our country, is thinking about running again. Please save us.
After going through all these responses, it is clear that Dems want Nader to stay out.
Nader, in case you forgot, this is what spoiler means:
"A candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning" (http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spoiler)
I think that this a futile exercise in self-aggrandization. If you want to feel important, please work on other pressing problems. Just leave running for President out of your plans for "bettering" America. Dems will have their fight drawn out with McCain even without Nader's "help". If he wishes to ensure the well being of those workers, the poor whose cause he is championing, he would do well to stay out of the race.
We need a uniter for the country not a divider. The only thing Nader has to offer is turmoil. He needs to get a life and let the voters live theirs.Any money he receives for a campaign,he should donate to the homeless.
Thanks to this idiot we have another one in the White House. How can he even think about running. He's a loser and a spoiler!!! Give it up like Dennis did and sit quietly on the sidelines for once!
Mr. Nader,
For the sake of all of us, do the right thing and don't run.
Please don't do the insane thing again.
If you were a serious candidate you would already be in.
You just like to support Republicans. Admit it Ralph.
You're a Republican.
GO AWAY!
Ralph, America does not need you to run for President now or ever! Stay home and do what you do best, be a consumer advocate. If we didn't have voting fraud and you in 2000 we would not be in this huge global mess. That is the truth whether you chose to believe it or not.
Hang up your Birkenstocks Nader. The shows over!
Oh, Ralph, I love you! Thank you for running again. You're the best!
I very much hope he does run. I've voted for him in the past, not because I thought he would or wouldn't win, but because he was the best candidate.
This may be unfair, illogical, and downright wrong, but I feel Mr. Nader, who is a champion of the American people, does not quite deserve to be in the same league as Edwards and Kucinich. Mr. Nader, while a strong contributor to the well being of the public, has not spent the thousands and thousands of hours talking with the people about their problems and the way the "system" currently oppresses them. Kucinich and Edwards have walked the walk and have inherent credibility. Perhaps that is why they are willing to find ways to remain effective outside of presidential politics. Mr. Nader, on the other hand, may have a reasonable idea–that there should be a voice for those who don't believe in or benefit from the current political process–but he doesn't have that connection with the people he supposedly wants to represent. He represents an "idea" not the people and in this way, he comes across as much a part of the system "elite" as the other players, the self-important intellectual who thinks only he knows how to lead the cause. My guess? Edwards and Kucinich hate this guy.
Nader is getting very, very tiresome. He enjoys being a spoiler.
I love you Nader but STAY OUT OF THIS RACE. PLEASE!!!!!!
Nader could screw up a wet dream.
Stay on the sidelines loser.
What a doofus. Hey Ralph, your ego called and said it needed a rest.
Nader is republican plain and simple. He is put by the republicans so the democrats will lose. Stay with what you know and be a consumer advocate.
He can't honestly believe he'd ever have a chance of being elected. All he will do is split the liberal independent and Democratic votes and throw the election to a Republican....again, and I'm sure he doesn't want that.
I hope he doesn't anyway...
Yea Nader! Champion of Republican causes everywhere!
surprise, surprise, surprise...Here comes a brand new candidate, the only of its kind. He will resurrects us from poverty and improve our lot, there will be mana falling from heaven.....free healthcard, free food, free .............everything.
Real change,
I am offering myself for the service of fellow american.
Please at least on this board support me.
i got up from the dream and my wife asked me " who was that third person who voted for you other than yourself and me?"
Let all of us stand for the presidency of America and whosoever has the biggest family wins!!!!
Nader commited Political Suicide by running in 2000,
he helped Bush get into the White House in the first place,
Americans know it, and he will never, ever ever ever in 10 trillion(a popular number among presidents who like to create record high deficts) years become the president of america
oh wait, humans won't be on the planet for that long,
Al Gore didnt become president, and we havent curbed our carbon emissions.
what a shame.
God help us if this guy once again does this. It make me think he's being paid by unknown sources to ruin the election again. He doesn't have a chance in hell(please baby please, look in the mirror!), if Edwards is an isolationist, Nader is from outer space. Whether he's right or wrong, he can't help by running, BABY STEPS NADER, JUST LETS MOVE ON FROM THE BURNING BUSH. L
Nader handlers – are you listening? Save your time and money. Lock him up. NO ONE wants him.
Here we go again! Ralph Nader just cannot stay out of the lime light! Who will he damage in this caqmpaign? After helping defeat Al Gore in 2000 and being partially responsible for two terms of the worst president in history including James Buchanan, he should stay out of the race. He will only hurt another Democrat. I hope everyone in the country remembers how he contributed to this present mess before they throw away a vote on this egomaniac! And anyone out there who is thinking of contributinmg to his campaign needs to think again!
Mr Cafferty,
I wish Nader woulde get some common sense and stop trying to run for President. He is apain in the neck and I for one am tired of him.
Is he a spoiler or just plan spoiled?
Way to go Ralph! If Clinton and Obama are unacceptable to you, then you must think that McCain and Romney are.
Flashback....2004 – Ralph Nader, the state of Florida and the Supreme Court gave us 4 more years of GW Bush. Does Mr. Nader consider himself a republican king-maker? What an ego. What an idiot.
for gods sakes Nader, you didnt win the first 300 times you ran for president this time wont be any freakin different!
Obama 08!!!
Ralph Nader is nothing more then a spotlight seeking, paid for spoiler for the Republican party. The man shout be drawn and quartered for what he is doing. There is no other reason to try and get into the election process at this point OTHER THAN BEING A SPOILER!!
He knows that he has no chance, but he also knows alot of people that shouldn't even be allowed to vote, if they support him at this point, will split the election and shift the tide to the Republican party. To ANYONE that says they will support him, how about YOU GET A CLUE!! You are not helping anything.
This is absolutely ridiculous. He needs to save his money and other people's money (that might contribute) and drop the idea. He should only proceed if the committee sees him getting 51% of the national votes.
Probably getting bankrolled by the ACLU or some other anti-democracy group.
I am glad that he helps keep the libreals out of office. They dont know how to keep our country safe. McCain does! John will win this election if Nader takes votes away from the Clintons (Notice I said Clintons not Clinton) or Obama. As long as Clinton isnt in office, our countrys future looks bright!
John McCain 2008!
It is time for Ralph Nader to support the candidate chosen by the Democratic Party and give his ego a much needed rest. We do NOT need him to muck around in the presidential stewpot. We do NOT need another Republican administration. Come to think of it...whose payroll is he on?
Everybody e-mail exactly what you think of this campaign to info@nader.org. I'm sure the republicans on the boards would love to thank him.
With Edwards out, the race is going to be even more exciting and interesting with Ralph Nader entering the fray. It will definitely upset the power of interest groups and corporate oil and pharmaceutical lobbyists who are clearly supporting Hillary. The Nader crowd will suck the oxygen out of Hillary. The Edwards crowd suffering social injustices and poverty will go with Nader. The latest Zogby poll indicates a McCain win if Hillary were the nominee without taking Nader into consideration. A three way match among McCain, Nader and Clinton will definitely put McCain in the White House. Nader had done it twice in 2000 and 2004 depriving both Al Gore and Kerry of the Presidency. If the Democrats wants change they should take a deep breathe and understand that the status quo will not win. Nader will bring some common sense in the heads of Democrats. With Nader in the equation, the prospects of Hillary winning the White House are getting slimmer. Hillary comes with so much baggage of scandals and drama. She will not win because she is perceived as not trustworthy, not having the strength of character and lacking moral leadership required to lead the country.
Same old dirty politics of lies, misrepresentations and distortions will not carry the day for Hillary.
SMH @ the responses on here. You people are sheep. If we are ever to achieve real change, what the country needs is third and fourth parties; not the oligarchy we have now. But alas, you will continue to get what you get and complain about the same problems.
While I do like Mr. Nader and applaud his consumer advocacy record, I think his running for an office that he is unlikely to get takes away needed democratic votes. I was very disapointed that he did not recommend his voters to Al Gore in 2000. Mr. Nader: I very sincerely recommend that you please reconsider.
He's got my vote! Until the Democrats stop being Republicans and listen to the progressive people in their party, I will vote for Nader or any progressive. Democrats don't DESERVE any vote, they lost my vote because they won't stand up to corporate bullying.
It's great to see Clinton and Obama supports unite on this point that we don't want a "Nader spoiler" in the race. I agree!. This is exactly the attitude we need against McCain and the republicans. . We're all going done to the wire for our fav canidates but come November WE MUST UNITE BEHIND WHO EVER GETS THE NOM. Say so?
To all those who complain that Nader gave them 8 years of Bush, you had a chance to correct it in 2004! Why didnt you?
Great. If Nader throws his hat in the ring once again, we'll end up with a Republican in the White House...again! Please, Ralph, don't do it!!
Someone tie this guy up and lock him in a closet until mid-November. PLEASE!
I didn't vote for Ralph Nader in 2000 and I sincerely regret not doing so. I've been a lifelong Democrat, but no more. Earlier this year, I registered with the Green Party because it is the only political organization in the United Stes that represents my views. Ralph, please run again. You've got my vote this time and I'll actively campaign for you. To hell with the Republicans and the Democrats! They are destroying our democracy in the interest of vested greed.
Ralph Nader your an egotistical fool! Ralph, get a life and stay out of politics!
What a stubborn old fart Nader has become ! Quite delusional too !
Take $10 million and give it to the poor.
Nader is no spoiler! And all of those of you who consider him as such aren't deserving of living in a democracy! You belong in a dictatorship! Oops, I forget, we live in one already...
Just for the record, I don't plan on voting for Nader. But I am surprised at all the Democrats posting here. The Democratic party usually fights to enfranchise people and ensure that they are able to vote. But it seems that you only believe this so long as those people vote for one of the two parties. God forbid someone should prefer Nader over a slightly left-of-center Democrat. Under your logic anyone who is left-of-center is required to vote for the Democrats. What nonsense. Nobody is entitled to a vote – you must earn them. Arguable, if Gore hadn't run then Gore supporters would have supported Nader over Bush. So Gore cost Nader the election. But no Democrat would ever think this because, after all, the only two options people should have are the Democrats or the Republicans.
If you don't like Nader, don't vote for him. But don't tell other people that they have to vote one of the two big parties – people should vote for whoever they want to. Anyone concerned that our system requires strategic voting rather then voting your belief should press the Democrats to promote electoral change – ranked ballots would have solved the so-called "spoiler" problem by allowing people to chose Nader as their 1st choice and Gore as their second. Once Nader didn't receive over 50% of the votes then the 2nd choice would come into play and Gore would have won. Problem solved. But the two parties are scared of this because if people thought that they could vote for the 3rd party without fear of "wasting their vote" then a 3rd party might win an election and end the very profitable two-party system.
Nader defeated Al Gore. He is no friend to the poor. And certainly no friend to the environment.
The comments on this page by "Democrats" show exactly why my former party is lost and just doesn't get it. Today's Demoncrats are pathetic.
I will never vote for my former party ever again simply because you don't believe in Democracy if you don't want Nader to run.
GO NADER!
Memo to Ralph Nader:
Want to raise $10,000,000.00 quick? Hire Trevor Lyman!
On second thought, Cong. Paul is still in the race – Lyman is not available!
Tell him to grow up. PLEASE!!!
What is it in this egomaniac's psyche that causes him to think he has a chance in hell? Give it a rest Ralph. The typical democrat despises you since 2000. Just go away.
If Hillary wins the nomination, she will have my vote for the general election. If Obama wins, I will definitely choose Nader or McCain.
mr. nader, you need rest and plenty of it. stay home and get a hobby. stop being self absorbed and attention seeking. we almost forgot you until now. give rest a chance.
Stop Nader !! Eight years of bush disaster is enough !! Cannot afford another republican mess!!
Ralph, continue to demonstrate what living in a free country means. Run if you like, speak out if you like....some of the rants on the boards seem to miss the point of freedom. Good luck!
Ralph Nader has a right to run independently if he wants. Nobody force you or anyone else to vote for him. He is not the reason for losing any election. The people who voted for him had every right to vote for who they wanted. They did!
You can't then say it is his fault the election was lost. Thousands of disillusion American never voted at all. Why blame him? The election was flawed in Florida and somehow just because Gore loss, if was Ralph's fault. And the people who voted for him don't have a right to vote for who they wished for. No one told the rest of you who to vote for (Rep's or Dem). I am an independent, and I wish Al Gore had won, but this man has a right to exercise his constitutional rights to run if he choose to do so and it is the American people who should decide if they think he is not worthy of their vote. Not someone else! We are the only Western Democracy stuck with a corrupt 2 -Party system. We get the government we deserve. If you don't like Ralph, Hillary, Obama, Mccain or Rommney, don't vote for them, but don't tell someone else what they should think.
I can't stand this. If he runs and splits the liberal vote we are going to be stuck with another Republican and that is too awful to contemplate.
He is much more useful and effective as a citizen crusader and he will do all of us a terrible disservice if he actually does this.Why are we (liberal humanists and democrats always so adept at shooting ourselves in the foot (or heart/head). For so long the Republicans have not had to work too hard to thrash us and we cannot afford another round of this – politically, economically, and in the world's eyes where we have lost so much admiration and traction.
Aargh.
Ralph Nader finds Senators Clinton and Obama "unacceptable candidates."
If ANYONE is "unacceptable," it's NADER HIMSELF, as far as I'm concerned.
I voted for Al Gore, and Nader was a major factor in Gore's loss. (To refresh the memory, let's all remember that Gore actually DID win the popular vote, and could've carried FL had it not been for Nader, not to mention a few unsavory other characters.....)
So much has been made about the Clintons having had their time in the WH, in the political limelight, call it whatever you will. SAME GOES FOR NADER.
He had his 15 minutes of fame and it cost us dearly. His attempts at shaking things up are as old as John McCain himself.
He needs to shut up, sit down, and go AWAY.
From Senator Obama's website:
Create a Living Wage: Obama will raise the minimum wage and index it to inflation to make sure that full-time workers can earn a living wage that allows them to raise their families and pay for basic needs such as food, transportation, and housing.
"It's not that he doesn't know what the score is, of course he does — look at his background, he knows plenty," Nader said. "But he's censoring himself."
Mr. Nader,
Maybe he's censoring himself to get to the point where he can DO something about issues. I am disappointed that you equated Obama to Clinton in terms of their alliegence to corporate powers. Didn't Obama raise all his money from ordinary people?! Mr. Nader, if we had a different system, with many parties, more awareness and so on, I would have welcomed your candidacy, because I like your achievements and your message. But don't you think, that your candidacy, might be actually harming our chances to reach such a system?
Regards,
Boston Boy
Bush's lack of popularity and his arrogance will create a downfall for the Republicans. Even Nader can not mess this reality up
Ralph Nader is Karl Roves secret weapon.
I am an independent who has not yet made up his mind on who to vote for. However, I find it weird that people are blaming Ralph Nader for Gore and Kerry losing elections. I mean it is not like Ralph stole votes or held a gun to the voters heads to vote for him or something like that; he basically had some ideas/principles/etc. which won him the votes (and which Gore and Kerry were simply not good enough to do); rather than accept responsibility for badly run campaigns (or for pandering to small groups), the DNC found it easier to blame one guy (always easy to find a scapegoat than to blame oneself). And this is USA, the land of the free apparently. So he has a right to run, and it is up to the individual voter to decide which candidate delivers what is good for the country from his/her perspective. Since I can only speak for myself, I find it very irritating that some highfalutin democratic or republican party follower / leader dictates that Ralph should go away and not play with the big boys and that my vote should only go to either one of the two candidates when November rolls around. It is like somebody telling me that I am only allowed to buy from Walmart or Kmart but not from Nordstrom (or some small boutique firm); guess what, the more shrill such arguments get, the easier it gets for me to think of the third choice as a viable option.
You are responsible for the death and maiming of all the people in the Iraq war. If your narciscistic ego had stayed out of the 2000 elections we wouldn't have suffered through 8 years of George W and his incompetency. Crawl back under your rock!
*yawn* Good Lord, does he really have so much money and nothing important to do with it?
This is why we need instant run-off elections.
Stay ot PLEASE. We don't need another Republican
Keep Out Ralph
Stick to what you know
Why would anyone vote for such an arrogant self-center nut-case. We already have one in the white house. Ralph you're a little late, Georgie beat you to it.
Hey, here's a NEWS FLASH!!!
NADER IS A REPUBLICAN !!!!!!!
You would be stoooopid to vote for him. But even dumber still to think he stands for "liberal" values. What are you dopes, on crack? All this fool has accomplished is allow the fiasco known as DUBYA to eff everything up in the last 8 years.
Somebody kidnap this guy and take him to that island from LOST.
Get a life Nader. This election is about change and you are the long gone past with an over inflated ego. Someone needs to commit you for a mental exam but i guess you have to shave your head first.
i will vote for him, i don't like puppet president
Yeah, GO RALPH!!! I'm not sure if you will get my vote, but I am happy you are running. I hope Bloomberg runs as an Independent and Ron Paul as a Libertarian if he doesn't get the Republican nomination. FIGHT THE [undemocratic] TWO PARTY SYSTEM!
An irrelevant, egotistical has-been. He kept Al Gore out of the White House undermining the best shot to influence the things he supposedly cares about. Now he surfaces again when the Dems are poised to get back in? Sorry, i'm more than a little suspicious of his true motivations and wonder who might really be behind his potential candidacy.
Stay out Nader!! You'll take down the Democratic party just like you did when you cost Al Gore the election. Stop splitting the vote and ruining our chances. Despite what you may think, Hillary and Obama are wayyyy better than any Republican would be.
Good for him. Maybe there's hope for McCain after all!
Please please put your ego away. You saddled us with Bush. You will never will and you'll just pull enough people over to win it once again for the Republicans. NO MORE!
A little after 3:00 Pacific time (6:00 Eastern) I submitted a comment favorable to Mr. Nader. It was altogether civil, no name-calling. If CNN has chosen to censor out my comment, maybe that's why there are so many hateful comments about Nader and so few kind ones. (Oh, surely CNN couldn't be biased, could they?)
It's (a little less so, but still) a free country, so I've got no problem w/ the little guys like Dennis Kucinich, Ralph Nader & Rudy Giuliani wanting to run. If anything we need more viewpoints, and the thing about minor candidates is they're usually more issue-oriented than image-oriented.
As a conservative though, I want to let Nader know that there's also no difference between McCain or Hillary either. Our party has basically become Democrats, so maybe you should campaign against McCain too. Could we please get someone outside the establishment which has shown they do not have the solutions? Preferably a Republican =).
if he runs he has my vote!
Nader, you suck. Do everyone a favor and keep your big ego out of this. Think of someone else besides yourself for once.
I am now convinced Nader works for the Republican party as Democratic party poison.
Nader, you helped put George Bush in office and look where that got us. Do the country a favor and stay out this time.
For what purpose? Look what we've had to endure for the last eight years thanks to the help of Mr. Nader. No thanks Nader. If you feel compelled to run for office why not run for a house or senate seat?
i will be the first to bet that Nader gets money directly from the Republican National Committee and always has. He had some kinky dealings with Nixon's dirty tricks team during the 1972 campaign when they discovered that he could be bought.
Who in their right mind would waste a vote on his irrelevancy?
Scuttlebutt inside the beltway has always pegged him for one of J. Edgar Hoovers paid informants and inciters.
Odd how he just pops up pretending to be such a friend of the little guy every election cycle, then just disappears again for four quiet years. Maybe Chuck Barris can be his running mate this time.
Ralph,
Please do not run for election in 2008. I voted for you in 2000. I know you are a good man. But you have to understand, there comes a time when it's more important to be practical than to be idealistic. And your campaign is one of idealism in a time when we desperately need to be practical. Having Obama as a president would be infinitely better than any of the Republican candidates and after what your votes took from Gore in Florida I simply cannot stand by and watch it happen again. Do you realize that if you had not run for president, we would probably have never had George W. Bush as president? Look at what Al Gore has done for global warming. He has done more for environmentalism than you have ever been able to do, and I'm not trying to be mean, I'm just being honest. Imagine if he had been president. No War on Terror, no war on the environment, no war on the workers of America.
Please do not run for president. Please.
4,000 dead U.S. troops (my brother one of them) illustrate the serious consequences of Nader as spoiler from last time. Ralph runs for himself. Not for ideals, or "the people."
Ralph Nader is an egomaniac and a LOSER who is delusional if he thinks he can run for President. Ralph, time to retire to Florida.
I hold Ralph Nader responsible for the atrocities of the Bush administration; its excesses, its lies, the war, the deaths, because if Nader hadn't injected himself into the race, the Republicans would not have been so able to steal the presidency as they did – twice. Al Gore would have been elected and we would be in a far better place in this world than we are now. Nader is not much more than an supreme egoist who just is desperate to get his name in lights once again. This comes at the expense of the democrats and ultimately at the expense of the country.
Ralph.... you blew it for Gore seven years ago and thank you very much for the wonderful dope that won and has gone on to the ruination of this country. Please preach your sermon, but stay the hell out of the presidential race. Don't screw it up again.
My god man! You put Bush in the white house last time you ran. It wont happen again , stay home and enjoy your life. Even though I don't think it is going to be as close as it was last time unless the republicans start playing with the voting machines like last time lol.
And you people chant that Hillary will do anything to win !!!! Just what the Campaign needs Ralp Nader – NOT
Well I'll bet Nader had Republican Organizers for this announcement !
This election is turning into a three ring circus! Step up people three balls for $1.00 see who can topple their strongest opponent or despised Canadidate into the brink!
George Bush may end up looking pretty good by the time this race is over ! UNBELIEVABLE !
Hillary is going to win the nomination. She will then lose the election and the Democrats, due to bull-headed old-timers over 50 will once again have snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
If Ralph Nader is serious (and I hope he is not) he is proving again, if proof be necessary, that he is an egomaniac, and a pathetic one at that.
He has no chance at all of election, and (I hope) will not draw enough support to make an iota of difference.
He has, however, in the past made a world of difference: since 1991, all bad.
It's time for Nader to pack it in.
It was cute the first time, and only led to the worst presidency in the history of America. This is not the time to help the republicans. F your self-righteous principles.
I think more than 2 parties would be great, but that will not happen by some guy who is no longer socially relevant running for president. How arrogant can you be to think that jumping into the race is going to do anything. Not to mention the fact that Nader is wholly uninspring– at least find an Obama-like figure to get people really fired up and ready for change.
Rather than run for pres, start movement, so that public opinion will shift to support these third party ideas, and create real demand for a Nader-like president and Nader-like ideas. Running for president didn't work last time, and didn't do anything but create animosity toward the third party he was pushing for.
Oh no..plz stay out...you are terrible..
what a cadaver.....
he will be counteracted this time by either Paul or Bloomberg, one of whom is bound to run
Great...Ralph's running! another 4 years for the GOP. Thanks Ralph.
it is abot time. Since both political parties care more about what happens over sea's then they do in thier own country. We need a voice for the people. I for one have had enough with hearing how Ralph cost Al Gore the election. If Al gore would have stood more for the American people he would have wonthe election hands down.
ralph has every right to run but he must realize what him running did in the 2000 election and why he would want to repeat that i dont know. I mean does he want the republicans to keep control of the excutive branch. There's absolutely no way he will win so whats the point. Get a hint Ralph DROP OUT
What a waste of a Vote !!!
Haven't you done enough damage, Ralph? As far as I'm concerned, we can thank you for GWB....and YES, there is a difference between the Republicans and the Democrats. Do you honestly think that the US would be in Iraq right now if Al Gore had been elected in 2000? Of course we wouldn't! For God's sake, get your ego under control and stay out of the election this time! Don't you see how much damage you've done to this country, and to your own reputation? You could have been remembered as a great man. Now, most of us who used to respect you think you're an enormous jerk!
Ugh.... the Nader Sideshow is all we need now to make this another full blown circus. once again he will get in here and hand the presidency to the republicans on a silver platter. The guy should know better! he knows he cant win and all he wants is another year of attenton so he can earn another few years of viability and not get thrown out on the d.c. border. we as a nation need to stand up and say "NO to Nader" stop playing with our elections!
Ralph – check the ego at the door. If you genuinely want liberal reform, the best hope is to join forces with those who are sympathic to your causes – not to run AGAINST them!
i THINK THAT RALPH SHOULD JUST DRIVE DOWN WITH THE SUNSET. HE NEEDS TO GET A LIFE AND RETIRE. LET THE REAL POLITICANS MAKE THE FINAL RUN FOR PRESIDENT.
NOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The ghost of Pat Paulsen lives?
I'm sick and tired of Ralph Nader and his ego-fueled campaigns for President. This is the same man who said that George W. Bush getting elected President might be a good thing because "it would put a lot more focus on our issues." Huh? Do us all a favor, Ralph, and go back to finding the 21st Century version of the Corvair - it's the only useful thing you can do these days.
this guy is so annoying. go give your money to charity, ralph.
how much are they paying you this time? don't fool yourself, it won't work again.
We want Ralph!!! Bring him back.
Ralph crawls out of his hole every 4 years like a bug. We shouldnt be surpirised. Where does he get his money? Maybe the republicans pay him a few million to run each time. I wouldnt put it past them. How come we never hear of him or from him except at election time.
The man is such a loser. Maybe if we ignore him, he'll go away.
Nader looks like he died and someone forgot to tell him.
I suggest someone tells him he died and maybe, just maybe he really will croak!
How old is he at this point? 117? 118?
Nader needs to check out – he is completely FUBAR
Ralph,
Stay out – Get a life
Nader apparently has a pathological need for attention. He screwed up the 2000 election and now he's thinking of doing it again – and just like last time, he has NO chance of winning. But he can siphon off enough votes to affect the outcome. I truly hope this guy doesn't do it.
I wish Bloomberg would run – I would support him. He's a straight-shooter. Barack and Hillary just don't do it for me.
Nader only took about 3% of the popular vote in 2000. A much bigger spoiler was Ross Perot in 1992, when he took about 19% of the popular vote.
Get real....8 years of Clinton was far worse than 8 years of Bush. But anyway, Al Gore would have won in 2000 had he won his home state of Tennessee. No one has ever been elected president and lost their home state.
I say, Go Nader!
See, heres the problem Mr. Nader; with all you high ideals against corporate America, your involvement in elections helps the Republicans win. Are you sure you're not working for them? Because so far, thanks to you, we have been majorly screwed by Bush. So help the American People you claim to care about and stay OUT OF THE RACE, please...... A lot of us are begging you. If your ego needs some energizing, go on the news with your comments.
Why not?
But, but, but; Nadar put Bush into the WH! He is a spoiler!
Well, Perot put Clinton in the WH. So he was a spoiler as well.
It is time to end the two party stranglehold on America.
PS: Hey Ralph, see if you can get Perot to run again as well.
Thank you Ralph Nader for giving me a chance to vote for something other than the Demopublican party.
This will be my third election, with just as many votes for You.
If all of you democrats would quit stealing the election away from REAL progressive leaders, we would have REAL change in Amerikkka.
Mr. Nader, if you really cared about pushing your agenda forward, you wouldn't run. Anyone who thinks that his agenda has been pushed more in Bush's administration than if we had a Gore administration is off their rocker. He's of course allowed to run, but who wants him? I would only be okay with it if Ron Paul were allowed to run too.
Go Ralph! We need you!!
I've notice many that have commented on this is frustrated with his possible presidential run. And it's your right to free speech and won't say anything about it, but look at what he has said. Both candidates have leaned away from the issues for America and recently been back and forth attack campaigns and low blows during candidates. And I agree with his statement about Obama. Now I'm a Independent, backing Ron Paul at the moment, but if I was a Democrat, I would look more into both candidates and see what they say is what they mean.
I'm confident that Obama will win the presidency, even if Nader runs. I welcome the issues he'll bring to the table this fall.
Democrats should be grateful Ralph Nader is out there working to make America better.
Nader didn't lose the race for Democrats in 2000. Apathy did. And you can't blame him for 2004. What happened then?
If the Dems stood up for what their base wanted, this wouldn't be an issue. The conservatives run the GOP but the progressives have no voice in the Democratic party.
Oh for goodness sakes! Here comes the spoiler again! Wasn't it bad enough that Ralphie helped Little King George steal the election in 2000 by being so freaking Pig Headed as not to quit when it was apparent he could not win? Now he wants to run again!?!?!?! Isn't the country messed up enough!?!?!?! Let's hope he A) Can't get enough money together to run, B) If he does, and cannot win, BACKS DOWN. C) Gets lost in the woods. Do this country a favor, Ralphie. Flush your ego and DO NOT RUN. JERK!
It seems on the surface that what he's doing is laudable, bringing up political and executive policy questions that should be aired and entered into public dialog. And so he accepted a couple million contribution from the Republican party to campaign last election - that's tough to turn down for someone without the fiscal and political network of a national party machine.
But how does that look when you compare what he talks during election to what he actually does when he's not compaigning? If he's not just a spoiler paid for by the GOP, and he really is the man of his convictions, surely he's accomplishing things the rest of the time?
Oh my goodness....is this actually a time when Clinton and Obama supporters are actually in agreement. No way! There Ralph, you did something, now scram.
Here we go again– What it is really about Ralphie, is your own oversized ego.
If Nader really cares at all about the causes he supposedly stands for he would stay out of the race. He has NO chance of winning and the only effect that he can have is to take votes away from the Democratic candidate, causing him or her to lose the election to the Republican nominee. He might not be happy with the records of Clinton and Obama on social justice, poverty, the environment and other issues, but they are both a lot closer to his position than any Republican nominee would be.
If Nader had not run in 2000, Gore would be finishing his second term. By costing Gore the election, Nader allowed Bush to win and Bush's presidency has caused significant set-backs in civil liberties, environmental protection and a dismantling of the social safety net.
Nader needs to step aside and support the Democratic candidate, even if it is the lesser of two evils.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
DON'T WASTE OUR TIME OR YOURS Mr. Nader
Ron Paul has a better chance of winning than you!!!
Nader is a pretentious windbag whose time in the sun has come and gone. Without Nader in the 2000 contest, the U.S. and the rest of the planet would not be suffering through the administration of Dubya and his gang of criminals. Please America, convince this buffoon to not even consider this divisive plan.
RUN NADER RUN!!!! You count too! Again I shout RUN NADER RUN!!!!
Finally! Someone entering the race who is not backed by corporate lobbyists!
Please enter, Ralph! We need you now that Edwards dropped out!
Ya know, it amuses me when I hear people refer to Nader as Al Gore's downfall in Florida back in 2000; I'm sure rigged...I mean "electronic" voting machines, millions of vanished ballots, the governor being a brother of the Republican nominee and Fox News had NOTHING to do with that.
MORE KOOL-AID PLEASE MOM!!!
RUN NADER RUN!!!! YOU COUNT TOO SO RUN A GOOD RACE NADER!!!
Ralph-
This will likely be three strikes for you. The people who you think are "at least interested in having major areas of injustice, deprivations, and solutions discussed in a presidential campaign" will like waste their vote. Instead, use the $10 mil. exploratory fund directly for those who suffer from injustice or are deprived.
Ralph Nader is worse than any Republican. He only serves to destroy the Democrats ability to access the Whitehouse. Booo Nader, climb back under your million dollar rock
Rather Nader than Obammer!
WAKE UP...AS MUCH AS I HATE IT, REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO WIN REGARDLESS. NEITHER DEM CAN CARRY THE SOUTH
I don't really understand why everyone is blamming Nader for Bush being in office. God knows that I am not a fan of Bush but it is obvious that the reason that Nader was able to sway votes is because Democrats are more impressionable than Republicans. The only thing that showed me was that Republican's (for some reason) stood by their candidates and Democrates for one reason or another left their party. Regardless, the reason that you vote should not be about the title of the party but what the candidates stand for.
No! No! Nader, No!
Be honest! If you want to split the democratic vote and hand it to the Republicans, why not run as a Republican?
Not sure why Nader hates America so much that he's willing to hand it back to the effen repugs. And, for someone who hates corporations so much, just where does he think 10 million dollars is going to come from except conservative corporations who would love nothing more than for this idiot to jump in and screw it all up. Again.
He gives liberals a bad name and should be ashamed of his own towering, self-aggrandizing ambition. He must be on the neo-cons payroll and laughing at the poor American citizens upon whom he has had a direct and devasting impact in the form of the uber-moron Bush.
I hate Ralph Nader.
THANK YOU NADER!!!! I mean now with Edwards out If you run I will actually get to vote. I wasn't going to vote at all after he dropped out because the democrat side is mediocre at best and McCain isn't much better.... GO RALPH
Go Nader!
Mr. Nadar..........OH PLEASE stay out of this !!!!!! WE ARE BEGGING YOU ! There is too much at stake. Remember change will happen, maybe not at the rate you would like it, but don't try to throw your hat in the race now and spoil the momentum. Beware....I'm sure the Republicans will somehow get you that $10 million so that you can once again interfere with the numbers that the Democratic party needs. Please don't screw this up again. Ask yourself if you'd rather have another Republican in office....haven't we had enough with Bush !!
I hope Nader stays out of the race. He is a nice man but he just takes votes away from legitimate candidates. He has great ideas (I hear he might try to develop fuel from POTATOES) and nice eyebrows, but he just isn't right as a President.
Way to go Ralph, I'll vote for you. Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
GREED
BEEN THERE, DONE THAT..........GET A LIFE RALPH!!! BUILD A GREEN HOUSE
Oh my,poor Ralph. He could make it possible for the United States to continue questionable foreign policy and to continue to have little regard for those of our neighbors in the the United States who go without the education and health care we should all care that they have. He thinks it is his way or not sufficient. Is he math challenged? He has the right to do what ever he wishes to do–it is just not very smart and quite egocentric.
roberta tenney
Looks like it might be crowded even after the primaries...
Obama, McCain are my predictions, and I predict Ron Paul will launch an indie campaign. If Obama and McCain lose, Bloomberg will likely run. Now add in Nader and Lou Dobbs, and we've got ourselves 6 people up for the title independent of each other that could take some sizeable proportion of the vote.
It's going to me messy, but interesting...
If he ruins it for the Democrats and another Republican is elected, then let it be on his head! He was the ultimate cause of Bush getting into office and look where we are now. DO YOU REALLY CARE MR NADER?
Nader needs to crawl back in his casket
GO RALPH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE NEED YOU!!! THE HELL WITH REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS!!!!!!!! YOUR THE CHANGE THIS DECAYING COUNTRY NEEDS!!!!!
Ralph who?
Ralph-
SAY IT AIN'T SO. NOT AGAIN!!
-Brett
If you can take the time to write a blog entry lambasting someone for wanting to run for office, then you can take the time to write to your representatives (local, state or federal, pick one) and ask that they support instant runoff voting. Do it now while you're still pissed off. All 1000 of you, please.
Nader has absolutely zero chance of winning an election. So the term spoiler does seem to apply. The only thing he will accomplish will be to waste a lot of money and time and ensure 4 more years of Republicans in the White House.
Ralph, go away. If your goal is to bring attention to your ideas, there are other forums to accomplish that without sending another election to a political party whose ideals you dispise.
Mr. Nader , your are a very intellegent politician. It is time that you leave politics
alone. You have failed -lost the bid moire than once foir the White House.
Sit in a Rockin -chair and watch the results of the candidates.
Your entering will just cause problems. Voiters todays are wiser and will NOT vote for you. It will be a waste of time and money. So, relax.
Best wishes.
Please! Later-Nader. Much, Much Later!
If you want to do something good for this Country, don't screw up the Democratic party from electing a candidate, again.
But on a brighter note, we would have to be better off than we are now.
Ralph Nader is as good a candidate as any to run the White House.My opinion is he's just not the pretty pick that we all fall prey to.
Dear Nader,
When can you get it through your head that all you do is help the Republicans win? You've been irrelevent for years. And Obama has done more in his three-year senate career than you've done in your life.
I find it even more humourus that people think they are actually talking to Ralph Nadar on here. They think he is reading all this to decide if he will run or not.
Funnier still, is in their ZEAL to put Nadar down, the keep forgetting to bash the clintons, and many are even beginning to argue how good things were before Nadar 'helped' Bush win the election .............
LOLOLOLOLOL.........
This whole time it was always about Ralph and never the country. We were just dupped into believeing that he actually CARED!
Go Ralph go. Tell the truth as you see it. If American citizens like what you say and want to vote for you, let them have an opportunity to do so.
I voted for you once before myself. I must admit that I knew that Bush was going to win Texas and that for me to vote for Gore would not have any effect whatsoever on the outcome. If Texas had been close, I would have voted for Gore. My vote was a tactical vote. I wanted to increase the total vote for a populist candidate.
If the Democratic Party hires a few hundred lawyers – again – to try and keep you off the ballot, I'll vote for you – again. I'll have no business with those who use legal flummery to deprive American citizens of an opportunity to vote for someone if they like him.
Steve's one word answer says it all: EGO
The old man will largely be remembered for helping put one of the most damaging, least intelligent presidents we have ever had, into office. Nader stayed in the 2000 race even though it was clear he was taking votes away from Gore. And now, here we go again.
If you really care about this country more than you care about yourself Ralph, DON'T RUN FOR PRESIDENT.
This country is doomed.
Go home, Ralph! I love what you've done as a consumer advocate, but the fact is that your bid in 2000 is partly responsible for the train wreck that is the Bush administration. Yes, Gore could have done better, but you were also a factor. If Gore had stayed home, Bush would have trounced you. If you had stayed home, Gore would have beaten Bush. And if you can't see the difference between an Obama (or even a Clinton) and a McCain (let alone a Romney), then you aren't looking closely enough. Do us all a favor. Keep agitating for consumers and stay the heck away from the campaign. It's the right thing to do.
Ralph, do us all a favor and take a long ride in a domestic vehicle circa 1972 and aim straight for the concrete barrier that is your presidential run. You, sir, are the one that is UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. Don't screw it up for the Dems again Ralph. You'll never be the presdient OK. Get that through your thick skull. All you'll do is draw votes away.
Nader needs to stay out of the 2008 election and leave it to the candidates that are popular among voters. Nader was a spoiler in 2000 election which causes Al Gore the election. Because of Nader we are stuck with Bush in the White (8 years of hell). Nader entering the race is bad for this year election. Nader, my advice to you is to stay away from this election and let it run the course without you.
Hey Ralph, try getting elected to dog catcher first, then MAYBE you can run for Prez.
Stay out Nader!!!
ralph nader-
Just another ploy to eff up another election for the dems.
Way to go. Say, why don't we go ahead and through Kucinich back in?
Bush, Cheney, Nader = the axis of evil.... he can say whatever he wants about not being a spoiler, the fact is that he is partially responsible for the war in Iraq
Re: Bukky January 30, 2008 3:45 pm ET
Lisa, Des Moines IA January 30, 2008 2:44 pm ET
Great…someone to vote for if Hillary receives the nomination. For a sec, I thought I might have to vote republican.
Seriously Lady… you sound like the kind of person that voted for Bush…. TWICE
Actually, Bukky I voted for both Gore, and Kerry.
Just because one disagrees with the appalling, divisive, win at all cost tatics of Clinton's campaign does not exclude one from being a proud liberal democrat.
But ,thanks for your input...it has been educational.
I hope he does run along with 2 or 3 more independents and other party candidates. Would send a clear message to the Republican-Democratic monopoly that someone is doing something about changing their two step dance Better than someone just ranting about them and then turning around voting them into office. I voted for Nader in 2002 because I did not like the choices. Go, Ralph.
Look folks, playing this old Nader lost the election for Gore this is flat out rediculous. I thought this country was free and free thinking. If it were free and free thinking then shouldn't we expect more than two choices for a person who is going to run our country? If you were told to pick either crap and vomit, which would you chose, maybe a third choice would be better and some people were smart enogh to see that.
I used to have a great deal of respect for Ralph Nader, but now he just seems out for his own glory. What ever happened to him being a consumer advocate. Did he run out of things to advocate for?
Ralph Nader is a legend in his own mind. He's so narcissistic, he would create another political scenario that would be like what happened with GWB. He's to blame for GW getting in in the first place. Nader and the neocon sheep of the Republican party.
Ralph-Give it up. You will never be anything other than a spoilsport, the child who was always picked last in sports. Your message is stale and dated. Go away. Please.
While RN is right that both parties have major flaws, who doesn't?! Let me begin by pointing out RN's flaw: he doesn't know when to stop! His noble work earlier in life is being degraded because he won't drop the ego and just endorse a viable candidate. Yes he has a right to run and yes he has great ideas, but his ideas aren't the only good ones and he's not the only candidate who has them. I'd LOVE to see a 3rd party or independant win a presidential election, but the time is not now. The only way to bring this hope closer is to begin healing Washington ad weaning it off partisan politics. It seems to me that everyone is going for presidential bids this year. Even though I am not eligible because I am too young, I'd like to join in that movement and declare my candidacy for the President of the United States in 2008! I appreciate all of your votes and hope to create a brighter, better future for America with you in the following eight years!
Rivera '08!
Dancing to Victory
and not
Nader '08
Highway to Hell
Nader is a tool of the Republican machineryy. He only runs to take away votes from Democratic candidates and allow a Republican to win. The guy is a phoney and I hope that people begin to see him for who he truly is.
db, I agree with you. It is clear that Nader is being paid by the Republican party. Where is Nader during the four years when a Presidential election is not taking place? Is he out trying to help the American people? Nader will never be Noam Chomsky no matter how much he tries to pretend to be!
By the way, some of you who are supporting Hillary Clinton that have said that you want Nader to stay out of the race but agree with what he says about Barack Obama are truly hypocritical.
Seems like most of the people wanting Ralph to stay out are Dems. They don't seem to be too worried about Reps voting for him. At the same time, they say he is a crackpot.
Doesn't that mean the Dems believe their own voters are more likely to vote for a crackpot? What does this say about their other candidates? haha
Ralph Nader your time is over. I was thinking you arer smarter than that till now. Your message has been tested in the past elections and this one too by Sen. John Edward. Now, let us now what is your real motive behind trying this time. You must be a republican who wear independent mask. Because of you the democrat lost in 2000 election to the republican. Knock it off Ralph Nader. We still do have respect for your last attempts but not this time.
The ultra-left is a cancer to the Dems just as the ultra-right is to the Repubs.
It ashame we have to pander to the outer reaches of either party to the detriment of the majority of Americans who are in the middle on the issues.
Whoever figures this out or creates the party that can capture these votes, will be the party of the future.
Nader is zealout with an enormous ego, but it's his right to run. So bet it if he runs, but as in 2000, he hurts the principals that he says he holds so dear.
He just doesn't have any more authority in his voice as he keep carrying on.
Nader is just as much a part of the problem as those he criticizes...move aside, old man.
Please GOD no! Not again! Please Ralph don't send us into another political tailspin! If u do this then I will truly consider you a sadist.
Ignore Nader, he will fade away.
Nader is a smart man who did good things for the country many years ago; but he is blind to the harm that his running a hopeless campaign can cause. He is as much responsible for Gore's loss in 2000 as those millions of idiots who voted for Bush. Stay out of it this time, Ralph! Please!
HA! Now we finally have found someone that can bring the democrats together...seriously, if you really wanted change, you wouldn't be waiting around for a Washington crook....start with yourselves...
i really think this guy is on GOP payroll. Please someone STOP this mad man and let us have a Democratic President who will bring order to the current chaos in our country in particular and around the world in general.
When is Ralph going to realize the world does not revolve around him? It is time for him to do something meaningful rather then screw up another election. Perhaps he ought to have his head examined
Ralph Nader your time is over. I was thinking you aresmarter than that till now. Your message has been tested in the past elections and this one too by Sen. John Edward. Now, let us now what is your real motive behind trying this time. You must be a republican who wear independent mask. Because of you the democrat lost in 2000 election to the republican. Knock it off Ralph Nader. We still do have respect for your last attempts but not this time.
Dear Ralph,
Because of you, President Bush won the 2000 election. Because of this, the War in Iraq started and killed many of our young and brave soldiers. Go away, you're not going to win, you are just going to give John McCain a better chance in keeping our country in Iraq and go into other areas such as Iran. Go away, go away, go away. You don't have a chance of winning anyway.
The only way we'll be able to challenge the current American kleptocracy is to promote third-party candidates. Both the Democrat and Republican parties have colluded to maintain their stranglehold on American taxpayer dollars. I, for one, support Ralph Nader's attempt to introduce democracy to America. I also hope Ron Paul follows Mr. Nader's lead in running as a third party candidate.
Mr. Nader, You have every right to run for office. However, please (begging, here)
do NOT run for any political office until *after* January, 2009.
PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!! PLEASE!!!
Thank you.
Ralph Nader is a loser. He must get some sort of self-satisfaction in wasting his time running for office? Does he really think he has a chance, [if he does run] this will be his fifth time running.
A joke? I think so.
Go Ralph Go!!
Hillary needs your company to beat the Republicans. Your votes and hers combined together will beat McCain or Romney but will not put Hillary in the White House. You are the answer to the millions who are against corporate interests and lobbyists who paid millions to the Hillary's and Bill’s war chest. We need you to indirectly defeat Hillary's and Bill's personal and dynastic ambitions. Both Bill and Hillary do not care for the poor, all they care are themselves. Ralph please run and put an end to the politics of special interests represented by Bill and Hillary. By the way, Hillary is no Democrat. Her audacity to inject racial division and prejudice into the primary race goes against what the real Democrats stand for.
Noble sentiment.
But my dear Mr. Nader, we're talking about a real political struggle for real political power. I appreciate your voice in the debate. I believe any possible participation in this 2008 Presidential race will ,as in former campaigns, be a true demonstration of political leadership as an analog for civic engagement.
However, to quote William Tecumseh Sherman's response to the Mayor of Atlanta's pleas to halt the destruction of his City, "War is cruel, War is Cruelty". To state the obvious, Politics is war. Presidential Politics is a struggle of inequalities, of men with small minds and giant wallets pitted against men with large minds and small wallets. The very introduction of corporate soft money contributions to political campaigns had the immediate consequence of disenabling campaigns such as your own.
Yet, despite this seeming perversion of American Politics, our electoral process is still people powered; which is precisely where the true cruelty, the true cruel consequence of your participation in the 2008 Presidential Race resides. Your participation will prevent a Democrat from winning the White House come November 2008. That’s the reality. The Polarization of your ideals, however well intentioned, however patriotic they might be, results in a myopic distortion of the American Political Landscape. To loosely paraphrase your response to cries of "Spolier" in 2000. "If anything, I’m here to remind Americans that their vote for President of the United States is not only between the Lesser of two Evils". We live and campaign in a world of gradations. This position is not an abandonment of a moral high ground, but a realization of the obstacles facing a progressive America from obtaining the birthright of their Dream. Step back, help direct focus, money, influence and power to those issues that particular Presidential Candidate espouses. The votes potentially cast for you are real, the issues, the obstacles facing America are real. The terrain of America Politics is Ugly.
Sacrifice
Give it a rest...don't run!!!!
Ralph Nader has successfully squandered and undermined an otherwise honorable and well-earned reputation as a crusader and an advocate through his repeated and misguided campaigns for the presidency. He is, quite obviously, an arrogant, self-serving, ego-driven shell of a man that has a profound need for attention. If he were genuine in his efforts to establish a VIABLE third party, he would use his 'talents' to run for congress, or the senate - two offices he might actually gain some traction with - and work to encourage other independent and like-minded individuals to do the same. Through such incremental growth, he could build a viable alternative to the two parties and then, maybe, have a chance at running for the big job.
And what if he were elected (which he never will be), what then? Would any leaders take him seriously? would he enjoy any cooperation from the House or the Senate? No. He would have effectively alienated democrats and republicans, engendered widespread resentment throughout the country, and serious instability throughout the world. All one needs to do is consider his prior and ongoing poor judgement in running for office, and you can see why the world would cringe in horror at the thought of President Nader. One of humanity's greatest gifts is our ability to learn and apply past experiences to our present actions - whether you agree with Nader's bitter and cynical views on the democratic candidates or not, please learn from the past (apparently, Nader will not) and ignore this sad, sad man.
His entry into the race will not result in greater discourse, or improved dialogue about Nader's issues - it will certainly not result in a Nader presidency - what it will do, however, is possibly provide a slim margin for a GOP victory and another republican white house. So what, you say? There is no difference between the parties or candidates? This is patently false, and you need only consider the tremendous damage done by the Bush administration to our world, our country, our environment, our economy, our educational system, our rights and civil liberties, and the list goes on!
Nader, if you're reading this, do the right thing; if you really do want to make a meaningful contribution to the national dialogue, do so without running for president - use your media draw to challenge the candidates to address your concerns, mobilize supporters to educate and inform the electorate, and work collaboratively with those who share your concerns to make tangible changes (e.g. not just through the election, at which point you will disappear again until the next election...)
If he really wanted to make a difference, he'd run in the Democratic Senate primary against Lieberman. Of course, he missed his chance a couple of years back and might not get the chance four years from now. I bet a lot of Democrats who hate Nader in general would send him money if it meant Lieberman lost his seat.
Some of you are blaming Nader as the only reason that US troops are dead because of the war on Iraq. What about the senators (including Hillary) who voted for the war?
Well, I will say this: Nader is the only person with the guts to say Obama is overly "cautious" and not to be trusted. That seems in line with Hillary's main concern: Obama always plays it safe, doesn't take action, and will even vote "present" on bills he helped write. Still, no way in hell am I gonna vote for Nader this time. His time is long done, and he needs to spend his last years on another form of high-profile battle. Please Nader, do not mess up this race any more than you have in the past.
Nader already knows he's going to lose but wants to run anyways to give his supporters a voice. But of the millions of dollars that he does raise, how does that even impact the political conversation? He ran in 2004 and how did he even impact the political process? Why not do something more useful; raise his millions of dollars and put it to good use because politics is clearly not his greatest strength. Oh, and come back when you've actually held political office of at least a congressman.
Most of you sound so desperate to be part of the winning team. I feel sorry for you.
Finally a topic that has 99% in agreement !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I would like to hear what Nader has to say, and give the man a chance. Im tired of the puppets who have their prepped words.. and no brain.. Dont tell me that you are going to be president..how irritating... what exactly is your plans??? I want to hear what he thinks, his facts, and how he came to his conclusions.. . Maybe we need to be pumping more money into education if these are the only candidates we can come up with. Go for it, Nader! I hope others get a opportunity.
PS.. dont listen to the nay sayers, Nader.. you never know what the outcome is.. some dont pay attention to this randy political crap.. they work for a living... the final say will be the voting day.
Oh jeez, here comes the Bad Year Blimp again!
So many have said it already but I will add that I believe that Nader caused the Bush/Cheney era. He took 90,000 votes from Gore in 2000. 90,000 chadless votes! He used to be a hero and then he blew it. GO AWAY Ralph!
PLEASE GOD STAY OUT! YOU ALREADY HELPED TO MAKE THE COUNTRY WORSE OFF WITH YOUR LAST ATTEMPT! NO MORE NADER! WE DO NOT NEED YOU! THE WORST POSSIBLE THING FOR YOU TO DO IS RUN!
This lawyer won't be recruited by Ralph. The egomaniac effectively destroyed the country by enabling the Bush-Cheny win and debacle. The inarticulate spoiler should stick to something at which he is good. Good bye.
What a dufus. Hey, here's a thought, if you don't like something a candidate is saying or doing, call them on it. Better yet, call them up and talk endorsement. There is no way someone that smart doesn't understand the real impact he has on the race. There is no way he can seriously think that a split vote is better than a democrat. Does he have the right to run? sure. But if he does, he's not a spoiler, he's a traitor to his own causes.
Well, Kucinich is out, and if Paul drops out then Nader will be the only sane one on the table.
We are attacking the wrong person. We should be attacking his 'FUNDERS'!!!
McCain + Clinton + Nader = the only way the Republicans can keep hold of the White House. Go Nader!
"Don't drink the Kool-Aid"? Dear sir, it was Flavor-Aid they drank in Jonestown and why compare the Obama to Jim Jones? Intelligent people have had enough of slur politics. Now onto the subject at hand. Yep, it's true, Mr. Grinch stole not only Christmas but now he let the 2000 election get stolen. Nader's not running for anything but ego. He knows he won't get elected and he knows he can make his points in more effective ways. He's a throwback to the curmudgeonly New England bachelor who likes no one in town; think Edgar Allen Poe or Nathaniel Hawthorne type character.
you fn idot!
Right or wrong, spoiler or not, Ralph has never held elected office, and therefore he is not qualified for the most important public office in the world.
Well then it must look like the democrats are poised to win in November, whomever the candidate may be.
The only time Nader gets involved is when it looks like we might actually be able to move our country forward and get it on its feet. Whenever the democrats start making progress the spoiler jumps in to try keep the U.S. under the republican thumb. I do wonder if he didn't just recently get a big contribution from the right wing. They kept funding him against Al Gore when Gore looked like a shoe in and the country lost.
One Word Ignorant. Ralph Nader is what got this country into the mess that it is in with the Bushhhhhhhhh its
STOP! Please spare us another election where we have to listen to this mysogynist with his holier than thou attitudes. Don't we have enough of that already?! By the way all you Obama fans-you really want to talk about divisive politics now? Obama calling Clintion calculating and divisive? Hummm, what would you folks say about Hillary if she said that about him?
To those of you who blame the Iraq invasion and occupation on Ralph Nader, have you forgotten all the Democratic senators who voted yes, like Obama and Clinton to authorize this war? They didn't have the conviction to fight the war propaganda. They were too afraid of being called "traitors". I don't think it was a lack of "intelligence", it was a lack of conviction. So why would they be different as a president? Would they have different pressures, different PAC's and corporations controlling them? Think about it. For the first time in 32 years, I was actually considering NOT voting. Voting is sacred, even with the electoral college nullifying the idea of one person-one vote and SC's use of magic machines that other states have rejected, with no paper trail. I vote my conscience. I vote for what I believe in and I won't take part in this corporate popularity contest that has NO candidate calling for immediate withdrawal and an end to our occupation in Iraq. Meanwhile, we are building permanent bases. Ya'll can howl like wolves, but don't forget recent history. Do you think Obama and Clinton would ever dare to defy AIPAC? Have they? Think about it.
Enter the egomaniac...
Nader won't be a factor. He never was a viable candidate and never will be. All of his votes will come from contrarians who probably wouldn't have voted anyway. Worst case scenario is that undecided voters will cast votes for whoever they interpret to be the lesser of two evils (between the Republican and the Democrat), but no one will waste a vote on him. He won't even find support amongst Dems who hate Hillary and conservatives who hate McCain if they manage to walk away with their nominations. Enjoy your once-every-four-years 15 minutes of fame Ralph, and thanks for wasting our time.
Aw, crap, not again?
Is there an antibiotic for the electorate, or has the Nadervirus mutated beyond it?
Nader makes me want to Ralph, even more than Hillary or McCain! Where's a bucket?
Nader give it a rest. How many times have you thrown you hat into the wind and get a rock. Funny how Nader likes to appear when someone on the Dem ticket is ahead. But when Bush ran where was he on the second time. What has he said about the BUSH/Cheney debacle.
The best thing John Edwards can do at this point. Is tell Nader that he should stay out.
He has every right to run if he feels that ANY of the candidates aren't representing the issues that he cares about. Anyone who begs, pleads or otherwise excoriates him for wanting to run with his own platform is, in his own words, a political bigot. Yet all of you replying to this story just don't seem to understand, or don't want to understand. Instead, you are all petulant crybabies worried more about what it will mean for your favorite candidate than the rights of all Americans to run for office if they so choose.
Good god, if Nader were a true patriot, he'd stay home and shut-up.
1. Man alot of hate going out to the republicans. I for one support Bush and think that he did a decent job. With the situation at the time, he made the decision he thought was best.
2. If you don't like Nader, than just don't vote for him!
Ralph,
How about an exploratory committee to run in IRAQ?
You caused this mess!
Mike – LOL – Nader makes me want to Ralph also
(Wish I had been clever enough to think of it before you did)
OBAMA IS COURTING NADER
GOOGLE IT AND YOU WILL SEE.
HE KNOWS NADER REALLY LOVES HIM
NADER go away. You are the cause of the Bush years, the recession, and so many dead young Americans. How do you sleep at night?
Nader: Run as a republican this time. You get attention and the repubs can split their vote. It's a win, win.
oh my Gawd..........Stop, Ralph....STOP RALPH!!!!!!!
What a pitiful democracy this country has become when so many folks seem to treat choosing the leadership of this nation more as a football match than a test of ideas and visions.
You probably don't even know the voting history of your "team" or their platform; worse, you probably don't care.
Who voted FOR the war? Who voted FOR the Patriot Act? Who voted FOR "No child left behind?" NAFTA? CAFTA? To block perfectly rightful impeachment proceedings against the Vice President?
Why did they do that, and why shouldn't they vote in like fashion and sentiment again when wielding the line item veto magic marker?
Is or is not history a good indication of the future?
Gore hardly moved on his champion issues while V.P. and was cited by many for making surprisingly few references to the environment while campaigning so perhaps we would not have "solved" climate change even had he been elected.
Maybes abound.
But all you can do is make asinine statements totally lacking in logic regarding whether Nader should be running.
Well why should Obama? He's too young and inexperienced.
Why should Hillary? She's riding her husband's coattails. This isn't India.
Why should McCain? He's too old and shellshocked.
Why should Romney? He was just lucky to get elected gov. of MA
Wow, this not thinking thing is pretty easy! And we're heading straight into the loo if this is any indication of the voting public's brainwidth.
Nader "caused" Bush? I bet half of you didn't even vote in 2000. Some of you were probably too young and others were too lazy. The first group can be forgiven completely because they probably don't understand what Ralph Nader means to this country in the first place and ultimately had nothing to do with Bush being elected.
The latter group though... shame on you all. Half of "us" didn't vote, which means a good percentage of "you" didn't either. So stop with the theatrics and put your vote where your mouth is.
To coward Republicans,
What's the matter? Needing to fight dirty again? Buying out Nader again might not work this time.
I can only pray that Mr. Nader will run again, especially as a Green. Shame on the majority of folks who put negative posts up.
Apparently, people in this country don't know what's GOOD for them and the rest of the world. Ralph Nader is the only person in a long time to actually speak up UNCENSORED about important issues. Kudos to him and hope he runs. He has my support as always.
Nader's 15 minutes of fame are long over, but his ego can't let it go. If he truly loves this country, he will not again play the spoiler.
Dear Nader Haters,
Keep blaming Gore's lose because of Nader. Never mind the fact Gore LOST his home state and his presidents! Never mind that More Dems Voted for Bush than Gore. And what was the platform differance that Gore was running than Bush... Find another Scape Goats you blind sheep!
everyone who is against Ralph Nader is against any real and meaningful change
Please Ralph, for the love of this country find an effective way to help this country. As a conerned citizen it is worrisome to say the least to hear that Ralp Nader is considering yet another bid for the presidency. Ralph Nader is almost as responsible as the Bush administration for the current state of the country, even the world. We can only wonder how different the world would be if Ralph Nader would not have run in 2000...
I ,as many americans can truly appreciate and identify with Ralph Nader's disgust with corporate america. I respect the principles on which he ran but becouse I am not unrealistic, I did not waste my vote on him. He needs a huge wake up call, a reality check. Sometimes you have to be bigger than your cause.
It was not so long ago that in this country women were not allowed to vote, that african americans were not allowed to vote...and today in this 2008 election we have both a black man and a woman as viable cadidates, with a real chance to be elected. This is something every american can be proud of and the message that we are sending to the world speaks volumes.
I am sure that a man as intelegent as Ralph Nader can see that he would have a more positive influence on the country, the world and the future if instead of yet another bid for the presidency, another also ran he would actually stand up and endorse a candidate who can actually win. For the greater good be realistic Ralph.
It's not going to happen for you, not now perhaps not ever. Though it does seem our country is headed in that direction, but we are not there yet. I am sure Ralph would not want all his humanitarian work to be overshadowed by aiding in the demise of our country and our world....
this is to Moses Adelante,
Obama is the future president of the united states and this isnt even about Obama anyway!!! besisde the point Ralph nader should stay off the ballots becuase if he didnt run in 2000 we would not have to deal with the problems of the presidency of Bush. i agreee with babette duke!!!
Ralph –
We need you. Get in the race now because the good guys on the Democratic side have dropped out. Obama has already been manipulated and it will get worse if he is elected. Senator Clinton changes with the wind and opportunity is her middle name.
Well done Ralph. I'm glad to see someone with principles running for elected office. Good luck to you sir!
Nader has the biggest ego of them all! That's why he'll join the race– he LOVES being the center of attention, but plays it like he's doing everyone a service. I recall back in 2000 when he said there was no difference between Gore and Bush. Think how different the world would be if Gore had become president.