Nader announces presidential bid
WASHINGTON (AP) - February 24, 2008 The consumer advocate made the announcement Sunday on NBC's
"Meet the Press." He says most Americans are disenchanted with
the Democratic and Republican parties, and that none of the
presidential contenders are addressing ways to stem corporate crime
and Pentagon waste and promote labor rights.
Nader also ran as a third-party candidate in the 2000 and 2004
presidential elections. He is still loathed by many Democrats who
call him a spoiler and claim his candidacy in 2000 cost the party
the election by siphoning votes away from Al Gore in a razor-thin
contest in Florida.