Could Nader spoil the Democrats' election dreams once again?

Ralph Nader - the man blamed for siphoning votes away from Al Gore in 2000 and effectively delivering the White House to George Bush - is back. With no hope of winning, why does he bother?

Fasten your seatbelts, Ralph Nader is back to the horror of America's Democrats and the delight of the Republican party. In 2000, Nader ran for the Green Party, siphoning votes away from Al Gore and effectively delivering the White House to George Bush. Now he's at it again, throwing his hat into the ring to stand as an independent, or as far as the Democrats are concerned a "spoiler".

Nader, one of America's most ardent consumer champions, certainly knows how to get up the noses of competing politicians. Other people may see him as a self-indulgent, stubborn old man who should have hung up his campaigning hat long ago, but he sees himself as a "full-time citizen, the most important office in America for anyone to achieve", and one charged with fighting an endless battle against corruption and corporate exploitation.

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