Entra Nader

Ralph Nader se vuelve a presentar como candidato independiente a la Presidencia de los Estados Unidos. Su participación fue crucial en la victoria de Bush sobre Gore en 2000, pero ya en 2004 no tuvo ningún impacto en el resultado final. Aunque los demócratas andan preocupados, es poco probable que en 2008 recupere importancia como factor en la carrera.

(...) Ralph Nader announced on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he'll run as a third-party, anti-corporate candidate for president this fall, which would be likely to drain votes from the Democratic nominee and provide a huge boon to Republicans.

Democrats say they will work behind the scenes — and use court challenges, if necessary — to try to thwart his access to ballots.

The longtime consumer activist said on "Meet the Press" that Washington has become "corporate occupied territory" and that none of the current presidential candidates are sufficiently addressing corporate crime, labor rights or Pentagon waste.

"In that context, I have decided to run for president," he told host Tim Russert. (...)