Ralph Nader ran in 2000 and in 2004 as third party candidate, fighting for the enviromenment and against corporate interests and Washington politics. He has announced last week that he will run again. What does that mean for 2008? Will he have enough clout to make a difference? Who will benefit from his bid for the White House?
Ralph Nader is usually credited for handing over the presidency to George Bush by turning away moderates who might have voted for Al Gore in 2000. Democrats still rageously resent Nader for the past 7 years. Nader responds that it is certainly not his fault if Bush was elected : we should blame the Republican and Democratic voters in Florida, and the governor of Florida and the Supreme Court of the US for the "election" of George W. Bush.
In 2004, however his campaign was all but a complete failure. One may wonder whether he will be able to excite the voters this time around, when there are more exciting alternatives to his candidacy?
PS : the wildcard = le joker
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