US elections 2008: What impact will Ralph Nader's candidacy have on the presidential race?

by Thompson Kellett

Ralph Nader has traditionally been seen as a spoiler for democratic candidates. The question this time around is will Mr. Nader have a similar impact on this election cycle? Ralph Nader has been a presidential candidate in...read more

by Clay Eshom

In the upcoming election, once again, the Democrats are warning people that a vote for Nader and his Green Party is a vote for the Republicans. It is amazing how the running of a third party candidate with some backing amo...read more

by Todd Pheifer

Once again, Ralph Nader has joined the presidential race whether he has a strong chance of winning or not. Most would say "not". When we talk about impact, we have to put the question in context. In 2008, it may make ve...read more

by Luiz Bravim

"Unreasonable Man" will be Negligible Presence in high-stakes 2008 Campaign Most countries in the world would have elected Ralph Nader years ago. He has a record of legislative accomplishment that would embarrass even...read more

by Sean Curtis

There was a time when a sizable slice of America thought highly of Ralph Nader. But those days are passed. Many Democrats still blame Nader for Al Gore's loss in 2000. Nader received about 90,000 votes in the state of Flor...read more

by Greg Guma

When Ralph Nader announced his fourth bid for the US presidency on NBC in February 2004, shortly after Howard Dean's insurgent Democratic campaign imploded, he described his goal as building a "second front" in the fight t...read more

by Joseph Malek

Like it or not, Mr. Nader will receive the votes of people who are unhappy with the selections of the Democratic Party and the selections of the Republican Party who seek to become the next, "President of the United States...read more

by Lynda Phillips

The impact of Ralph Nader's candidacy only serves as a negative diversion for the country, and publicity for him. Because of his past attempts to enter the presidency through the third party, it is not surprising that he ...read more

by Theodore Mobius

It is unlikely that Ralph Nader will have any real impact on the US Presidential election this year. The obstacles against Nader are considerable. Historically, Americans have been unwilling to vote for third party cand...read more

by Paul Schingle

The Democrats are all up in arms again now that Ralph Nader is throwing a monkey wrench into presidential politics again this year. I think Ralph Nader himself said it best, though. Essentially he said that the Democrats...read more

by Rex Coker

Darth Vader!OOPs,I mean Ralph Nader the spoiler for the Democrats in 2000, seeks once again to bid for the Presidency of these United States.Running on the independent ticket makes him look like the bottom feeder he trul...read more

by Ted Sherman

Ralph Nader should heed the words of Saint Paul: "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." Once once a very brilliant and influential consumer advocate, the 73-year-old, worn out and t...read more

by Gary C. Gibson

The innovative yet classically brilliant patriot Ralph Nader has entered the race again-can he make the U.S.A. aware of the perils of corporatism and illegal alien migration enough to get through to dead-head democratic le...read more

by David Furritus

"Don't vote for Nader! He's just a wasted vote!" "Nader stole votes from Gore in 2000! He's a spoiler!" "Nader makes Hillary look like Cheney! He's as liberal as they come!" Yeah, we've heard all of these a few times ...read more

by Therese Daniels

The impact Nader will have on the 2008 elections is adding to voter confusion. The worst impact Nader will have upon the elections is mucking it up for the third race in a row. If I have suggested in the past Obama has a...read more

by Joost Steffensen

I'm being chased by a large Democrat with a baseball bat. He's warning me not to vote for Nader. He's telling me I would only empower the Republicans. And don't I dislike the Republican party? He's right. I don't like t...read more

by Nora Nick Katsourakis

As a 59 year old veteran American, I remember Ralph Nader and would look with some distrust at anyone who would defy me to remember. We never liked Ralph Nader. On one level his rise to Time magazine front page seemed a ...read more

by Judy Ramsook

Are You Ready For A Black President Growing up as a person of East Indian descent in the West Indies has taught me much about racism. Usually this is something that trickles its way from the top, and has been mentio...read more

by Alan Gray

Ralph Nader will have zero impact on the presidential race because he's become the archetype of what we can define to be the American political anachronism. Nader's legacy as a consumer rights advocate "par excellence"...read more

by Brandon Pack

I have read a few of the articles on this subject and had to stop before my head exploded. To me it is ridiculous to call anyone a spoiler just because they want to run against the two headed political monster, we'll call,...read more