Ralph Nader is an American environmentalist and consumers’-interests activist and left-of-center politician. Though he affiliates with neither major party, his views are generally considered left-wing and he focuses on promoting anti-free-market regulations.
Nader became a household name in the 1960s with Unsafe at Any Speed, his investigative report on the safety record of the American automotive industry which heavily influenced the passage of federal safety regulations. He is best known for his role in the 2000 presidential election in which he ran as the candidate for the Green Party and earned over 2% of the popular vote. Nader is often blamed for acting as a “spoiler” by siphoning key votes away from Democratic presidential candidate Al Gore, supposedly thereby electing Republican candidate George W. Bush. Whether Nader’s campaign cost Gore the election, and whether Nader intended to do so, have been hotly contested.
Early Life and Education
Ralph Nader was born in Winsted, Connecticut, in 1934 to two Lebanese immigrants. His father worked in a textile mill and eventually opened a restaurant in which Ralph worked. Nader attended the private Gilbert School in Winchester, Connecticut. 1112
Presidential Campaigns
Ralph Nader has run for president five times under numerous parties and with varying goals and levels of effort. 17
2000
In 2000, Nader ran for president as a candidate for the Green Party. Unlike in 1992 and 1996, Nader actively campaigned for votes around the country. He campaigned on campaign finance reform, combatting corporate influence, and breaking what he portrayed as a collusion between the two major parties on most policy issues. Nader would earn 2,882,955 votes, or 2.74% of the popular vote. 0){
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