Nader: The lone crusader

National | POLITICS: Just when things seemed to be going so well for the Democrats, in steps the spoiler | Bob Jones

Vanity, vanity, all is vanity. Leading Democrats all seemed to be reading from the same book on Sunday, Feb. 22-and it sounded suspiciously like Ecclesiastes.

The object of their scorn: Ralph Nader, the longtime consumer advocate and liberal gadfly whom many blame for tipping the scales to George W. Bush in the historically close election of 2000. Mr. Nader announced on Meet the Press that he'll be a candidate again in 2004, and Democrats worried openly that he might spoil yet another close race.

"I think he's not going to have a sizable impact, but it's terrible if he goes ahead, because it's about him; it's about his ego; it's about his vanity," said New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a vice-presidential hopeful for the Democrats.

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March 06, 2004, Vol. 19, No. 9

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