Ralph Nader announces White House bid on 'Meet the Press'
WASHINGTON - Ralph Nader on Sunday announced a fresh bid for the White House, criticizing the top contenders as being too close to big business. Nader also dismissed the possibility that his candidacy could tip the election to Republicans.
Nader said most people are disenchanted with the Democratic and Republican parties due to a prolonged Iraq war and a shaky economy.
"You take that framework of people feeling locked out, shut out, marginalized, disrespected," he said. "You go from Iraq, to Palestine/Israel, from Enron to Wall Street, from Katrina to the bungling of the Bush administration, to the complicity of the Democrats in not stopping him on the war, stopping him on the tax cuts."
Nader, who turns 74 later this week, announced his third-party candidacy on NBC's "Meet the Press."
- Associated Press
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