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− | '''Ralph Nader''' (born February 27, 1934) is a [[liberal]] politician and pundit. He ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in 1996, 2000, and 2004. | + | '''Ralph Nader''' (born February 27, 1934) is a [[liberal]] politician, consumer advocate, and pundit. He is the son of [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[immigrants]]. He ran unsuccessfully for [[President of the United States]] in 1996, 2000, and 2004. |
==Unsafe at Any Speed== | ==Unsafe at Any Speed== | ||
− | Nader's 1965 publication, ''Unsafe at Any Speed'' was | + | Nader's 1965 publication, ''Unsafe at Any Speed'' was a best-selling expose of the automotive industry safety standards, with it's main focus on [[General Motors]]' (GM) [[Cheverolet]] Corvair. Nader's campaign against the Corvair showed that he believed not only that the Corvair was dangerous but that GM knew it was. However, he was never able to prove that GM had prior knowledge of the safety flaws. [http://www.tnr.com/doc.mhtml?i=20040308&s=chait030804] |
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==Presidential candidacy== | ==Presidential candidacy== | ||
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Nader's most successful run for President was in 2000, when, as the Green Party's nominee, he garnered 2.7% of the popular vote, and was blamed by many liberals for the loss of [[Al Gore]] to [[George W. Bush]], the reasoning being that most of the people who voted for him would have preferred Gore to Bush, and that thus Nader's candidacy may have tipped the election in Bush's favor. [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0626-04.htm] | Nader's most successful run for President was in 2000, when, as the Green Party's nominee, he garnered 2.7% of the popular vote, and was blamed by many liberals for the loss of [[Al Gore]] to [[George W. Bush]], the reasoning being that most of the people who voted for him would have preferred Gore to Bush, and that thus Nader's candidacy may have tipped the election in Bush's favor. [http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0626-04.htm] |
Revision as of 19:36, May 11, 2007
Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is a liberal politician, consumer advocate, and pundit. He is the son of Lebanese immigrants. He ran unsuccessfully for President of the United States in 1996, 2000, and 2004.
Unsafe at Any Speed
Nader's 1965 publication, Unsafe at Any Speed was a best-selling expose of the automotive industry safety standards, with it's main focus on General Motors' (GM) Cheverolet Corvair. Nader's campaign against the Corvair showed that he believed not only that the Corvair was dangerous but that GM knew it was. However, he was never able to prove that GM had prior knowledge of the safety flaws. [1]
Presidential candidacy
Nader's most successful run for President was in 2000, when, as the Green Party's nominee, he garnered 2.7% of the popular vote, and was blamed by many liberals for the loss of Al Gore to George W. Bush, the reasoning being that most of the people who voted for him would have preferred Gore to Bush, and that thus Nader's candidacy may have tipped the election in Bush's favor. [2]