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Times Tells Ralph Nader: Don’t Dare Hurt the Democrats Again
The Times’ mesasge to Ralph Nader: Stick to your "consumer advocacy" and don’t hurt the Democratic presidential prospects like you did with Gore in 2000.
Posted by: Clay Waters
6/22/2007 1:25:36 PM
The Times loves Ralph Nader’s "pro-consumer" activism, but when the left-wing populist has the temerity to try to put his causes into action by running for president (and possibly draining votes from the Democratic candidate, as Nader did with Gore in 2000), the Times can get surprisingly hostile.
Reporter Michael Janofsky’s October 26, 2004 profile included this unusually harsh examination of Nader’s motives: "To his followers, he is the embodiment of political principle, the counterweight to a dishonest two-party system that sneers at minor-party candidates. To his critics, he is an anachronistic, dangerous buttinsky, motivated more by ego than civic good."
