Nader to Run, Citing Events of 2004 Race

On Sunday, Mr. Nader officially announced that he would seek the presidency as a third-party candidate one more time — driven in part by his frustration over the efforts to thwart his last run. Mr. Nader, a consumer advocate who made his mark by taking on the car industry more than 40 years ago, turns 74 this week, making him the oldest candidate in the race. In two of his three previous presidential bids, he ran on the Green Party ticket, but he said in the interview that he had not yet worked out his party affiliation for this time.
Told of Mr. Nader’s announcement on her campaign plane, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton said: “Wow, that’s really unfortunate. I remember when he did this before. It’s not good for anybody, especially our country.”
Mr. Obama, campaigning in Ohio, said: “Ralph Nader deserves enormous credit for the work he did as a consumer advocate. But his function as a perennial candidate is not putting food on the table of workers.” — By Sarah Wheaton, New York Times