The Associated Press reported that consumer advocate and 2004 independent presidental candidate Ralph Nader is suing the Democratic Party, contending that Democratic officials conspired to keep him from taking votes away from nominee John Kerry. The lawsuit also alleges that the Democratic National Committee conspired to force Nader off the ballot in several states.
I consider Ralph Nader a great American, to me he ranks up there with Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez as great public activists. but his biggest mistake was getting into the business of national politics. National politics is a very pragmatic and me oriented business, politics became personal to him. Ralph Nader got away from the very thing he advocated, representing the consumer. He helped to some extend elect the Bush administration. his personal beliefs became more important than the interest of the public.