What is Ralph Nader?
[[File:Naderspeak.JPG|thumb|175px|Ralph Nader]] '''Ralph Nader''' (born February 27, 1934) is an [[Americans|American]] [[attorney]], [[politician]] and [[political]] [[activist]]. He is best known for working for the rights of consumers, for his [[third party (politics)|third party]] runs for [[President of the United States]], and for helping [[George Walker Bush|George Bush]] get elected in the 2000 presidential election. He ran for president in 1996, 2000 and 2004, but failed to win. In the 2008 election, Nader placed third overall, with 660,094 votes, or about .38%.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://election.cbsnews.com/election2008/president.shtml |title=Election Results - CBSNews.com |access-date=2008-11-06 |archive-date=2009-02-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213151055/http://election.cbsnews.com/election2008/president.shtml |url-status=dead }}</ref> Nader was born in [[Winsted, Connecticut|Winsted]], [[Connecticut]]. His parents, Nathra and Rose Nader, were [[Lebanon|Lebanese]] [[immigrant]]s. He is a fluent and native speaker of the [[Arabic language]]. == Other websites == *[http://www.nader.org/ The Nader Page] (not campaign-related) * [http://www.votenader.org/ Nader/Camejo 2004] * [http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/sowell030304.asp Nader's Glitter] Opposing view by Thomas Sowell. == References == <references/> {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Nader, Ralph}} [[Category:1934 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[category:Politicians from Connecticut]] [[Category:American political activists]]