He’s back and he says he’s going to be on the Illinois ballot.
Ralph Nader’s independent presidential campaign says it will file more than 50,000 candidacy petition signatures with the state Board of Elections on Monday—double what’s required to appear on the November ballot.
The longtime consumer activist said on "Meet the Press" that Washington has become "corporate occupied territory" and that none of the current presidential candidates are sufficiently addressing corporate crime, labor rights or Pentagon waste.
"In that context, I have decided to run for president."
Nader quote from Meet the Press via Politico
Sen. Barack Obama called him "heroic" but suggested that he's a bit self-centered.
"He seems to have a pretty high opinion of his own work," Obama said. "I have to say that, historically, he is a singular figure in American politics and has done as much as just about anybody on behalf of consumers. So in many ways he is a heroic figure, and I don't mean to diminish him."
Obama, who won his first race, for Illinois state Senate in 1996, by challenging his rival's ballot petitions, also hinted that Nader won't get a free pass on the technical requirements this year.
"I think anybody has the right to run for president if they file sufficient papers," Obama said.
Obama quote about Nader from Feb 2008 via Politico
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