Ralph Nader lashed out at the Democratic presidential candidates Monday after they said he could hurt their chances of taking back the White House.
The longtime consumer advocate announced Sunday that he will launch his fourth consecutive White House bid -- fifth if his 1992 write-in campaign is included.
In an interview with CNN on Monday, Nader accused Illinois Sen. Barack Obama of name-calling and challenged him to "address the issues."
"Above all, explain why you don't come down hard on the economic crimes against minorities in city ghettos: payday loans, predatory lending, rent-to-own rackets, landlord abuses, lead contamination, asbestos," Nader said.
"There's an unseemly silence by you, Barack -- a community organizer in poor areas in Chicago many years ago -- on this issue," he said.
Nader called Sen. Hillary Clinton the Democrat "most loved by big business," referencing a Fortune magazine article from last year.
Clinton also said Nader "is responsible for George W. Bush" and called his candidacy "regrettable" during a Boston, Massachusetts, fundraiser Sunday night.
"We can't assume that we're going be able to win overwhelmingly," she said. "We're going to have to fight for every state, and Ralph Nader is a problem."
His candidacy is "regrettable"? I've been poking around a lot in Democratic forums and they almost all say that Nader shouldn't run. This, of course, is from the same people who screamed about when Kucinich was excluded from some debates. They cried about how anyone should be able to run and get the same amount of airtime.
Yet, they want to exclude Nader. How very odd of them to be so hypocritical so quickly. I say, if you have the will, you're welcome to run for President. Anyone can become President, and that includes Ralph Nader. So don't exclude him.
Travis
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