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except his own. He never committed himself to a party, including the Green party, which in part, he used as a promotion tool.
Nader regularly leaves his harshest and most biased attacks against Democrats like Gore, and has only begun publicly going after Bush the past couple of years.
He could never build a movement of millions like Dean has done and raise over 15 million because Nader is too opportunistic, too lazey, and too narcissistic.
Nader did teach me one thing. That the ones that control my party right now are more concerned with keeping their coffers full than doing what is in the best interest of their country.
The difference between Nader and Dean on the last point, was Nader was great about talking about it, Dean actually went out and did something about it. And through his efforts and this whole election process, I think many Democrats have seen, from someone WITHIN their own party, who would be the best possible candidate, be ruthlessly attacked and betrayed by those at the top.
So, it is a different situation, but a similar situation of having to confront establishment versus main street America. However, this came from inside the heart of the Democratic party and it came from someone who has proven himself as a leader, a doctor and a visionary.
Ralph Nader has never earned a lot of respect because all he does is talk and never any follow through. He is not well respected because his opportunism and ego get in the way of his follow through and actually creating results.
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