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Article: Ralph Nader Declares Presidential Candidacy.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
- Article date:
- February 23, 2004
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Byline: Jeff Zeleny
Feb. 23--WASHINGTON -- Ignoring appeals from many of his own admirers, Ralph Nader declared Sunday that he would run for president as an independent but vehemently denied suggestions he could derail the Democratic Party's effort to defeat President Bush.
The longtime consumer advocate, whose third-party candidacy has been blamed for tipping the 2000 election to Bush, accused Democrats and Republicans of being consumed by corporate interests. By running again, he said, he hoped to break a "two-party duopoly that is converging more and more."
"Washington is corporate-occupied territory," Nader said. "The two parties are ...