The 2008 presidential campaign of Ralph Nader, political activist, author, lecturer and attorney began on February 24, 2008.

"[7] Nader praised Dennis Kucinich, Mike Gravel, and John Edwards during the race for the Democratic nomination.

[8] Before entering the race, Nader was asked by Wolf Blitzer on CNN's The Situation Room if he liked any of the Democratic presidential candidates in 2008.

[9] A petition was started to urge Nader to run with Mike Gravel as a vice presidential candidate.

[10] In the weeks before the Iowa caucus, Nader praised former Senator John Edwards and his populist message, calling him "a Democratic glimmer of hope" and encouraging Iowans to "give him a victory".

Number two, what could be at risk is support among several key constituencies that the Democratic Party candidate will need to win in November, notably younger voters, independents, and progressives.

[15] While campaigning at his alma mater Princeton University, Nader gave a lecture titled "The Corporate State and the Destruction of Democracy."

Nader described his plans for reform, including single-payer national health insurance, cuts to the military budget, crackdowns on corporations, and a repeal of the 1947 Taft–Hartley Act.

[18] In April 2008, Nader praised Jimmy Carter's plan to visit the Middle East, saying: "It is time for all retired military, diplomatic and national security officials from both parties who agree with Carter — and there are many — to band together and launch the Washington Peace Show leading to what a majority of Palestinians and Israelis want — a viable two-state solution.

He received 46 delegate votes (60.7 percent) defeating Gloria La Riva, Brian Moore and Cynthia McKinney.

Later that day, Nader and Paul appeared on CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer to briefly lay out these principles.

In June 2008, Nader commented in an interview with the Rocky Mountain News that he hasn't heard Obama "have a strong crackdown on economic exploitation in the ghettos.

Whites just eat it up.Obama campaign spokeswoman Shannon Gilson responded, "We are obviously disappointed with these very backward-looking remarks.