Day-after coverage of Ralph Nader's decision to launch another long-shot presidential bid, announced on NBC's Meet the Press on February 22, showed an already angry Democratic party becoming even angrier. The media noted Nader's platform, an extension of his 40-year crusade against corporate interests and influence, but national and local Democratic leaders and activists responded with dismay and disgust. Op-ed writers weighed in with some kvetching of their own.
Most frequent messages:
1. Washington is corporate-occupied territory
2. Nader is on an ego ...