Ralph Nader, a Winsted native and longtime Connecticut resident, may have influenced more liberal legislation and regulations than any man in the 20th century. Following his 2000 campaign for the White House, many Democrats not only still blame him for siphoning votes away from Al Gore in Florida and electing George W. Bush, but they’ve used his third-party campaign as a cautionary tale to keep disillusioned party members from starting a Tea Party of their own. Here, in a lightly edited and condensed conversation with Connecticut Mirror Publisher Dave Daley, Nader talks about the current political climate, Hillary Clinton’s record and the influence of Wall Street money on politics.
