http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eric-zuesse/ralph-nader-was-indispens_b_4235065.html
In fact, Harry G. Levine, in his “Ralph Nader as Mad Bomber,” reported a personal incident, when, “
I was introduced to Tarek Milleron, Ralph Nader’s nephew, the single person closest to him in the whole campaign.” Levine told Milleron, “‘If Gore lost, Nader would have substantial credibility and power within the Democratic party. By holding back in a handful of states now, he could demonstrate his capacity to cause real damage in the future, and gain much in the short and the long run.’ Tarek did not disagree with that at all. Instead, leaning toward me, with a bit of extra steel in his voice and body, but without changing his cool tone and demeanor, he simply said: ‘We are not going to do that.’ ‘Why not?’ I said. With just a flicker of smile, Tarek said: ‘Because we want to punish the Democrats, we want to hurt them, wound them.’” Levine went on: “In Tarek’s unforgettable phrase, Ralph Nader wanted to hurt, wound and punish the Democrats. This was much more than indifference. Nader was not simply opposed to helping the Democrats, he actually wanted Gore to lose. ... But his supporters were not being told this.”
After Nader’s victory in 2000, however, Nader became bolder about letting the public know his true motivation. On 4 March 2001, Dick Polman headlined in the Philadelphia Inquirer, “An Unrepentant Nader Sticks To His Plan He Wants The Green Party To Run Up To 80 Congressional Candidates. That Could Drain Votes From Democrats.” Polman described his interview of Nader:
“In a long conversation at his office the other day, he said: ‘I’m just amazed that people think I should be concerned about this stuff. It’s absolutely amazing. Not a minute’s sleep do I lose, about something like this - because I feel sorry for them. It’s just so foolish, the way they have been behaving. Why should I worry?’ ... Nader is mapping new mischief with the potential to gladden the hearts of Republicans everywhere. He is working with the Greens to run as many as 80 candidates in the 2002 congressional elections - twice the number that ran in 2000. If he succeeds, Nader could drain liberal votes from Democrats in tight races, and severely impede the Democratic effort to wrest the House of Representatives away from the GOP. He is not coy about his motives. ... As he put it, ‘The Democrats are going to have to lose more elections. They didn’t get the message last time.’”
Nader repeated his strategy (to “wound and punish the Democrats,” as Tarek had put it, much more clearly) during the 2004 contest. On 9 September 2004, some prominent members of the Green Party went public sharing the conclusion that he was out to damage the Democratic Party and to help the Republican Party, and they issued a group press release, which opened: “Greens for Impact, a committee of elected officials and Green Party leaders, is dismayed to see that Ralph Nader’s campaign schedule for September consists almost completely of battleground states, where his presence could aid in re-electing George W. Bush.” They detailed six separate points of Nader’s “Rhetoric” on this that were at odds with the clear “Reality,” and concluded: “Taking all of these inconsistencies and hypocrisies together, one can only conclude that Nader’s commitment to defeating Bush is a ruse.” Finally, these suckers recognized the fact.
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