"It's egotism of the highest level."
- Elizabeth Holtzman, former NYC congresswoman
"I think Ralph Nader is proving that the only master that he serves is his enormous ego."
- Scott Maddox, chairman of Democratic Party in Florida
"This is an act of total vanity and ego satisfaction."
- Bill Richardson
"The only reason he's running is either he's an egomaniac or as a Bush contract."
- Al Sharpton
"It seems that Saint Ralph couldn't stand the idea of sitting this one out, and putting the interests of the country ahead of his own massive ego."
- DU, "Top Ten Conservative Idiots"
"He's clearly living in his own egomaniacal dream world."
- Eric Alterman
"Step aside Plucky, because there's a new ego in town."
- Oliver Willis
"A triumph of ego over the collective good."
- TChris, TalkLeft
"Nader, as a consumer advocate, has done more than just about anyone to make the products we use, and thus our lives, safer. He should be remembered for that. Now, he will be remembered for his blind, ego driven runs for the Presidency."
- Kevin, Lean Left
"Ralph Nader's narcissism has metastasized to such proportions that he came forward to announce his candidacy without being able to brandish a single one of the celebrities who surrounded him in 2000...."
- Todd Gitlin
"Certainly, this latter-day political narcissist has already made up his mind what he's going to announce."
- Joshua Micah Marshall
"This time, it's all about Ralph."
- Mara Liasson, NPR.org
"Nader's idea of politics is to seize any opportunity to put his face in front of a camera."
- MaxSpeak.org