NEW : Nader is a longtime consumer advocate who was blamed by many Democrats for Al Gore 's loss in the 2000 presidential election ; they said he claimed votes that would otherwise have gone to their candidate . Sen. Obama says Ralph Nader 's trying to ` ` get along '' with white people . Nader accused Obama of trying to ` ` . ' '' Obama 's campaign calls the comments ` ` reprehensible '' and ` ` . '' Nader : Obama 's top issue should be racism in America , not his heritage .
NEW : Sen. Obama says Ralph Nader 's trying to ` ` get along '' with white people . Nader accused Obama of trying to ` ` . ' '' Obama 's campaign calls the comments ` ` reprehensible '' and ` ` . '' Nader : Obama 's top issue should be racism in America , not his heritage .