GENE RANDALL, CNN ANCHOR: In Denver, a few moments ago, Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate, officially gained the nomination of the Green Party for president. We are awaiting the start of his acceptance speech. With me here in the studio is Jim Warren, Washington bureau chief of the "Chicago Tribune," he has been writing about Ralph Nader. Jim, in the scheme of things, what will it take to turn this nomination into a watershed moment of this political year?</s>JIM WARREN, "CHICAGO TRIBUNE": I think first and foremost, Ralph Nader gaining enough popularity in the polls that will get him onto the -- into the presidential debates. I don't think he does anything very substantive unless he can have that voice of his, that anti- global trade voice, that pro-environment voice, that cut-the-military voice, into the key forum, which will be later this fall in the presidential debates. And that is the same thing, we should say, for Pat Buchanan.</s>RANDALL: Jim, on one hand, are you convinced that Nader means what he says when he pledges to make this a vigorous campaign, and if so, why do you suppose now rather than four years ago?</s>WARREN: Because he does genuinely think that there is not a dime's difference between Bush and Gore on the issues that are important to him, and I definitely do think he sees a constituency out there that can be exploited given the visceral rage that a lot of people have on the subject of global trade. It is not a whole lot of people, Gene, but it may be just enough to worry particularly Al Gore.</s>RANDALL: Jim Warren of the "Chicago Tribune," thanks very much.
Ralph Nader Officially Nominated as Presidential Candidate of Green Party