Major-party presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain pulled campaign resources out of Michigan a month ago, with polls showing a double-digit lead for Obama, but one candidate is still vying for support in the Great Lakes State.

Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader is scheduled to rally supporters at noon in the Michigan Union today in one of his last stops before Tuesday’s election.

Nader has run on the Green Party ticket in past elections but is running without affiliation this year — except in Michigan, where he's running on the Natural Law Party ticket. According to his campaign, he plans to speak on the government's financial system bailout, health care, the war in Iraq and the environment.

While he's the best known of the third-party candidates in this year's presidential election, Nader was not included in any presidential debates. He is best known for his 2000 campaign, in which he received about 1 percent of the national vote. He garnered slightly more support in Florida, where Democratic nominee Al Gore lost to George W. Bush by a mere 537 votes. Many Democrats said Nader's presence on the ballot cost Gore the state of Florida, and ultimately the election.

Nader and his running mate, San Francisco-based lawyer Matt Gonzalez, will appear on ballots in 45 states, including Michigan. A recent Time/CNN poll showed the ticket receiving about 5 percent of votes nationally among likely voters.