Potential Third Party and Indep. Candidates
Libertarian | Green | Constitution
|
Independent
The presence of a credible third party or independent
candidate in a general election campaign makes for a much more
interesting and unpredictable race. However, third party
candidates face huge barriers including unequal ballot access
requirements,
difficulty
recruiting
credible
candidates,
difficulty
raising
money,
and
difficulty
attracting
media
attention.
In
recent
election,
cycles
third
party
nominees
have
typically
been
little
known
or
unknown
and
had
scant
impact.
In 2012, former Gov. Gary Johnson, the Libertarian nominee, achieved
just shy of one-percent of the vote. Ross
Perot
did
significantly
affect
the
1992
and
1996
campaigns.
[See
also:
Third
Parties]
*See also: Maggie Haberman and Alexander
Burns. "Michael Bloomberg Will Not Enter Presidential
Race." The
New
York
Times, March 7, 2016.
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