Americans tend to agree on what is wrong with the political system, and majorities of voters from both parties are unhappy with the quality of the candidates. But there also seems to be little appetite for third-party candidates.
Tag: Third-Party Politics (US)
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He Was a Hillary Clinton Cheerleader. Now He Calls Democrats a Threat.
Peter Daou, a former Democratic activist, is running Cornel West’s third-party campaign. He talked to The New York Times about how he came to view the two-party system as a bigger problem than Donald J. Trump.
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Manchin Mulls His Political Future, Keeping Washington Guessing
The West Virginia Democrat could run for re-election to the Senate, make a third-party presidential bid or simply retire from politics. To his party’s consternation, he’s not ready to say which.
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James L. Buckley, Conservative Senator in Liberal New York, Dies at 100
In 1970, Mr. Buckley, the son of an oil tycoon and the brother of a leading force on the right, became the first third-party candidate elected to the U.S. Senate in 30 years.
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Joe Manchin Says He’s Thinking ‘Seriously’ About Leaving the Democratic Party
He told a West Virginia news station that he had not made a decision yet — either about his party affiliation or about his electoral plans.