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    Third parties in American politics rarely achieve major success at the presidential level. Only a small number have ever won any electoral votes, and even fewer have won over 10% of the popular vote. While third parties may influence the major parties by advancing new ideas, their electoral impact is usually temporary as the major parties tend to eventually co-opt their policy platforms. The most notable recent third party candidates include Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996, Ralph Nader in 2000 and 2004, and Jesse Ventura as an independent governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003.

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    Third parties in American politics rarely achieve major success at the presidential level. Only a small number have ever won any electoral votes, and even fewer have won over 10% of the popular vote. While third parties may influence the major parties by advancing new ideas, their electoral impact is usually temporary as the major parties tend to eventually co-opt their policy platforms. The most notable recent third party candidates include Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996, Ralph Nader in 2000 and 2004, and Jesse Ventura as an independent governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003.

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    Third parties in American politics rarely achieve major success at the presidential level. Only a small number have ever won any electoral votes, and even fewer have won over 10% of the popular vote. While third parties may influence the major parties by advancing new ideas, their electoral impact is usually temporary as the major parties tend to eventually co-opt their policy platforms. The most notable recent third party candidates include Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996, Ralph Nader in 2000 and 2004, and Jesse Ventura as an independent governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003.

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    Third parties in American politics rarely achieve major success at the presidential level. Only a small number have ever won any electoral votes, and even fewer have won over 10% of the popular vote. While third parties may influence the major parties by advancing new ideas, their electoral impact is usually temporary as the major parties tend to eventually co-opt their policy platforms. The most notable recent third party candidates include Ross Perot in 1992 and 1996, Ralph Nader in 2000 and 2004, and Jesse Ventura as an independent governor of Minnesota from 1999-2003.

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    Third Parties:

    They Aint Got a Chance

    RossPerot:1992,1996

    RalphNader:2000,2004

    Third Party

    JesseVentura,Independent
    GovernorofMinnesota,1999
    2003

    Anypoliticalparty
    organizedinat
    leastafewstates,
    otherthanthetwo
    currentleading
    parties

    History of American Third


    Parties
    ThirdPartiesintheU.S.receive
    greatattention,butinfacthavenot
    assumedtheimportancethatallthe
    academicattentiononthem
    suggests.

    History of American Third


    Parties
    Nominorthirdpartyasevercomecloseto
    winningthepresidency
    Onlyeightthirdpartycandidateshavewonany
    electoralvotes
    Onlyfive,includingTheodoreRooseveltin1912
    andRossPerotin1992havewonmorethan10%
    ofthepopularvote

    Types of Third Parties

    Sectional Parties
    Example:Strom
    Thurmond
    andtheDixiecrat
    Partyranona
    segregationist
    platformin1948

    Economic Protest Parties


    Example:James
    Weaverandthe
    PopulistPartywon
    over1million
    popularvotesand22
    electoralvotesin
    1892

    Ideology Parties
    Examples:
    Socialist,
    Communist,and
    Libertarian
    Parties
    LibertarianParty2000campaignad

    Charismatic Personality Parties


    Example:
    Theodore
    Rooseveltandthe
    ProgressiveBull
    MoosePartyin
    1912

    Specific Issue Parties

    Example:ProhibitionPartyin1892

    Combination Parties
    Example:George
    Wallacein1968
    (AmericanIndependent
    Party)
    o

    o
    o

    Dynamicleaderwitha
    Southernbase
    Anticivilrights
    Won13%popularvote&
    46electoralvotes

    Purpose of Third Parties

    RalphNaderand
    theGreenPartyin
    2000

    Theelectoralprogressofthirdpartiesisin
    directproportiontothefailureofthetwo

    majorpartiestoincorporatenewideas.

    Purpose of Third Parties


    LincolnDouglas
    Debates,1858

    Thoughveryrare,athirdpartymayreplaceoneofthemajorparties
    1856,theRepublicanPartyreplacestheWhigParty

    Purpose of Third Parties


    ThirdPartieshaveinfluence
    Majorpartiesoftentake
    ontheideasofthird
    parties
    In1992,boththe
    Republicanand
    DemocraticPartiestook
    onPerotsreform
    governmentideasabout
    reducingthedeficit
    GeorgeBush(Republican),RossPerot
    (Reform),&BillClinton(Democrat)during
    1992Presidentialdebate

    Purpose of Third Parties:


    Oncethemajorparties
    incorporatetheirideas,
    thirdpartiesburnout
    PopulistPartyplatform
    wasassimilatedintothe
    DemocraticPartyin
    1896
    WilliamJenningsBryan,Democratic
    candidateforPresident,1896

    What do shooting stars and


    third parties have in
    common?

    George Wallace,
    American
    Independent
    Party, 1968
    Election
    http://www.wku.edu/Library/onlinexh

    Ross Perot, 1996


    http://www.bartcop.com

    Ralph Nader, 2000 Election

    NADER
    VOTER
    IN
    2000

    Nader & the Reform Party 2004

    Ralph Nader Math Problem


    2004 Presidential Election

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