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How far is it true that 3rd Parties & Independent Candidates in the USA have little political significance and are destined to fail?
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How far is it true that 3rd Parties & Independent Candidates in the USA have little political significance and are destined to fail? In the political landscape of the USA, two main parties have dominated through out American History. The Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The theory that 3rd parties/Independent candidates are destined to fail in the American political process may seem easily feasible, however when studying recent election results it becomes clear that the small significance of these anomalies can not be assumed so easily. In the 2000 Presidential Elections, Green Party candidate Ralph Nader gained 3% of the total vote, which arguably would have gone to the Democratic candidate Al Gore and led to a Democratic victory, had he not stood. Therefore, although 3rd parties/independent candidates seem to be only a minor factor, they do have a part to play in American politics, Sceptics have argued that any...
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