Why are green (or 3rd) party candidates often not invited to debates and their issues and policies not given equal coverage?
This happened in my state (TN) recently with the race for U.S. Senate when the green party candidate, Chris Lugo, was not included in the debates between Bob Corker and Harold Ford Jr. in Memphis and Chattanooga. He is a viable third party candidate and went through the same steps as the major party candidates, so why are his views going widely unheard? I am an independant voter and do a lot of extra research about the candidates to make sure that I know the policies and political histories of the person I vote for. However, many people don't do this as they believe they can gain all the information they need through televised debates & newspaper coverage. Thus my question, WHY, why are all parties not included in debates and their issues/policies not given equal coverage!? Doesn't this lead to voters who are not fully informed of their choices?
2006-10-20
17:45:26
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