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What is the largest barrier of all the barriers that hinder 3rd party candidates in the US?
Thanks
2006-10-24 14:05:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
sorry about the double post
2006-10-24 14:20:45 · update #1
$$$$$$$MONEY is the only barrier$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
don't worry someday we'll be free. old people die, that's what they do
2006-10-24 14:07:46 · answer #1 · answered by sapace monkey 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The media.
When a 3rd party candidate announces their run, what is the media concerned with? The new ideas the candidate may have to bring peace, jobs, prosperity, low crime, energy independence and a clean environment to the people of the USA?
NOOOOO! Of course not.
It's which party that he is going to take votes from and be a "spoiler", because he has no chance of winning. That is what you hear from the beginning. And they never give the same coverage to all candidates, they always play favorites. If CBS 60 Minutes hadn't done that softball interview with Bubba and Hill, he would have never recovered enough from the mess they had made. He would never had won.
Independents never get a break because the media has too many "friends" on Capitol Hill. It's just not in their best interest to rock the boat. That media that 5th Estate is supposed to be on our side. LOL
2006-10-24 21:30:31 · answer #2 · answered by charley128 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
think about it, an independant voice might unleash the truth about what is really going on. It could bring down the whole power structure. Repubs. and demos. are in kahoots. After all we were never ment to be a democracy. We were set up to be a republic, ran by the gentry class and nothing has changed. They the politicians, pretend so as to sedate the masses. The wealthy landowners is the definition of the gentry class initially. government doesnt need to borrow, who is getting the interest and why? It's a scam to create wealth for the people in charge
2006-10-24 21:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by homie12 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The main barrier to a 3rd party is the other two parties! They don't WANT competition!
MOST of the US population falls squarely in the political middle.....exactly where a good third party could help us all. The two old parties couldn't stand a viable third, because it would effectively end their strangle hold on things.
2006-10-24 21:12:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No one thinks they can win. I think a third political party candidate that people would vote for would keep the left from being so far left and the right from being so far right. It's a shame I probably won't see it in my life time. We've been ingrained to believe that only a Republican or Democrat can win. Given the options I gotta vote Republican. Where are the Whigs when you need em?
2006-10-24 21:12:03 · answer #5 · answered by Keith 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the Great Barrier Reef of People who can Pull Some Strings
obviously I am very antagonistic about this... I really don't trust US politics, whoever I like never wins
2006-10-24 21:14:38 · answer #6 · answered by ~*Prodigious*~ 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Americans are addicted to two party system.Third party candidates have been spoilers and weird up till now.
2006-10-24 23:31:08 · answer #7 · answered by Dr.O 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Money from special interest groups and PAC Fund money. Once a group of people own you your effectiveness for public service goes out the window... then no one wants to vote for you because you are as tainted in their minds as the republican or democrat candidates.
2006-10-24 21:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by Onegoddess 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everyone knows the only barrier is money!
2006-10-24 21:16:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually money, as the people running from these fringe partys have no name recognition and get very little press.
2006-10-24 21:19:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy answer, Money!
They do not have the political train behind them.
2006-10-24 21:14:32 · answer #11 · answered by Wolfpacker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋