Post by Adriana Velez
With all the talk (arguing?) about Obama and Romney I sometimes think we've forgotten all about our independent and third-party candidates. It's as if without Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, or Ross Perot (remember him?), those third parties don't even exist! But they're still around, and there are some compelling reasons to consider giving them your vote. Obviously none of these third party candidates stand a ghost of a chance of winning the presidential election this year. But the more votes they get, the more campaign funds their parties potentially get next election season. And a vote for a third party candidate can be a protest against the partisan gridlock of a two-party system. So let's meet some of those candidates to see what they're all about.![]()
With all the talk (arguing?) about Obama and Romney I sometimes think we've forgotten all about our independent and third-party candidates. It's as if without Ron Paul, Ralph Nader, or Ross Perot (remember him?), those third parties don't even exist! But they're still around, and there are some compelling reasons to consider giving them your vote. Obviously none of these third party candidates stand a ghost of a chance of winning the presidential election this year. But the more votes they get, the more campaign funds their parties potentially get next election season. And a vote for a third party candidate can be a protest against the partisan gridlock of a two-party system. So let's meet some of those candidates to see what they're all about.