Congressional Black Caucus : House Ethics

     In the political system of the United States many barriers and obstacles exist for Third Parties. In the current style of United States politics the Media plays a crucial role in the system, and also posses numerous obstacles for Third Parties. The media often tends to focus on the ?Two Party Horse Race? and neglects the third parties involved in the race. A Third Party Presidential Candidate can not enter into a televised debate unless he has atleast fifteen percent of the popular vote in five major polls. Then there is the process of getting on the ballot in

Third parties offer voters an alternative to the same two parties that run in the presidential election every four years, often with more concrete goals and views, yet there has never been successful third party candidate. For over one and a half centuries, the Republicans and Democrats have held a duopoly over the United States government (Diamond 2015). People have been growing more and more frustrated in their government and the two parties, so why haven’t third-party candidates gained any ground in the political sphere?

Under the form of the present college, it is noticeable that almost all of the third party candidates are not even glanced at. Most people don't even know their

Both Republicans and Democrats have unequivocal pockets of political support. When running for office, votes come from various sectors of

In order to avoid losing voters to third parties, the two major parties are often forced to adopt positions championed by third parties. To fully comprehend why third parties exist, it is important to first be able to identify the numerous challenges they face in order to gain any sense of credibility.

“It is a natural evolution of our mass consciousness to begin to see third parties as a viable option; it is reflected in the corrupt and broken two-party system.” Michelle Augello-Page, an author and writer, uses this quote to speak to the frustration Americans feel about the two-party political system. Since the 1850’s, the Democrats and Republicans have received the majority of the popular vote, while third party candidates struggle election after election (Schechter). The two major party candidates don’t always speak to the issues many Americans want to be addressed. Therefore, Americans must consider voting for third party candidates to ensure democracy works for everyone.

Third parties in the United States do not win, but they do tend to keep elections interesting. Although third parties bring in votes for themselves, most of them have extreme views on issues. These type of views cannot put a party at the top of a nation that mainly consists of moderate individuals. America has one of the most advanced democracies and as a result has developed the two party system. The reason a two party system overpowers a three-party system is because, ideally, the constitution only has two sides to it, the opposing and the supporting. While the United States has a large two party system, third parties have been around for hundreds of years, they play a large part in presidential elections, and within the national government

This is because the electoral college favors the two parties, republican and democrat. Third parties don’t have the funding the democrats and republicans have, proving hard to win the presidency, let alone a state. But when a third party wins a state, it could lead to the result of all candidates coming up short of the votes to

Republican Randall Harold Cunningham, also known as “Duke”, was a United States Navy veteran as well as a member of the United States House of Representatives for California’s 50th Congressional District serving from 1991 to 2005. Cunningham resigned from his House spot after he had plead guilty to federal charges that included conspiracy to commit bribery, tax evasion, mail and wire fraud. Some have positioned that perhaps much of what Cunningham had plead guilty to could have been considered as an act of treason as well. By walking through the issues brought to light against Duke Cunningham, a proper answer to this question can be made. (Perry, 2006)

Specifically, the FBI charged Cooper, who has since been suspended by Florida Governor Rick Scott (R), with felony “campaign finance violations, official misconduct, and money laundering“ for allegedly accepting and laundering bribe money that she received to help unlawfully fund her re-election campaign.

Very rarely do third party candidates poll more than 10 percent but Libertarian candidate, Gary Johnson, is doing just that (Russonello). The Libertarian party as a whole has seen a recent rise in recent elections with Gary Johnson being the first third party candidate to be on the ballot in all 50 states in 20 years (Tau). Despite the general public confusion on them their ideology is quite simple. The general idea is that Libertarians are fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Britannica defines Libertarians as, “classical liberals who strongly emphasize the individual right to liberty.” (Encyclopedia Britannica). It is ultimately about giving people the liberty to do what they want without hurting other people.

This puts into perspective the disparity that Republicans and Democrats hold against other parties, it would be huge for a third party to get one percent of the vote. He discusses the importance that the Libertarians get at least one percent of the vote because it would help them break through a large barrier. This article concludes by saying that the LP has a good chance of breaking the typical third party barrier. They have the most support as a third party, and among others, they do the best in all

“Cele” Castillo acted as a whistleblower and reported his information through the proper channels of the DEA and FBI to no avail. Castillo was one of many whistleblowers who provided credible evidence for John Kerry’s Senate subcommittee investigation which thoroughly documented the CIA’s role in drug trafficking with the Contras. Kerry concluded, “There is no question in my mind that people affiliated with, or on the payroll of, the CIA were involved in drug

American is different from other countries because it has a two-party-system, in where the third party is left behind. Hence, the two parties are Republicans and Democrats, both parties have a realistic opportunity to compete for the presidency. It is hard for the third party to even appear in the voting ballot because there are some restriction that prevent them. The Constitution is the main reason why the third party cannot make it to the ballot. The constitution implemented a system called electoral college, in where the candidate must earn 270 electoral votes to be elected as president. Since, most of the states representatives are either republican or democrat. The third party has no chance against this type of monopoly. On the other

At the conclusion of President Barack Obama’s historical consecutive terms in office there is going to be a large number of candidates that are vying for the nominations of the respective parties. Due to the constitutional term limits imposed on the President, Obama is barred to seek re-election in 2016. While there are about 10 candidates running for the republicans, there are only two still in the running for the Democratic Party. The way candidates are recognized by their respective parties to become a candidate for the United States Presidency is first by receiving an invitation to compete in the primaries, then being included in the nationwide polls, as well as being on the ballot for at least 75% of all states. At the conclusion of the February 1st caucus there were 3 Democrats and 10 republicans who were still in the Presidential race, since then one Democratic candidate had dropped out.