Are Minor Parties Important?

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Are Minor Parties Important? …Or are they simply on the “Lunatic Fringe”

“Every Reform Movement has a Lunatic Fringe” --TR

Discussion: Are you throwing your vote away with a vote for a third party candidate or independent?

3rd Party vs. Independents Just to clarify: 3rd Party vs. Independents

3rd parties are more feasible at the local level… Generally speaking: 3rd parties are more feasible at the local level… …Nationally they tend to be more about exposure/notoriety , less about issues

Types of Minor Parties in American Politics

Ideological Parties Based on a set of beliefs, they have been longest-lived Libertarians: 3rd largest party in the U.S. today Socialist most successful (6% in 1912)

Single-Issue Parties Just like their name says! Usually fade as major party steals their issue

Economic Protest Parties NOT based on a set of beliefs, they are short-lived “Greenbacks” “Tea Party”?? Rent is 2 Damn High!

Splinter Parties “Bolter” parties Most important 3rd parties in history Center around a strong personality Fade away with that person TR Bull Moose/Perot “Reform”

Not gonna win…… but 5% would be nice Presidential Election Campaign Fund from the FEC --- SO confusing 5% Perot got nothing and rec’d 19% Buchannan got $$$ and rec’d .4%

Successful (?)Third Party Presidential Candidates Teddy Roosevelt (1912) – Progressive “Bull Moose Party” 27% / 88 EV’s John Breckinridge (1860)– Southern Dems 18% of vote and 72 EV’s George Wallace (1968) American Indep. 13% / 46 EV’s Ross Perot (1992) – Reform 19% / 0 EV’s

On the 2016 OHIO Presidential Ballot Trump (R) and Clinton (D) Jill Stein (G), Gary Johnson (L), Richard Duncan (Listed as "Nonparty Candidates")

“Successful” in Congress Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) 2012 Election Senator Angus King (I-ME) Recently Retired: Sen. Joe Liebermann (I-CT) [was Democrat] 2010 Senate Election: Rand Paul (KY) – Republican / Tea Party “Constitutional Conservative” -Won Senate seat 31 historically - (a lot of “switches”)

Successful(?) 3rd Candidates (Cont) House of Reps: None currently; How many total in history? 6 in the modern era Currently No Governors; but….. Lincoln Chafee (D-RI) Elected as an Independent in 2011

Last independent/3rd party elected governor: Jesse Ventura, Minnesota Reform Party…..and Angus

Successful(?) Non-Presidential No OH General Assembly Mayors? Recently Michael Bloomberg (I-NYC) Numerous Independents, Constitution and Libertarians (as well as some other lesser third parties) nationwide as you go local

Importance of Minor Parties Spoiler Role 1992 Bush Sr./Perot and Bill Clinton Independent, Later the REFORM PARTY

Importance of Minor Parties Most Importantly, innovator and critic (Janda says “safety valve”) (I disagree but who am I?) Women Voters, Income Tax, etc This actually hurts these parties occasionally (????)