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Why Third Parties will never work… Is it a good or a bad thing? 11/20/2018

Types of Third Parties Single Issue Parties 11/20/2018 Types of Third Parties Single Issue Parties Single issues like Prohibition of alcohol or an extreme ideological position like socialism or libertarianism

Types of Third Parties Splinter Parties Off shoots of a Major Party

Types of Third Parties Popular Individual Jesse “the Body” Ventura or Ross Perot

Why 3rd parties will Never Win 11/20/2018 Why 3rd parties will Never Win Winner Take-All System Who ever gets a plurality of the votes receives all of the States electoral votes Funding An independent party must raise a lot of money and they get no help from the government Federal Funding Must get 10% of the National Vote to receive federal funding in the NEXT election Ballot Access State Ballot Laws Single Member Districts Every district has ONE representative. No proportional representation in America.

Importance of Third Parties 11/20/2018 Importance of Third Parties 3rd Parties can take away votes and elections from major parties. This affects the presidency. Gore lost by 537 votes in FLA. 97,000 Floridians voted for Nader Bring new issues to the political agenda Serve as “safety valves” for popular discontent