There is no doubt that this is a high stakes election. It is not Tweedledum and Tweedledee, as former Alabama Gov. George Wallace famously said of the major parties when he ran as a third-party candidate nearly a half century ago. Almost everyone nowadays agrees that a Donald Trump presidency […] Read more »
Which States Can Gary Johnson and Jill Stein Spoil?
… Not all third-party pressures are equal in the Electoral College. Some states have long histories of strong independent leanings—among them are Alaska, Utah, and Johnson’s home of state of New Mexico. Johnson is polling strongly in all three. And while Alaska and Utah are liable to stay their usual […] Read more »
AP-GfK poll: Third party backers a wild card in 2016 race
Most people who are drawn to third party candidates in the presidential election aren’t sold on their choice, making these voters wild cards in an already unpredictable contest. A shift in their support toward either of the major party nominees — away from Libertarian Gary Johnson, Jill Stein of the […] Read more »
Americans’ Desire for Third Party Persists This Election Year
A majority of Americans, 57%, continue to say that a third major U.S. political party is needed, while 37% disagree, saying the two parties are doing an adequate job of representing the American people. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Independent Voters Are Overrated
Some election watchers treat independent voters like the golden key to open up Star World in “Super Mario World.” If you know who is winning independents, the thinking goes, then you know who is going to win the election. There’s an appealing simplicity to the logic of this: If Democrats […] Read more »
The Parties on the Eve of the 2016 Election: Two Coalitions, Moving Further Apart
Ahead of the presidential election, the demographic profiles of the Republican and Democratic parties are strikingly different. On key characteristics – especially race and ethnicity and religious affiliation – the two parties look less alike today than at any point over the last quarter-century. CONT. Pew Read more »