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Third Party Candidates

A look at those quirky men and women who usually receive less than one percent of the vote during most election cycles.

Third party candidates can tip the scales in favor of either of the mainstream candidates. Watch to see who ELSE will be running for President this fall.

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  • February 2008

    • Nader Will Reveal Election Plans

      Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 4:42 PM CST

      Nader Will Reveal Election Plans

      (Newser) - Ralph Nader will announce this weekend whether he intends to run for president again. He's been talking to “lots of people on all sorts of levels” about a potential bid, said Nader's spokesman from the 2004 race. The announcement comes Sunday on "Meet the Press." “Obviously, I don’t think Tim Russert would have him on for no reason," said the former aide. More »

    • Democracy: 'Hot or Not'?

      Salon  |  Feb 12, 08 1:55 PM CST

      Democracy: 'Hot or Not'?

      (Newser) - The US voting system has serious problems, as any Gore-loving Floridian can attest. A new book, Gaming the Vote , recounts the failings of plurality voting, which allows spoilers such as Ralph Nader undue influence. Author William Poundstone explores systems from instant runoff voting to "the method used on the bod-rating website Hot or Not," writes Salon 's book critic. More »

  • January 2008

    • Guess Who: Ralph Flirts With Bid

      Politico  |  Jan 30, 08 1:41 PM CST

      Guess Who: Ralph Flirts With Bid

      (Newser) - Well, hello again: Ralph Nader has revealed an exploratory presidential website, telling Politico that Dennis Kucinich’s exit leaves an electoral niche that might just fit him. Said the consumer advocate-turned-third-partier, "We’re testing the waters on the overriding issue of corporate control, of our political economy, and anything else the dogma of commercialism wants to latch on to.” More »

    • Critics Call on Bloomberg to Run or Pipe Down

      New York Times  |  Jan 11, 08 3:58 PM CST

      Critics Call on Bloomberg to Run or Pipe Down

      (Newser) - Mike Bloomberg is under increasing pressure to decide whether he's going to enter the presidential race or stay above the fray. New York's billionaire mayor has criticized the field of candidates, talked with potential running mates, and studied intricate polls—and is now beginning to test the public's patience, reports the New York Times. More »

    • Ralph Nader Likes Edwards, But Nobody Likes Nader

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jan 5, 08 1:03 PM CST

      Ralph Nader Likes Edwards, But Nobody Likes Nader

      (Newser) - Ralph Nader took Hillary Clinton to the woodshed and heaped praise on John Edwards this week for his anti-corporate courage, but Edwards wasn't exactly trumpeting the support. Nader hasn't been forgiven for siphoning off vital votes from Gore in 2000, the Los Angeles Times reports. "Can't we get one of Dennis Kucinich's UFOs to beam him up?" asked strategist Rick Taylor. More »

  • October 2007

    • Nader Sues Dems, Claiming '04 Conspiracy

      McClatchy Newspapers  |  Oct 30, 07 6:45 PM CDT

      Nader Sues Dems, Claiming '04 Conspiracy

      (Newser) - Ralph Nader jumped into the political fray today, suing the Dems for a "vast Democratic Party conspiracy" to block his 2004 election, McClatchy Newspapers reports. He accused the Democratic Party, Kerry-Edwards 2004, and other groups of keeping him from state ballots "as a means to drive into deep debt or bankrupt the Nader-Camejo campaign." More »

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Ralph Nader, seen during a news conference in this July 14, 2007, in Reading, Pa., announced that he is launching a third-party campaign for president on the Sunday talk "Meet the Press" in Washington,...   (Associated Press)
Ralph Nader speaks at a news conference in Reading, Pa. in this July 14, 2007 file photo. Nader could be poised for another third party presidential campaign. The consumer advocate announced his presidential...   (Associated Press)
Matt Gonzalez, a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, speaks at the National Press Club in Washington. (AP Photo/Lawrence Jackson)   (Associated Press)
Former Rep. Bob Barr, one of the House Republican managers who oversaw President Clinton's impeachment proceedings, is considering a run for the White House as a Libertarian.   (Getty Images)
Former Rep. Bob Barr, one of the House Republican managers who oversaw President Clinton's impeachment proceedings, is considering a run for the White House as a Libertarian.   (Getty Images)
If Barr decided to go for the Libertarian nomination, he will be up against six rivals, including former Democratic senator Mike Gravel.   (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
When Nader ran as the Green Party candidate in 2000, he got only 2.74 percent of the popular vote.   (Associated Press)
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