Third Parties

What are some factors that prevent third parties from being successful?

$$$$$$$$$$ My guess.

mexiblunt said:

$$$$$$$$$$ My guess.

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Good guess, that has a lot to do with it. I am just trying to figure out what else might have been a factor.

Honestly I couldn't tell ya. Canadian here. We have a bunch of parties, Yet I always vote for myself. It's our way of saying hey were here we just don't like those options, and they count it.

mexiblunt said:

Honestly I couldn't tell ya. Canadian here. We have a bunch of parties, Yet I always vote for myself. It's our way of saying hey were here we just don't like those options, and they count it.

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That's pretty funny, I didn't know that.

http://www.politicalparty.ca/

These are our federal parties. I don't know if you can write your own name in on federal elections but I think you can on the others.

I also think money is a major factor why third parties aren't as successful. Another thing is rampant misinformation regarding a party's ideology, which without $ or media contacts, is impossible to dispel.

Its complicated.
Ron Paul said the two main parties own the debates.
You can't hardly get in unless your one of the chosen ones.
He also said that when you run third party you spend all your money just getting on the ballots.
In the states if your not in one of the two main parties there must be something wrong with you.
Libertarian party is often the butt of jokes in major media.
The libertarians are our third largest party.

There is talk of trying to unify the Constitution party, Libertarian party, and even the Green party.
In order to challenge the two main parties.
But it will never happen.

Money does play a major role.
As the Two main parties are already bought and payed for.
There is no reason to fund a third.