George Bush
The third party candidate in America has seen relatively little success in the way of an office yet his mark has been left in many places in history. Theodore Roosevelt, one of this country’s finest Presidents, was the first third party candidate to make a big impression when he ran for President in 1912 and placed second for his Bull Moose Progressive Party. Twelve years later Robert LaFollette ran for President for the Progressive Party and finished third with thirteen electoral votes. Finally, most recently Ross Perot ran in 1992 and 1996 was able to seize 19% of the popular vote in 1992 but no electoral votes. Obviously, the fact that third party candidates exist at all proves the point that not all Americans are happy with the current major parties and their candidates. Add to this that in a CNN pole 67% of Americans said that they would want a strong third party movement in both national and state government it can be clearly seen that Americans are nor happy with the current major party candidates. If two-thirds of America agrees to the fact that the current major party candidates aren’t cutting it then something must be done. Also, the ridiculously low voter turnout amongst Americans says a great deal about what Ame
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