Libertarian Party of Connecticut

By Marc Guttman

The mainstream media often professes that a “third” party or independent candidate spoiled some election for one of the adorned parties’ candidate.

They’ll claim Ralph Nader lost the 2000 presidential election for Al Gore or Ross Perot lost the 1992 presidential election for George H.W. Bush. The truth, however, is that Gore and Bush were no more entitled to our votes than Nader or Perot. In fact, Nader and Perot no more spoiled the elections for their opponents than their opponents spoiled the election for them.
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