Poll Finds That Most Voters Want Third Party Voices Included
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However, the Zogby poll commissioned by Open Debates found that 57 percent of eligible voters desired the inclusion of Nader in the debates. (Over forty percent of eligible voters supported the inclusion of the three other third-party candidates, though slightly more eligible voters opposed their inclusion.)
Nonetheless, all third-party and independent candidates were excluded from the 2004 presidential debates. Both Kerry and Bush opposed the inclusion of other candidates, and the CPD employed the highly restrictive and anti-democratic 15 percent criterion to publicly justify the exclusion of these third-party challengers.
With Nader and Buchanan on the sidelines, Gore and Bush participated in three presidential debates. The dreary events, which the public perceived as pitting a smiling bumbler against an arrogant policy-wonk, attracted the smallest audience in the history of televised presidential debates. The only real excitement took place outside the debate hall, where helicopters swarmed over 12,000 protesters outraged with third party exclusion and where Ralph Nader was barred from entering a television viewing room even though he had a ticket. John Vezeris, a representative of the CPD, told Nader, "It's already been decided that whether or not you have a ticket you are not welcome."
However, the Zogby poll commissioned by Open Debates found that 57 percent of eligible voters desired the inclusion of Nader in the debates. (Over forty percent of eligible voters supported the inclusion of the three other third-party candidates, though slightly more eligible voters opposed their inclusion.)
Nonetheless, all third-party and independent candidates were excluded from the 2004 presidential debates. Both Kerry and Bush opposed the inclusion of other candidates, and the CPD employed the highly restrictive and anti-democratic 15 percent criterion to publicly justify the exclusion of these third-party challengers.
With Nader and Buchanan on the sidelines, Gore and Bush participated in three presidential debates. The dreary events, which the public perceived as pitting a smiling bumbler against an arrogant policy-wonk, attracted the smallest audience in the history of televised presidential debates. The only real excitement took place outside the debate hall, where helicopters swarmed over 12,000 protesters outraged with third party exclusion and where Ralph Nader was barred from entering a television viewing room even though he had a ticket. John Vezeris, a representative of the CPD, told Nader, "It's already been decided that whether or not you have a ticket you are not welcome."
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One party system rules America
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yes the republicrats! lets hear more voices and call it an election
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Our present form of government has been taken hostage by the corporate money machine, if we don't do all we possibly can to broaden the scope of our policy makers, we are certainly doomed, all that I have read tells me that when it gets down to nuts and bolts, dem or repub, the same the same the same.....why do we feel we must settle for that?
At least open the debate to All Parties, how much is that to ask? -
We need more parties. The two party system is a dismal failure as we can see. The both parties are in bed with each other llok at people like Lieberman who flops back and forth. We need more parties. There is no doubt.
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more parties bring em on...
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Third, fourth, fifth, sixth!
Although technically a "choice",...
"Red guy or Blue guy" isn't enough options.
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