Third Parties & the Big Debate Bailout
When John McCain threatened to pull out of the first presidential debate on September 24 because he felt it was more important to negotiate a financial bailout that most Americans opposed, an important question was raised: Where were the other voices in this debate?
Contrary to the conventional wisdom that there are only two political parties in the United States, and thus the belief that there are only two sides to every issue, there are many parties and many opinions on any given problem that we face as a nation. The thought of Democratic nominee Barack Obama standing alone on stage next to an empty podium reserved for John McCain raises an interesting question: Why aren’t presidential candidates like Ralph Nader, Cynthia McKinney of the Green Party, Libertarian nominee Bob Barr and Constitution Party candidate Chuck Baldwin allowed to participate in the debates? When Joe Biden and Sarah Palin faced off in front of 70 million viewers on October 2, where were the VP candidates of the other parties?
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