This year has been worse than ever for third parties, in fact, I bet very few of even the informed readers of this blog can tell me the name of the person running for President from the Green Party or tell me one thing about that person!
Third-party presidential candidates are having their debate at 8 p.m. Sunday at Columbia University in New York.
The debate, will include at least three of the four third-party candidates – independent Ralph Nader, the Green Party’s Cynthia McKinney and the Constitution Party’s Chuck Baldwin. Libertarian Party nominee Bob Barr said he has a scheduling
conflict, but debate organizers say he wanted to appear only with Nader. Democratic nominee Barack Obama and Republican nominee John McCain are also invited. Don’t hold your breath!
Nader and Barr are on the ballot in 45 states, while the Green Party is on 31 state ballots and the Constitution Party is on the ballot in 37 states. Nader and McKinney also are on the District of Columbia ballot.
The debate is actually sponsored by the Commission on Presidential Debates. The format for Sunday’s third-party debate is still being finalized. It will be moderated by Pacifica radio host Amy Goodman. The third-party debate will be streamed at www.thirdpartyticket.com and will be shown on C-SPAN.
Thanks to Maria Recio of McClatchy Newspapers for this info!
