In addition to the two main American parties, the Republican and the Democratic, there are others, generally called third parties (third parties) which could attract part of the Democratic or Republican electorate towards them, thus complicating the vote this Sunday, which promises to be “very close”.
These third parties or third parties are:
- the Green Party (Green Party)
- the Libertarians (Libertarian Party)
- the Constitution Party (Constitution Party)
- the Natural Law Party (Natural Law Party).
The influence of these third parties could be such that even one of the independent candidates, Robert F. Kennedywhose vote will take place in more than 25 states, ended up calling to vote for Donald Trump. It seemed clear that the votes for his candidacy could cost the mogul the presidency and tip the scales in favor of Kamala Harris. In fact, Kennedy was originally scheduled to appear on the ballots in Michigan and Wisconsin, both Swing States which distribute 25 electoral delegates, as explained in The New York Times.
“Third party” candidates
During these elections, the candidates of these third parties, who are not known to the general public and a large part of the voters
- Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (independent candidate)
- Jill Stein (Green Party)
- Chase Olivier (Libertarian Party)
- Cornel West (independent candidate)
As each state has its own rules and electoral thresholds, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will be the only ones to have a ballot in all 50 states’ electoral colleges, while third-party candidates will only be able to vote in some of them. them. .
