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Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) speaks with an aide during a break in the impeachment trial of U.S. President Donald Trump continues in Washington, U.S., January 24, 2020. Photo by Joshua Roberts/REUTERS

Manchin says Super Tuesday will offer clarity on need for a 3rd-party candidate

By Holly Ramer, Associated Press

Political activist Cornel West addresses the record of U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on African-American issues during a town hall in Flint, Michigan, U.S.,March 7, 2020. Photo by Lucas Jackson/REUTERS

Scholar, progressive activist Cornel West says he will run for president in 2024 as 3rd-party candidate

He says he wants to empower people who have been "pushed to the margins." West is a well known Black scholar and author, and a former professor at Harvard and Princeton universities.

By Associated Press

What would it take for a third-party candidate to make it to the White House?

In an election driven by voter frustration with the political establishment, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein could do reasonably well in November -- and potentially play a spoiler role in the election. The prospect of a solid showing this year…

By Daniel Bush

Gary Johnson on the rules keeping him off the debate stage

Former governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is polling the highest of third-party candidates, although he did not qualify for the upcoming first debate. He speaks with Gwen Ifill about what he sees as unfair election polling, how he…

By PBS NewsHour

In the reddest part of Colorado, some Republicans rethink their loyalty

In most elections, Colorado has been a key battleground state. But this season, Hillary Clinton is polling far ahead of Donald Trump. Gwen Ifill speaks with voters in one of the state’s most conservative counties, home to five military installations…

By PBS NewsHour

Shields and Brooks on ‘anticlimactic’ Clinton victory, Trump’s ‘moral chasm’

By PBS NewsHour

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Hillary Clinton’s becoming the first major-party female presidential candidate, Clinton’s commanding win in California, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ role in…

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Why a Gary Johnson thinks 2016 could be a third-party year

By PBS NewsHour

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Would a third major party ease Congressional gridlock?

Do the Republican and Democratic parties do an adequate job representing the American people or is a third major party needed? According to Gallup, the percentage of people saying a third party is needed has hit an all-time high. Nathan…

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Alternative Presidential Candidates Face Off in Third Party Debate in Chicago

Alternative Presidential Candidates Face Off in Third Party Debate in Chicago…

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Watch the Third Party Presidential Debate

By News Desk

You may have thought debate season was over, but Tuesday evening four more candidates with presidential aspirations will spar. Third party candidates Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Jill Stein (Green Party), Virgil Goode (Constitution Party), and Rocky Anderson (Justice Party) will…

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