Obstacles to 3rd Party Success

Below are resources for you to use to research the obstacles 3rd parties face in achieving electoral success.

Resources Start With:

Third Parties in the U.S. Political Process

Why Can't Third Parties Take Off?

Barriers to third party success

Ralph Nader says third-party candidates don’t stand a chance — and that’s lousy for democracy

Can A Third-Party Candidate Ever Become President?
MRC Study: Challengers to Clinton and Trump Get Just 0.03% of TV News Airtime

Going Further:
The best way to get more specific research about a specific barrier (like limited ballot access) is to do a google search with the following terms:

• 3rd parties + topic
• For example, google 3rd parties limited ballot access will send you to a great resource here: Ballot access for major and minor party candidates

Articles Used For Current Event

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-yiannopoulos-trump-berkeley-20170202-story.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/01/milo-yiannopoulos-uc-berkeley-event-cancelled

https://www.forbes.com/sites/shelbycarpenter/2017/02/02/twitter-milo-yiannopoulos-blocked-berkeley-protests/#571723005ee8

Unique Caucus of Citizens Assignment and Research Links

ASSIGNMENT:
Unique Caucus of Voters Assignment

RESEARCH: 
Use the following sites to help you with your voter research.

Pew Research Center 2016 Election (link 1)
Pew Research Center 2016 Election (link 2)

Washington Post 2016 Exit Polls (link 1)
Washington Post 2016 Exit Polls (link 2)

New York Times 2016 Exit Polls

US Election Project – Voter Turnout Demographics (link 1)
US Election Project – Voter Turnout Demographics (link 2)

Women Voting Statistics from the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University

Candidates on the Issues (link 1)
Candidates on the Issues (link 2)