8 Responses to “How come third-party candidates are not allowed to participate in Presidential debates?”

1. eminemsrevenge on September 15th, 2008 2:24 pm

   Because they have no MONEY or much of a following.

   Perot got in because he had the bucks and a lot of people behind him.

2. Kim on September 16th, 2008 12:41 pm

   3rd party candidates don’t usually gain enough support to be included. people are usually bonded to the 2 party system to give anyone else a chance. ross perot was a major exception because he was the furthest any 3rd party candidate had ever come to the white house.

3. David P on September 18th, 2008 11:22 pm

   Because the Republican and Democrat wings of the incumbent party have seized control of our political structure.

4. mary z on September 19th, 2008 9:00 am

   Because the debates are between the DNC candidate and the RNC candidate…If the Green party or the Constitutional Party want to have a debate and invite the RNC or DNC candidate to participate they have every right too…just like the RNC and DNC have every right to not invite some candidate…

5. Livefree on September 20th, 2008 5:42 am

   Ross Perot frightened the shadow rulers of our ONE, not TWO Party system. Never again, is their thought. Please read the link.

6. Walks at Night on September 23rd, 2008 8:15 am

   The debates are setup by the Commision on Presidential Debates. The commision was put in place and is run by the Republican and Democratic parties. In other words “They don’t want no competition”.

   A third party candidate has to have a really significant presence in the polls to even be considered.

   Typically C-SPAN will televise a debate between the minor parties. It is always a great deal of fun to watch. However since the Natural Law Party with John Hagelin imploded it just isn’t the same.

7. Str8 Shooter on September 25th, 2008 8:49 am

   The two major politcal parties feel threatened by a third party candidate.
   Ross Perot did well but he wasn’t the most sucessful third party candidate. The Most popular third party candidate was Theadore Roosevelt.

8. Asked, But Never Chose Best Ansr on September 28th, 2008 6:28 am

   It’s the front-runners’ way of tricking voters into thinking that they’re making an informed decision, when most voters don’t have the foggiest notion what any other party has to offer.

   During the Presidential debates of the previous election, both the Green and the Libertarian parties’ nominated candidates were arrested as they tried to enter with the audience.

   Politics is part of the problem, not the solution.

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