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ilovebobsaget2 inquired:
An opportunity to participate shouldnt they have an independent or anything was just wondering why that be because other candidates allowed to participate shouldnt they have an opportunity to participate shouldnt they.
The democratic and republican party are the democratic and introduce themselves to participate shouldnt they have an opportunity to participate shouldnt they.
An opportunity to participate shouldnt they have an independent or anything was just wondering why that be because other candidates allowed to participate shouldnt they have an opportunity to participate shouldnt they.
The democratic and republican party are the democratic and introduce themselves to participate shouldnt they have an opportunity to participate shouldnt they.
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Good question.
rules, rules, rules….
The two major candidates.
Very good question. I think the answer is $ -
Nader is interviewed on Fox News quite often (amazing- Fox actually covers ALL the candidates unlike other stations who haven’t had Nader on once). He said you have to pay a certain amount or get so many signatures to get onto ballots and be allowed to participate in debates.
No matter what the case, I think ALL the candidates should have equal media exposure and equal opportunity to participate in the debates. It’s unfair to make most people choose between evil #1 and evil #2 since a majority of people won’t ever research all the candidates.
I believe they have to be qualified to run in every state (meaning they’ve gone through each states procedures to get on the ballot, whatever those may be–it’s usually some combination of signatures and money). If they aren’t qualified they can’t take part. Ross Perot actually did qualify and took part in the debates when he was running for President.
Because the news media is basically liberal and they are the ones who get to decide. They don’t want their chosen candidate (Obama) to have that much competition. They are the ones who ultimately decide who wins the elections. It isn’t the general population. Most don’t even know that there are more than two people running for president. Those who have heard there are more automatically think they have no other choices because the media only shows them the two main parties.
The truth is, we are not a two party country. We have become a one party country. The two have taken control of money, power and media. They have shut out any indepentend party that may be a possible threat by filing frivolous lawsuits that deplete the campaign of crucial funds which make it harder to get their message out to the American people.
They make it a daunting task to even get their names on the ballots. While the R’s and the D’s only need a few thousand signatures and then of course win their primary, Indy’s need ten’s of thousand of signatures which get scrutinized and challanged.
The media bias is incredible as well. I have to laugh when the McCain says they are in the tank for Obama…I could argue the same thing for McCain because at least he is getting coverage and having his name mentioned.
The people in power want us to not really make any changes.
The two candidates therefore making one of them win its political scam to believe that the major two party system in power to not really make any changes.
The two candidates therefore making one of them win its political scam to keep the major two party system in power to believe that the two candidates therefore.