{"id":234,"date":"2016-11-07T22:34:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T22:34:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thethunderbird.ca\/usvote58\/?page_id=234"},"modified":"2016-11-07T22:36:28","modified_gmt":"2016-11-07T22:36:28","slug":"the-rise-of-third-party-support-in-the-2016-u-s-election","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thethunderbird.ca\/usvote58\/the-rise-of-third-party-support-in-the-2016-u-s-election\/","title":{"rendered":"The rise of third-party support in the 2016 U.S. election"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"entry-content\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>By Andrew Seal, Sean Yoon, Kirthana Sasitharan, Seher Asaf, and Cathy Miyagi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This election marks the first time an independent candidate has the potential to win a state in 48 years.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. voters are turning to third parties in part due to the unpopularity of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump\u2019s unfavourability rating is at 58 per cent (Real Clear Politics). Major concerns for voters include: racist and sexist rhetoric, foreign policy oversight, failure to disclose his tax returns.<\/li>\n<li>Clinton\u2019s unfavourability rating is at 55 per cent (Real Clear Politics). Major concerns for voters include: the Clinton Foundation scandal, email controversy, and her association with Bill Clinton.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How the third-party vote changed between 2012 and 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class='tableauPlaceholder' id='viz1478558038020' style='position: relative'><noscript><a href='#'><img alt='Master Dashboard ' src='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;Th&#47;ThirdPartyMap&#47;MasterDashboard&#47;1_rss.png' style='border: none' \/><\/a><\/noscript><object class='tableauViz'  style='display:none;'><param name='host_url' value='https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F' \/><param name='site_root' value='' \/><param name='name' value='ThirdPartyMap&#47;MasterDashboard' \/><param name='tabs' value='no' \/><param name='toolbar' value='yes' \/><param name='static_image' value='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;Th&#47;ThirdPartyMap&#47;MasterDashboard&#47;1.png' \/><param name='animate_transition' value='yes' \/><param name='display_static_image' value='yes' \/><param name='display_spinner' value='yes' \/><param name='display_overlay' value='yes' \/><param name='display_count' value='yes' \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p>                <script type='text\/javascript'>                    var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1478558038020');                    var vizElement = divElement.getElementsByTagName('object')[0];                    vizElement.style.width='1004px';vizElement.style.height='869px';                    var scriptElement = document.createElement('script');                    scriptElement.src = 'https:\/\/public.tableau.com\/javascripts\/api\/viz_v1.js';                    vizElement.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptElement, vizElement);                <\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>States to keep an eye on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Utah &#8211; Despite only launching his campaign on Aug. 8, independent candidate Evan McMullin is polling only a few points behind Trump in this Republican stronghold state.<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico &#8211; In the state where he served as governor, Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson is projected to garner 15.8 per cent of the vote, his best in any state.<\/li>\n<li>Alaska &#8211; Libertarians will likely exceed 10 per cent of the popular vote in the only state governed by an independent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Why is it more difficult for third parties to get votes in the U.S. than in Canada?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Electoral College<\/strong> &#8211; To win a presidential election in the U.S., you need a nationwide majority of electoral college votes. Only the Republican and Democratic parties are realistically able to achieve this.\n<ul>\n<li>Canadian third parties do not need nationwide support to win seats and have influence in the House of Commons, where they have previously formed the Official Opposition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Debate access<\/strong> &#8211; Third parties in the U.S. are challenged in getting media coverage as they must meet a 15 per cent national polling average requirement to participate in the presidential debates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>High costs<\/strong> &#8211; Compared to Canada, it is more expensive to run for public office in the U.S.\n<ul>\n<li>Trudeau&#8217;s expenditures in the last Canadian election: $43,118,967.<\/li>\n<li>Clinton\u2019s campaign expenditures as of Oct. 19: $450,565,633.<\/li>\n<li>The largest U.S. third party, the Libertarians, have spent as of Oct. 19: $10,339,308.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ballot access<\/strong> &#8211; It is expensive and difficult for third parties to get on every ballot in all 50 states in the U.S., whereas third parties in Canada do not face this challenge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How third parties have performed in U.S. elections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script id=\"infogram_0_5b46992b-8094-4b34-a004-3b0585b5bef8\" title=\"Percentage of National Third Party Support\" src=\"\/\/e.infogr.am\/js\/embed.js?kgV\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 8px 0; font-family: Arial!important; font-size: 13px!important; line-height: 15px!important; text-align: center; border-top: 1px solid #dadada; margin: 0 30px;\"><a style=\"color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/infogr.am\/5b46992b-8094-4b34-a004-3b0585b5bef8\" target=\"_blank\">Percentage of National Third Party Support<\/a><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #989898!important; text-decoration: none!important;\" href=\"http:\/\/charts.infogr.am\/line-chart?utm_source=embed_bottom&amp;utm_medium=seo&amp;utm_campaign=line_chart\" target=\"_blank\">Create line charts<\/a><\/div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthethunderbird.ca%2Fusvote58%2Fthe-rise-of-third-party-support-in-the-2016-u-s-election%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Share<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-center mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/thethunderbird.ca\/usvote58\/the-rise-of-third-party-support-in-the-2016-u-s-election\/\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Tweet<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n                    <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-toggle-container\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons made by mashshare.net - 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