Americans may remember the appearance of one Ross Perot in the televised Presidential debates of 1992. Perot's participation energized the debates bringing a much-needed and long-sought alternative perspective to what was already a fairly boring American Duopoly of Republicans and Democrats.
Not once since 1992 has any person other than a Democrat or Republican appeared in a Presidential or Vice-Presidential debate. This gives a quality of pancake v. waffle to these quadrennial match-ups. Since 1992 an erstwhile "commission," set up by the Democratic and Republican national committees has conspired to prevent any third (or fourth or fifth) party candidates from appearing in the national debates.
Today I begin a series of reports on other candidates for the office of President. This will be in the form of periodic insights gleaned from primarily on-line sources.
The first is an article about Libertarian candidate and former New Mexico Governor, Gary Johnson. According to this unsubstantiated report, Johnson is garnering as much as 10% of the vote in some states.
As the first of the Presidential debates looms tonight, it is wise and fitting to consider what is being left out of the national discourse.
Libertarian Ire Over Debate Exclusion
Not once since 1992 has any person other than a Democrat or Republican appeared in a Presidential or Vice-Presidential debate. This gives a quality of pancake v. waffle to these quadrennial match-ups. Since 1992 an erstwhile "commission," set up by the Democratic and Republican national committees has conspired to prevent any third (or fourth or fifth) party candidates from appearing in the national debates.
Today I begin a series of reports on other candidates for the office of President. This will be in the form of periodic insights gleaned from primarily on-line sources.
The first is an article about Libertarian candidate and former New Mexico Governor, Gary Johnson. According to this unsubstantiated report, Johnson is garnering as much as 10% of the vote in some states.
As the first of the Presidential debates looms tonight, it is wise and fitting to consider what is being left out of the national discourse.
Libertarian Ire Over Debate Exclusion
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