Republican and Democratic Party). Any initiative or cause that third parties decide to tackle, the two major parties follow suit. The result is the loss of competitive advantage on the part of the third parties, which translates to the loss of votes. However, third parties still influence election results by splitting the votes of either Republicans or Democrats. Earlier this year, presidential candidate Donald Trump had threatened to run independently if he was denied the Republican Party nomination (the link for the article is below). His comments were not well received considering he had promised not to run independently back in September 2015. I started wondering why the Republican Party would be disturbed if a candidate decides to run independently. The simple answer is that such a move would split the Republican votes hence ensuring the victory to the Democratic
Republican and Democratic Party). Any initiative or cause that third parties decide to tackle, the two major parties follow suit. The result is the loss of competitive advantage on the part of the third parties, which translates to the loss of votes. However, third parties still influence election results by splitting the votes of either Republicans or Democrats. Earlier this year, presidential candidate Donald Trump had threatened to run independently if he was denied the Republican Party nomination (the link for the article is below). His comments were not well received considering he had promised not to run independently back in September 2015. I started wondering why the Republican Party would be disturbed if a candidate decides to run independently. The simple answer is that such a move would split the Republican votes hence ensuring the victory to the Democratic