The Democrats and Republicans try to keep them off the ballot. But third-party campaigns can inject new ideas and force major parties to incorporate a wider array of interests.
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Regardless of a given leader’s shortcomings, in some instances structural elements may also significantly influence the fate of party leaders in Canada and abroad.
The Green Party breakthrough in Prince Edward Island and positive result in British Columbia foreshadows the party’s prospects at the federal level in the fall.
Voters in the UK are again looking beyond the traditional two-party system and look set to put paid to a famous proposition of political science.
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Centenary Research Professor, Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis, University of Canberra; Professor of Political Science, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Research Fellow & PhD Candidate, Political Science, Cevipol, Université Laval
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Professor of Political Science and Director of the Elections Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison