Notwithstanding the general perception, many third parties throughout U.S. history have achieved regional success and some (notably the Prohibition Party and the SocialistParty) have had major portions of their platforms incorporated into the platforms of the “major parties”.
The second section is called “Current third parties” and it consists of those parties that have achieved (or, in the lead-up to an election, are reasonably expected to achieve) ballot status for their respective candidates for President of the United States in states with enough electoral votes to have a theoretical chance of winning.
Each of these non-major parties had ballot status for its presidential candidate in states with enough electoral votes to have had a theoretical chance of winning the 2004 presidential election.
Thus, the AHP describes itself as "a politicalparty that adopts the Bible as its political textbook and is unashamed to be explicitly Christian...
The party ran nuclear physicist John Hagelin as the NLP Presidential nominee in 1992 (ballot status in 32 stares - 39,000 votes - 0.04%), 1996 (ballot status in 44 states - 7th place - 110,000 votes - 0.1%) and 2000 (ballot status in 39 stares - 7th place - 83,000 votes - 0.08%).
Marxist political organizer James Harris was the SWP Presidential nominee in 1996 (ballot status in 11 states - 8,500 votes - 0.01%) and 2000 (ballot status in 14 states - 7,378 votes - 9th place - 0.01%).
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There have been many politicalparties other than the two dominant ones, but most third parties are generally considered to be of only minor and short-lived political significance.
For example, the Libertarian Party was legally a major party in the state of Washington from 2000 to 2004.
Still other groups call themselves politicalparties, but they have no candidates at all and merely use the term as a means to focus issue debate or to satirize the concept of politicalparties (and sometimes it's difficult to determine which is which).
Australia has a mild two-party system, which means that there are two dominant politicalparties or coalitions, and it's difficult for independants or other parties to gain seats.
Less significant parties include the Australian Greens, a left wing and environmentalist party; the Australian Democrats, a party of middle-class centrists; One Nation, a populist anti-immigration and protectionist party; and the Family First Party, a party appealing to socially conservative Christians.
Brown is the party's senior elected official and is treated by the media and public as its leader.
The list is consistent with the Parliamentary Library's role as a provider of information and in no way indicates an endorsement of particular politicalparties, organisations or web sites.
The following list includes both those parties registered with the Australian Electoral Commission together with those which are not.
PoliticalParties: Dept. of Politics, University of Keele
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America's Open Debates Foundation is a national foundation committed to networking existing "free election" organizations, every legitimate nationalparty, ballot access and electionreform movements into one cooperative, unified and powerful voice.
Third Parties '96 is a movement to build a new mainstream politicalparty
Parti Constitutionnel a non-profit political organization for the adoption in France of the American Constitution and way of life
Not a party link but what looks to be a useful service in "empowering Americans to impact nearly 350 critical issues each month" (in the words of the site).
NOTE: Not really a link to a particular party but lots of info on women who are running or whom the site feels have "commander-in-chief credibility".
Third Parties '96 An alliance of 26 third parties.
Political profiles of individual Members of Congress with brief election data, lobby group ratings, key votes in the 105th Congress, and campaign finances
Listing of pork barrel appropriations for by subject and state
List of deceased national, state and local Native American politicians with links to their biographies and cemetery sites
New Progressive Party of WI New Progressive Party of PR New Union Party
Integrity Party of New York, affiliated with American ReformParty.
State Parties: California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, Washington,
PoliticalParties and Youth Organizations in the United States of America
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