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(NewsNation) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. whitethorn beryllium the highest-profile autarkic statesmanlike campaigner since Ross Perot successful 1992, but he’s conscionable 1 of respective insignificant enactment and autarkic hopefuls who volition effort to marque an interaction successful the 2024 race.
There are dozens of governmental parties successful the U.S., galore of which person qualified to enactment their candidates connected immoderate states’ ballots, but the Democratic and Republican parties are the lone ones listed connected ballots successful each authorities and the District of Columbia.
The Libertarian Party is the largest of the “third” parties. It has agelong met the requirements to beryllium connected 34 authorities ballots. Its 2024 campaigner is Chase Oliver, a Georgia nonmigratory who ran unsuccessful campaigns for the House and Senate successful the past fewer years.
The Green Party is the adjacent largest, having qualified successful 21 states, according to the website Ballotpedia. Jill Stein, the Massachusetts doc and activistic who was the party’s nominee successful 2012 and 2016, is erstwhile again atop the party’s ticket.
Many Democrats blamed Stein for Hillary Clinton's nonaccomplishment to Donald Trump successful 2016. Stein's votes successful Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin exceeded Trump's borderline of triumph implicit Clinton. However, analysts person agelong said that determination was nary warrant that Stein supporters would person each voted for Clinton.
Democrats voiced akin complaints against Ralph Nader successful 2000, claiming his votes outgo Al Gore triumph implicit George W. Bush successful Florida and, by extension, the nationalist election.
Dozens of different parties are qualified successful a fistful of states, portion respective others beryllium successful azygous states. The D.C. Statehood Party, the Working Families Party of Connecticut, the Boricua Party of Florida and the Aloha Aina Party of Hawaii are conscionable a fewer examples.
While galore states database conscionable the Republican and Democratic parties, others person aggregate parties. Florida has the most, with 17 governmental parties connected its ballot. Some different states person hybrid parties that basal successful for 1 of the majors. Minnesota’s Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party is the astir celebrated example.
Independent candidates person 3 imaginable avenues to look connected authorities ballots. They tin question the information of a recognized party, cod capable petition signatures (depending connected each state’s ballot entree law) to suffice for the wide predetermination ballot oregon tally arsenic a write-in candidate.
Kennedy, arsenic an independent, is trying to navigate each state’s request for getting connected their November ballots. His run says it’s officially gained ballot entree successful 7 states and has collected capable petition signatures to suffice successful 9 more.
“I americium precise contented moving wherever I am,” Kennedy told reporters Sunday extracurricular his location successful Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.
“I judge I tin triumph this election. I judge it’s a two-person race, and that I’m successful the champion presumption to win,” helium added.
The Constitution Party, which says it’s qualified successful 12 states, has nominated anti-abortion activistic Randall Terry arsenic its statesmanlike candidate.
Academic and activistic Cornell West has qualified successful 4 states arsenic an autarkic and is moving arsenic a write-in campaigner successful Indiana.
