> Production of electoral campaigns takes a whole lot more time and
> money -- especially in the United States -- than what is often called
> "protest politics." So, it is a mode of politics that gives the rich
> a lot more advantage over the poor.
That is an important point. It explains a lot about how little in touch third-party organizations are with people of color and the poor (the real poor). As far as I can see, the third-party thing is primarily about middle-class people satisfying their own desires, rather than putting their resources at the service of the people who are the most down-trodden by the system.
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