[lbo-talk] 3rd party candidates getting zip

[Tayssir John Gabbour]

On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 1:01 PM, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:
> about 1000 respondents, numbers that small are close to indistinguishable
> from 0. "Zip" is an equally tendentious way of saying "next to nothing."
> There is basically no support for third-party candidates in the U.S. this
> year, though you'd never know that by reading some left-wing forums. In
> previous elections around this time, they were polling 5% or higher (which
> usually declined by election day).

What's the point for fielding these 3rd party candidates? (Ignoring
lone wolves like Nader.) I assume there's a cost-benefit analysis?

Outreach?
Morale?
Tradition?
National meetings bring people together?

Tayssir