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Third parties will affect the 2024 campaigns, but election laws written by Democrats and Republicans will prevent them from winning

  • Written by Barry C. Burden, Professor of Political Science, Director of the Elections Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Third parties will affect the 2024 campaigns, but election laws written by Democrats and Republicans will prevent them from winningIndependent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks on March 30, 2024, in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Once again, the U.S. is entering a presidential campaign with some voters expressing curiosity about independent and minor-party candidates. None of those candidates has a real shot at victory in November, but they might...

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