Green Party Elections, The Spoiler Myth, Voter Suppression & Ballot Access
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The Spoiler Myth
Democrats Should Abandon the Third-Party “Spoiler”
Why The Democratic Party Fights To Keep Greens Off The Ballot
The myths that just won't die (Repeat after me: Ross Perot didn't cost George H.W. Bush the election)
Debunking The “Spoiler Effect”
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As of 2020, the Republican Party has won Utah in 17 of the last 18 presidential elections. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_elections_in_Utah) Recent national surveys show Utah to be one of the most Republican states in the nation.
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Elections are spoiled by the current structure of the elections system, not who runs.
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Third-party candidates have rarely received any Electoral College votes
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The data do not support the spoiler argument, e.g.,
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Studies compiled at the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University show that in recent presidential elections, between 7 to 11 percent of registered Democrats abandoned their party allegiance and voted for the GOP candidate instead. In 2016, around 8 percent of Democrats nationwide actually voted for Trump, while the third-party candidates Stein, Libertarian Gary Johnson and Independent Evan McMullin combined received merely 4.93 percent of the popular vote.
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