Third Party Canidates

 http://politics.suntimes.com/article/washington/third-party-candidates-could-tip-key-senate-races/fri-09052014-910am

In a couple states such as North Carolina, Kentucky, and Alaska; the third party candidates are shaking up the Senate. Usually, there is no chance of a third party candidate winning an election. However, in the states previously mentioned there are very close races in the running for Senate. For example, the independent Kansas Senate candidate George Orman is getting more attention then ever. He managed the third party bid to remove the three time Republican Senate candidate, Senator Pat Roberts, so well that the Democratic candidate, Chad Taylor, dropped out of the race. These third party candidates are a threat to Republicans. To have the majority, Republicans need six more chairs in the Senate. This proves to be more difficult now that it is likely Pat Roberts wont win the election. Also, many conservatives who usually vote for Republicans are now becoming interested in the libertarian candidates.

I believe it is a good thing that the third party candidates finally have a chance of winning an election. I think this would provide more variety in the government which means new ideas. I also think it would be good for these candidates to win so in debates, the third party can actually have a say.

This article is related to our class in a couple of ways. It talks about the conflict between third party candidates and Republicans. It also discusses what states will be affected by the third party candidates. These states include Kentucky, Alaska, and Georgia.