Independent presidential candidate Robert F
It is pretty common for third-party candidates to look like they have polling momentum in the months before an election, only to come up far short at the ballot box, according to an Associated Press analysis of Gallup data going back to 1980.
Marjorie Hershey, a professor emeritus in the political science department at Indiana University, said Americans generally like the idea of a third party until specifics emerge, such as that party's policies and nominees. Part of the problem is that early polls often look quite different from the actual general election vote.
Johnson told the AP that he believes his name should have been included in more polls, though he was in surveys used to determine eligibility for debates. The American electoral system makes it hard for third parties to thrive. Still, it is possible to have a significant impact without coming close to winning.is among the most successful modern-day examples. He won 19% of the vote when he ran for president in 1992. But that was substantially lower than his support in earlier polling. In polls conducted from May to July of that year, between 30% and 39% of registered voters said they would vote for Perot.
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