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Broken hearts: Lessons from third-party runs for president and a bad high school date

Broken hearts: Lessons from third-party runs for president and a bad high school date

October 12, 2023 7:00 PM CDT

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I actually dragged a high-school girlfriend to a George Wallace rally. It was not exactly her dream date.

This year, a coalition of bi-partisan political leader plan to launch a bi-partisan presidential ticket in 2024. Nearly half of Americans say they are interested in the No Labels idea.

Important questions linger.  Can an independent Unity Ticket win the White House in 2024?  Did I get a second date?

Republicans and Democrats have made it very hard to get on all fifty state ballots, and impossible to get on the debate stage.

We talk to observers and campaign insiders to explain why Teddy Roosevelt, George Wallace, Ralph Nader and Ross Perot could not pull it off.

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