... barriers that exist for political parties in the United States. The focus of this paper is on the institutional barriers that are confronted by third party candidates in presidential politics. I am not saying that social factors should not be contemplated. An emphasis on the interaction of social and institutional factors seems to be the most plausible approach. An interactive model assuming ... - from a few contributors; instead, he was forced to spend most of his time on fund-raising and still could not get enough money to compete. Campaigns must also keep detailed records of contribut...

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