Third parties could play a lesser role in 2020 campaign
JOHNSTOWN, Pa. โ In close elections, it doesn't take much for third-party candidates to play an outsize role โ as Democrats learned the hard way in 2016. A vital third-party candidate would likely help him tremendously.โBut third-party candidates are facing hurdles that didn't exist four years ago, potentially weakening their impact. In a court decision last week, the Green Party candidate was barred from appearing on Pennsylvaniaโs ballot. โI saw last time, thereโs no hope in a third-party candidate in this basically two-party system that we have. But the presidentโs team, which has denied playing a role in Westโs bid, has done little game-planning for a third-party candidate.