Dick Tuck
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The Libertarian party has gotten plenty of state legislators elected. But they still aren't allowed to be part of the media debates and coverage. It goes against the federal government party. So they must build their coalition without the support of the media.
Why isn't Gary Johnson allowed at the debates? These debates are to bring the ideas to the public eye. That's the whole point. A monopoly on who can participate in the media as candidates is debilitating. And the federal government party knows this. It keeps these other parties and their ideas on the fringe. So they can be ridiculed as "extremist".
Because Gary Johnson has not been seen as a viable candidate. Who wants to see a bunch of fringe candidates, who don't stand a snowballs chance, muddy up the debates. There's tens of thousands of venues for fringe candidates to build a following, but they've failed because their message doesn't resonate with the American people. Ross Perot did get into the debates. He had a viable chance of winning at the time.
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