Economics
The Role of Third Parties in Two-Party Dominated Political Systems
Quick fact
In the 1992 U.S. presidential election, Ross Perot, running as an independent, won nearly 19% of the popular vote—one of the strongest showings for a third-party candidate in American history—and yet he won zero electoral votes, demonstrating that winning is often impossible for third parties, but influencing policy is not.
Why this is interesting
You've probably heard of the Green Party or the Libertarian Party, but have you ever wondered why they never seem to win? Yet they still manage to change the outcome of elections and even shape what the major parties stand for.