Third Parties: Are They Spoilers or Do They Strengthen Democracy?

Third parties are busting out all over this Spring and on this week’s Heartland Labor Forum.  Do 3rd parties “spoil” our elections or strengthen democracy? Labor leader and Socialist candidate for president Eugene Debs once said, “it’s better to vote for what you want, and don’t get it rather than vote for what you don’t want–and get it”. We’ll talk to Oliver Hall, founder of the Center for Competitive Democracy and guests representing 3 alternative parties in Missouri and Kansas. Our feature is Safety First with Mary Erio.


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