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When 3rd-Party Candidates Changed Elections - And History

By Michael Schwarz November 14, 2023 at 4:06pm

In many ways, the future of the United States depends on the outcome of the 2024 presidential election.

Meanwhile, the independent candidacy of former Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears likely to affect that outcome.

Barring something unforeseen, voters will have nearly a year to reflect on those two facts. For present purposes, they serve as starting points for analyzing the impact of third-party and independent candidates on two significant U.S. presidential elections.

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2024 election, American history, Civil War, Electoral College, George H.W. Bush, New York state, Politics, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Slavery, World War I

Michael Schwarz

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Michael Schwarz holds a Ph.D. in History and has taught at multiple colleges and universities. He has published one book and numerous essays on Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and the Early U.S. Republic. He loves dogs, baseball, and freedom. After meandering spiritually through most of early adulthood, he has rediscovered his faith in midlife and is eager to continue learning about it from the great Christian thinkers.