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Can Third-Party Candidates Deliver Wins for Democrats?

September 22, 2026

Jeff Zeleny (0:02)

History would say that the two-party system is so entrenched that one member of one party or the other, Republican or Democrat, is more likely to win.

David Rind (0:11)

But is that still true? We know Americans are largely fed up with both political parties. In fact, the CNN poll from earlier this spring found that about one-quarter of the public holds a negative view of both parties. We call these double haters. Just 28 percent of Americans had a favorable view of the Democratic…

This year though, Democrats in some races are banking on an unorthodox strategy, not running a Democrat at all and counting on an independent to beat a Republican. But in such a polarized environment, can a third party candidate actually win? And what would it mean for Congress if they did?

SPEAKER_3 (1:12)

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