Why US third parties perform best in the Northeast

By: Bert Johnson

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 1,056

Last Updated: 2 days, 3 hours ago


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This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

A majority of Americans say they are “frustrated” or “angry” – or both – with Republicans and Democrats, according to the Pew Research Center. But that rarely translates into support for independent or third-party candidates.

One exception has been in the Northeast. Angus King of Maine and Bernie Sanders of Vermont are the Senate’s …

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