Jesse Jackson Jr. Just Join Long List of Independent Candidates Set Record of Success From the Outside Two Party System

Democracy, elections and voting

At Ballot Access News, the blog of election reform expert Richard Winger, there was a recent post about the progress of independent and minor party candidates in Illinois elections for the U.S. House of Representatives.  The post is titled “Three Independent Candidates for U.S. House in Illinois is the Greatest Number Since 1920.” Success at the polls for these independent candidates would be a major step toward creating legitimate access for prospective politicians and parties to get around the current two-party system that extends shockingly down from the Federal government into State and local government.  Here is an excerpt from the Ballot Access News post:

“Illinois has 18 U.S. House seats. This year, there are three independent candidates on the ballot for U.S. House in Illinois. Three is not a big number, but it is the largest number of independent candidates on the ballot for U.S. House from Illinois since 1920, when there were also three…”

“…Illinois also has two minor party candidates for U.S. House on the ballot this year. They are both Green nominees: Nancy Wade in the 5th district, and Paula Bradshaw in the 12th district.”