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Third Parties: Roosevelt and Wallace reshaping the ballot
The article surveys third party influence in U S history, noting Wallace’s American Independent bid could be a landmark. It recalls Roosevelts and Tafts 1912 split, the Dixiecrats, Thurmond, and La Follette, detailing how minor parties rarely win but often sway outcomes.
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New York
George C. Wallace
White House
American Independent Party
Abraham Lincoln
Free Soil Party
Constitutional Union Party
Breckenridge Democrats
Liberty Party
Henry Clay