Remember Ross Perot and his "Reform" party? They got some pub. back in the early 90's due their respectable showing during the primaries. But they ran out of steam I think because while Perot is a great business man, he was a bad politician. No one took him very serious and his choice for his running mate was an odd choice odd.



>>Republican and Democratic parties are two major parties. And there numerous of other political parties. But they don't get much follwoing from the general population. So they don't get the pub. like the first two.
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>Do the political parties get any air time that they don't have to pay for? I mean other than the big two, who are big enough to be events by themselves and get it for free, as news. If they don't, then how are they different from businesses?