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Could there be a third-party candidate in 2012?
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Our 'Campaign Insiders' weigh in
- Duration 4:34
- Date May 21, 2012
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We -- back with a campaign insiders have been heard of Americans a lack well.
What had been a valiant effort to some defined 83 party candidate to challenge the establishment has now on the way of many others before it.
They threw in the town.
Let's bring back Doug -- -- Belgium's Olivier you can -- me -- on this is a remarkable if not ignominious end.
To a group that really had some high profile backer.
-- I would say it's a great.
Disappointment we got ballot access.
We set up an online nominating convey -- associated with the -- I am I'd advise them for years.
Here it -- I think those are great accomplishments but no candidates either democratic or Republican.
Came forward both sides thought Americans elect would hurt them and basically concluded people from stepping forward.
-- case of the political class discouraging part to you guys.
Nobody wants to be the Ross Perot or Ralph Nader as the spoiler historically goes to work well.
Raw was less of a spoiler he got 90% one point was race arguably cultural connection to Bill Clinton what yes before that's after he blew himself up for reasons that are -- -- but.
The on the larger point is we live and worlds as we've seen in Europe.
Of the discontent with the move leading parties in those countries getting less than 40% -- less than 50% in Greece and France and what have you.
We have in America a seven 75 to the American people.
Are disenchanted with both political parties right but since perot's selection the political class has acted to shut down.
The question always was.
Was there a message -- a candidate for a message that spoke both.
To the -- isn't it wasn't there was no candidate because I believe Americans like I've said this.
Look I think there's a real problem you have the establish via this would no labels as well wouldn't it.
In DC who were running around saying to people -- -- the establishment where the political left will find you a nice middle answer.
The people will rally to the rush to war wrote this in New York Times last week.
-- people -- rallied to mr.
people are against the political class of both parties they wanna vote against both of them and they.
Had no candidate congressman -- candidate -- -- -- I think what Doug's group did when they're organized it was just to get on the ballot.
And who which and a herculean find out and that's the big problem -- it had yet to do all the petitions penalize them so they did a great job with that but.
A Tennessee the whole idea that you can go out and recruit people to run the bogus idea.
Running comes from in here you have to want it so bad that you'll die to win.
And we haven't -- somebody in -- pat in this case it's.
Someone has to have it so deeply in them and they have to believe this both parties are corrupt.
They are.
Okay both parties are corrupt and I'm gonna be the got to come along and -- -- -- blow them up and beat them both and join with the American people to turn the country around.
None of these candidates that to be gone and visited to get them to come run that's crazy sort -- patents on -- -- that you -- wanna respond.
I think that the other thing here is that the political class Democrats from David Axelrod on doubt Republicans from Karl Rove on down.
Basically saw Americans elect as a threat had given the dissatisfaction that exists that patent John speak they were keeping the genie in the bottle.
Apple want to run for public office when -- EE unit that -- dredges up stuff that had won seven years ago when -- in junior high school I mean I want I want to New York Times starting on their Mormon thing on Romney I'll tell you.
No one in their right mind.
Hussein is want to run for office and -- -- -- The problem is that is in fact how the political class manages to keep out new -- it.
In part because they make it only for people who are willing to to play that game but -- but -- -- arguing for -- radicals and what would what would a -- site point early in the -- these other people abuse but.
That that this is centrist position that says we have to have -- have to change.
And -- two parties and need a leader not a loser got his dissatisfaction -- rest assured bottling up Americans elect when I the next time -- -- little.
It's and maybe next time there's little I know Sean let's talk about this next week -- -- -- -- on packet Elton.
John ability -- thanks again you can get more for the campaign insiders like talk about this check out tomorrow.
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