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Total 75%
Social 88%
Economic 67%
Brian Moore
Socialist nominee for President
Total 73%
Social 75%
Economic 71%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic Jr Senator (NY); former First Lady
Total 70%
Social 88%
Economic 58%
Ralph Nader
Independent Candidate for President
Total 68%
Social 81%
Economic 58%
Cynthia McKinney
Green nominee; Former House member (D, GA)
Total 65%
Social 56%
Economic 71%
Barack Obama
Democratic nominee for President
Total 55%
Social 75%
Economic 42%
Gloria La Riva
Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President
Total 18%
Social 13%
Economic 21%
John McCain
Republican nominee for President
Total 15%
Social 6%
Economic 21%
Chuck Baldwin
Contitution Party nominee for President
Total 10%
Social 0%
Economic 17%
Bob Barr
Libertarian nominee for President; Former Republican Representative (GA-7)
Total 68%
Social 75%
Economic 63%
Brian Moore
Socialist nominee for President
Total 68%
Social 75%
Economic 63%
Ralph Nader
Independent Candidate for President
Total 65%
Social 81%
Economic 54%
Cynthia McKinney
Green nominee; Former House member (D, GA)
PS. How come you guys have all these candidates but no one ever talks about them and they're not allowed to debate and stuff?
The debates of 1858 set the stage for Abraham Lincoln's later run for the presidency; 1948 and 1956 were the only public debates among presidential candidates prior to 1960; there were no presidential debates between 1960 and 1976.
In each of the last five elections, there were scores of declared candidates for the Presidency, excluding those seeking the nomination of one of the major parties. During the course of the campaign, the candidates are afforded many opportunities in a great variety of forums to advance their candidacies. In order most fully and fairly to achieve the educational purposes of its debates, the CPD has developed nonpartisan, objective criteria upon which it will base its decisions regarding selection of the candidates to participate in its 2008 debates. The purpose of the criteria is to identify those candidates who have achieved a level of electoral support such that they realistically are considered to be among the principal rivals for the Presidency.
In connection with the 2008 general election, the CPD will apply three criteria to each declared candidate to determine whether that candidate qualifies for inclusion in one or more of the CPD's debates. The criteria are (1) constitutional eligibility, (2) ballot access, and (3) electoral support. All three criteria must be satisfied before a candidate will be invited to debate.
B. 2008 Nonpartisan Selection Criteria
The CPD's nonpartisan criteria for selecting candidates to participate in the 2008 general election presidential debates are: 1.
Evidence of Constitutional Eligibility
The CPD's first criterion requires satisfaction of the eligibility requirements of Article II, Section 1 of the Constitution. The requirements are satisfied if the candidate:
a.
is at least 35 years of age;
b.
is a Natural Born Citizen of the United States and a resident of the United States for fourteen years; and
c.
is otherwise eligible under the Constitution.
2.
Evidence of Ballot Access
The CPD's second criterion requires that the candidate qualify to have his/her name appear on enough state ballots to have at least a mathematical chance of securing an Electoral College majority in the 2008 general election. Under the Constitution, the candidate who receives a majority of votes in the Electoral College, at least 270 votes, is elected President regardless of the popular vote.
3.
Indicators of Electoral Support
The CPD's third criterion requires that the candidate have a level of support of at least 15% (fifteen percent) of the national electorate as determined by five selected national public opinion polling organizations, using the average of those organizations' most recent publicly-reported results at the time of the determination.
Total 63%
Social 75%
Economic 54%
Cynthia McKinney
Green Party
Total 60%
Social 69%
Economic 54%
Gloria La Riva
Party for Socialism and Liberation
Total 60%
Social 69%
Economic 54%
Brian Moore
Socialist
Total 58%
Social 75%
Economic 46%
Hillary Clinton
Democratic Jr Senator
Total 58%
Social 69%
Economic 50%
Ralph Nader
Independent Candidate
Total 58%
Social 56%
Economic 58%
Barack Obama
Democratic
Total 38%
Social 25%
Economic 46%
Chuck Baldwin
Contitution Party
Total 30%
Social 13%
Economic 42%
Bob Barr
Libertarian
Total 20%
Social 6%
Economic 29%
John McCain
Republican