3rd Party Candidates

Cynthia McKinney, Bob Barr, Alan Keyes, Ralph Nader. Who are all of these people? What do they have in common? What do we know about them?

These listed people are all know as third party candidates, and are all running in the 2008 presidential election. From the libertarian, green, independant, and various other minority parties, they have become nominees for president. Just like Barack Obama- just like John McCain. But why haven't we heard anything about them?

Because they are not favored by a majority of the American population, they are suddenly forgotten, ignored. None of them were seen at the debate yesterday, on the television election stations, or even written about in the newspaper.

I was wondering why they were given such mimimal attention. They are running for president, and even though they are not going to necessary get the majority of people's votes, they are still going to be on the ballot in November.

I think that these candidates should at least be given a chance to put their views out into the public along with the major party candidates. This way, they have a chance to reach the American public, and can be compared to in relation to the Democratic and Republican nominees. I understand that these 3rd party candidates are most likely not going to win, but they should at least be given a chance.