Third Party Ballot Drives Backed by Trump Allies

Associated Press: “Their aim is to to whittle away President Joe Biden’s standing with the Democratic Party’s base by offering left-leaning, third-party alternatives who could siphon off a few thousand protest votes in close swing state contests.”

“Spoiler candidates are as old as representative democracy. But in a polarized country in which many Americans have voiced disapproval for both Biden and Trump, the zeal with which Trump’s supporters and allies have lent assistance to third-party candidacies adds a new dimension that’s deeply troubling to Democrats.”