What are the benefits of voting for a minor party candidate?

Answer 1

In almost any democratic nation with both major and minor political parties, there is no clear advantage of minor parties. In fact it's just the opposite. Minor parties have few members and less weight than the major ones. And taking stands on controversial issues is something a major party often does. The fact that a minor party may do it is of little or no value. Thereby the minor party's "issues" have no currency in the mainstream political world of today.

Answer 2

In almost any democratic nation with both major and minor political parties, there is no clear advantage of minor parties. In fact it's just the opposite. Minor parties have few members and less weight than the major ones. And taking stands on controversial issues is something a major party often does. The fact that a minor party may do it is of little or no value. Thereby the minor party's "issues" have no currency in the mainstream political world of today.

Answer 3

In almost any democratic nation with both major and minor political parties, there is no clear advantage of minor parties. In fact it's just the opposite. Minor parties have few members and less weight than the major ones.

Answer 4

It is a protest vote unless you think the third party has a chance of winning- a vote made to send a message to anyone who reads the vote tallies. If a minor party with a definite issue in mind gets a considerable number of votes, there is a chance that a major party will take up the issue in the next election.

A protest vote could also be made with the intent of taking the votes away from the party that would be expected to get them. This would be the case if disgruntled party members formed a new third party because they felt their views were ignored by the old line party. Besides getting revenge for their slight, they could hope to get more attention from the major party in the next election

Answer 5

They can take clear stands on the controversial issues.~novanet~