It’s not just Ralph Nader and Bob Barr: Third-party candidates can also have an effect on downballot races.
Or so warns Nathan Gonzales of the Rothenberg Political Report. Gonzales, who was a participant recently in a Salon conversation forecasting the 2008 Senate contests, takes a look at three House races (in Ohio, New Jersey and Louisiana) that could be tipped because of third-party candidacies.
For you congressional election junkies out there — or folks just looking for a break from presidential campaign coverage — Gonzales’ piece is worth a look.
