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Absent from all the din over tomorrow’s elections are the voices of what are called third party candidates – those who run for office outside of the two-major party system. The most nationally notable third party candidates in recent history have been Ross Perot of the Reform Party, and Ralph Nader of the Green Party. With growing voter disgust of Democrats and Republicans, one might imagine that third party candidates would be more popular but with a near complete lack of mainstream media coverage, most Americans don’t know the alternative candidates. Third Party candidates are usually left out of debates. At a California gubernatorial debate in mid October at the Dominican University of California only the two major party candidates, Jerry Brown, and Meg Whitman, were invited. The Green Party Gubernatorial candidate, Laura Wells, led a protest demanding inclusion of all candidates, and, after attempting to enter the debate as a spectator, was arrested and led away. This past week, a debate hosted by the group Free and Equal, invited all six candidates to participate in a debate. Laura Wells, the Libertarian Party’s Dale Ogden, and the American Independent Party candidate Chelene Nightingale were the only three who showed up.

GUEST: Laura Wells, Green Party Gubernatorial Candidate

Wells recommends Yes on Prop 20, No on Prop 27.

Find out more about her campaign at www.laurawells.org.