[Vision2020] In U.S., Perceived Need for Third Party Reaches New High

[Paul Rumelhart]

>From gallup.com (http://www.gallup.com/poll/165392/perceived-need-third-party-reaches-new-high.aspx)


In U.S., Perceived Need for Third Party Reaches New HighTwenty-six percent believe Democratic and Republican parties do adequate job


by Jeffrey M. Jones
This article is part of an ongoing series analyzing how the government shutdown and the debate over raising the debt 
ceiling are affecting Americans' views of government, government 
leaders, political parties, the economy, and the country in general.

PRINCETON, NJ -- Amid the government shutdown, 60% of Americans say 
the Democratic and Republicans parties do such a poor job of 
representing the American people that a third major party is needed. 
That is the highest Gallup has measured in the 10-year history of this 
question. A new low of 26% believe the two major parties adequately 
represent Americans.

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Paul
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