A while back, MSNBC posted this article on the MySpace pages of third-party candidates for president. Now, none of the candidates listed are even close to the same tier as the major Third Parties - the Greens, Libertarians, etc. - much less the Democrats and Republicans, but I think the article raises an interesting point about the problem of using the internet as a campaign tool. It costs nothing to set up a myspace page and declare yourself a candidate for president. Would a serious candidate have a chance to break through the clutter - at least if he or she didn't have the wealth of Ross Perot or the name recognition of Ralph Nader - and even have an impact on the race?
I'm not sure this is a bad thing. As I guess I should make clear in writing about this area, I'm not sure that third parties are a good thing. But it seems to damage hopes that the web can be great force to overthrow our two party structure.
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