Poll Finds That Majority of Voters Want Third-Party Voicesincluded in Presidential Debates; 57 Percent Want Nader Included

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Open Debates commissioned a Zogby poll of likely voters nationwide to determine which candidates the American people want to see included in the 2004 presidential debates. The poll found that 40 percent of likely voters want to see presidential debates that only include John Kerry and George W. Bush; 57 percent of likely voters would like to see "other candidates" included. (See Question 1 below)

Of the four third-party candidates who have the potential to be on enough state ballots to win an Electoral College Majority, only independent candidate Ralph Nader attracted support for his inclusion in the debates from a majority of likely voters. Fifty- seven percent of likely voters believe that Nader "should participate" in the upcoming presidential debates with Kerry and Bush, and 40 percent believe that Nader "should not participate" in the debates. (See Table 1 below.)

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Poll Finds That Majority of Voters Want Third-Party Voicesincluded in Presidential Debates; 57 Percent Want Nader Included

Were Nader to maintain a position on enough state ballots to win an Electoral College majority, he would be the only non-major party candidate to meet the criteria of the newl...

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