Obstacles In The Election Of 1912
Candidates of two major parties already have the necessary connection with other members inside government to help win the election. Third party candidates usually don’t have this kind of resources inside the government. Donald J. Green states in his book called “Third-Party Matters” that “The election of 1912 was a testament to Roosevelt’s personal popularity, his prestige as a former president, his ability to win financial backing, and his success in luring local Republican organizations to the Bull Moose cause ”. Since Roosevelt was the former president of United States he had connections within government and the republic party. His title helped him to gain leverage in winning the election which would be unusual with third parties. Normally, third party candidates such as Eugene V. Debs has a hard time getting inside the circle of congress because they lack experiment and connections with powerful members in