Theresa Amato drops by to talk about some of the barriers that independent candidates encounter and what we can do about it

Theresa Amato, author of the book Grand Illusion - The Myth of
Voter Choice in a Two-Party Tyranny discusses some of the
numerous barriers that independent and non-two-party candidates
encounter when running for office. She speaks with first-hand
knowledge, having been the national presidential campaign manager
and in-house counsel for Ralph Nader during his campaigns for
President in 2000 and 2004. Theresa was also the first woman to
run two high-profile presidential campaigns outside of the two
main parties. In this episode, we discuss campaign finance
issues, voter disenfranchisement, media bias, the failure to fix
voting irregularities and other issues related to the election of
our political officers. Despite all the issues, however, Theresa
remains optimistic as she describes the positive developments
taking place, where ordinary citizens are organizing and taking
back the power that is rightfully theirs. This is a fascinating
episode you don’t want to miss as things heat up this election
year.