The following supports a point we will hit later this semester in 2301, minor parties draw votes from majors parties and make them less competitive. The Libertarian Party tends to hurt the Republican Party while the Greens hurt Democrats. With that in mind, the effort of the Republican Party to place Green Party candidates on the ballot in Arizona and Texas makes perfect sense.
It was great electoral news for the Republican Party that Tea Party supporters were less a real party than a faction of the Republican Party. Now the question becomes, if Tea Party candidates win as Republicans, what does this do the party's famous ability to cohere as a tight unit?
