@article{2017:franz:drittbewer,
title = {Drittbewerber bei US-Präsidentschaftswahlen: chancenlos, aber wahlentscheidend?},
year = {2017},
note = {The outcome of the 2016 presidential election once again maintained
the coherence of the American two-party system . Strong institutional
barriers prevent third parties from breaking the political duopoly of
Democrats and Republicans . Though historical evidence shows that on
rare occasions third party candidates have polled fairly successfully
in past elections, the 2016 political landscape did not offer
particularly favorable conditions for them . A relative lack of name
recognition and the distinct polarization between Clinton and Trump
did not leave much room for Gary Johnson (Libertarian Party), Jill
Stein (Green Party), or Independent Evan McMullin to gain momentum .
Without institutional reforms, it is unlikely that third party
candidates will play a more competitive role in future presidential
elections .},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {311--328},
author = {Franz, Manuel and Gawehns, Florian},
volume = {48},
number = {2}
}