Third+Parties

=**Parties and Campaigns in the States **=


 * **Describe the division of public opinion and partisanship across state and local levels. **
 * **Describe the roles of political parties in candidate recruitment, ideological mobilization, electioneering, and responsible governance. **
 * **Analyze the impact of business and not-for-profit interest groups on elections, legislatures, and executives at the state and local levels. **
 * **Analyze the impact of various forms of individual participation at the state and local levels. **


 * =We will explore the possibilities of third party candidacies=