Why does a revolutionary party participate in elections it knows are stacked against it? Join us for a discussion on the PSL's Vote Socialist campaigns across the country and the thinking behind them.

There are few things more vilified in the mainstream political conversation than “third party” campaigns for president. Candidates outside the two major political parties are smeared as “spoilers”, and those who vote for alternatives are portrayed as petulant, privileged, people who can afford to vote third party. There are tremendous hurdles for third party candidates, including a state-by-state thicket of rules, restrictions and astronomical petition requirements that make it nearly impossible to appear on most voters’ ballots without huge sums of money or armies of volunteers.

So, why run?

Because elections are a moment to show the necessity of socialism and help build a movement to achieve it.