"We treat third-party candidates with the same rigor that campaigns treat major party candidates," says Lis Smith, a veteran Democratic operative who runs communications for the war room. "We have a full content team, a full press team, a full research team." This illustrates the seriousness with which Democrats are approaching the potential threat that third-party candidates pose in the close battleground states.
There are four third-party candidates who could combine to make a difference: Stein, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver, and independent Cornel West. Many swing state polls show this involvement could have significant implications, even registering support in the low single-digits - enough to affect the outcome in a tightly contested race.
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