What election races have two prominent left of center candidates?
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rob in cal
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« on: September 29, 2010, 06:00:59 PM »

It seems that in all of the prominent three way elections there is one conservative, one moderate conservative and one liberal, or in the case of Colorado governor, two conservatives and one liberal.  Minnesota governor, Alaska and Florida senate fall into this model. (I believe the Minnesota independent candidate is running on the center right.)
Outside of Illinois senate where the Green candidate is polling well I haven't found a case where one has a left of center vote split.  In house seats its likely that the Libertarians will have, far and away, the greater number of candidates, and while they appeal to voters from all sides of the political spectrum, my hunch is that their fiscal conservatism (if we can call it that) would have a stronger appeal to conservative voters than their social liberalism would to potential liberal voters.
    Republicans might want to look into the idea or instant runoff voting if in fact they lose seats due to this dynamic.  IIRC, it was the threat of just such a split which lead to its adoption in Australia.
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« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2010, 06:19:49 PM »

IL-Sen has a Green candidate taking away about 8% of the vote like you said. I think Maine's governors race would fit the requirements as well. MA-Gov maybe? I don't know what Cahill is politically although I think he's a former Democrat.
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« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2010, 06:25:57 PM »

IL-Sen and ME-Gov, both of which we'll probably lose because of it.
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« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2010, 06:35:00 PM »


Nobody else does either.

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« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2010, 08:31:26 PM »


Nobody else does either.

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I think he's running to the right, which is kind of stupid.
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« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2010, 08:35:26 PM »

He was running left, then right, then far right, then center, then center right . . . I think.
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« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2010, 08:43:44 PM »

Lincoln Chaffee is basically running to the left of the Democrat now.
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« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2010, 07:27:29 AM »

IL-Sen and ME-Gov, both of which we'll probably lose because of it.

Certainly not ME-Gov.

And I'm not sure you can really say Kirk is "left of center," either. Moderate, maybe, but not left of center.
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« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2010, 07:28:45 AM »

IL-Sen and ME-Gov, both of which we'll probably lose because of it.

Certainly not ME-Gov.

And I'm not sure you can really say Kirk is "left of center," either. Moderate, maybe, but not left of center.

Oh no, I meant Alexi and the Green candidate, who seems to be polling in the double digits.
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« Reply #9 on: October 01, 2010, 08:23:15 PM »
« Edited: October 01, 2010, 08:25:07 PM by ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ »

Races in the US are lucky to have one prominent left of center candidate. If you're just looking for an interesting race ideologically, try the Montana 2008 or Rhode Island 2000 Senate races.

Anyways, to answer the question, the New York 1980 Senate race comes to mind.
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« Reply #10 on: October 01, 2010, 09:33:05 PM »

Are we talking just Congressional here?  Because the Rhode Island Gubernatorial race certainly comes to mind.
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