But in this 'Year of the Outsider' two candidates - the Green Party's Jill Stein and Libertarian Gary Johnson - have a chance to break into the debates. [Part 1, Part 2]Ever since Democrats and Republicans seized control of the televised presidential debates, third party candidates haven't fared well. ADVERTISEMENTThis is the third in a four-part series on the presidential debates. 'Anti-competitive'As Stein and Johnson try to get into the debates, they've put aside ideological differences to team up in two lawsuits. Campaigning for the presidency is a "multi-billion dollar business" and the televised presidential debates play an essential role that "cannot be duplicated," according to Stein and Johnson.

Source: Huffington Post August 05, 2016 01:07 UTC