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# Americans torn between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street would back an independent for President
- URL: https://ivn.us/americans-torn-between-the-tea-party-and-occupy-wall-street-would-back-an-independent-for-president/
- Published: 2011-11-26T18:33:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:21:23.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

[Americans torn between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street would back an independent for President](http://naplesteaparty.tumblr.com/post/12430387506/americans-torn-between-the-tea-party-and-occupy-wall?ref=ivn.us)  

> The polarization of the two parties has left a wide open gap in the center for a third presidential candidate. A group that I am working with, Americans Elect, is in the process of obtaining ballot access in all 50 states for a centrist, bipartisan ticket. Americans Elect has no issue agenda, and no candidate has been nominated yet through its online process. It is simply dedicated to offering a nonpartisan, centrist alternative. Polling my firm conducted for the organization showed that 57% believe there is a need for a third party, and 58% favor having an alternative presidential ticket that is independent of the Democratic and Republican parties on the ballot in 2012.

[naplesteaparty](http://naplesteaparty.tumblr.com/post/12430387506/americans-torn-between-the-tea-party-and-occupy-wall?ref=ivn.us): Amplify’d from [www.nydailynews.com](http://www.nydailynews.com/?ref=ivn.us)