WASHINGTON (AP) ? The Libertarian Party's Gary Johnson and the Constitution Party's Virgil Goode are long shots for winning the presidency. Yet they conceivably stand a chance at influencing this year's election.
Until recently both were Republican officeholders. Johnson served two terms as governor of New Mexico and Goode six terms as a congressman from Virginia.
President Barack Obama's political team sees them as potentially unwilling allies who could steal votes from Republican rival Mitt Romney and help the president to victory in a few tightly contested states.
In most modern elections, third party candidates haven't swayed the results, and even those who poll strongly early in the campaign eventually fizzle.
Still, in a close race, even a sliver of the vote in a crucial state could be pivotal.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/3rd-party-candidates-obama-team-sees-promise-071136089.html
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