[terilyn]

Actually, most states have what's called a "Loser Law". A candidate that runs in the primary cannot run in the general under a third party mainly because they would just be a spoiler. Prime example of this would be in California right now. Condit lost in the primary. There was a lot of speculation that he would go Independent and run for his seat in the general but that was shown here on FR by somebody smarter than me to be impossible because of California's Loser Law. Therefore, Condit is toast. (Good riddance BTW)!

[FreedominJesusChrist]

"Actually, most states have what's called a "Loser Law". A candidate that runs in the primary cannot run in the general under a third party mainly because they would just be a spoiler. Prime example of this would be in California right now. Condit lost in the primary. There was a lot of speculation that he would go Independent and run for his seat in the general but that was shown here on FR by somebody smarter than me to be impossible because of California's Loser Law. Therefore, Condit is toast. (Good riddance BTW)!"

Those loser laws should really be declared unconstitutional and I am surprised that people haven't challenged these laws in court. Denying an individual the right to run for public office because they lost a primary, is really denying them equal protection of the laws and violating their civil rights, in accordance with the 14th Amendment, which has aleady been applied to the states because it is implicit to the concept of ordered liberty.