From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK to double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them

October 30, 2026 · 5:14 pm 2 sources

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• From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK to double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 30, 2026 17:14
  The spoiler candidate is one of the oldest tricks in the American campaign toolbox, and the law has rarely touched it.
• From 18th-century false ballots to the second JFK and double Dan Sullivans, a brief history of spoiler candidates and the unsuccessful legal challenges to them
  This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. · October 30, 2026 17:14
  The spoiler candidate is one of the oldest tricks in the American campaign toolbox, and the law has rarely touched it.