For example, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, and John B. Anderson ran in the 1980 election, but only Republican Reagan and Democrat Carter received votes from the electors. For instance, Democrat Bill Clinton and Republican George H.W. Bush received all of the electoral votes with Clinton winning by 38%, while Independent Ross Perot had 0% of the electoral votes. Furthermore, “The system bolsters the two-party system by discouraging independent candidacies that splinter the electorate. Not only does the concept of third party candidates being hurt extend the ideals of the thesis, it rocks it right out of the United