On the other hand, the Electoral College harmed both presidential candidates. Bryce found that institutional barriers such as the Electoral College and the direct primary had not changed in importance over the last half of the twentieth century; only the psychological barriers to third parties had decreased in importance. ... According to post-election polling, only fifty seven percent (57%) of voters who ranked Anderson highest voted for him. Polls also showed that eighty four percent (84%) of those who ranked Wallace as the best candidate actually voted for him and only seventy nine per...

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