Third parties could take enough votes from Trump or Harris to affect election

In nail-bitingly close race, protest votes for Jill Stein or RFK Jr – who ended his campaign – could be deciding factors

As Kamala Harris and Donald Trump thrash it out for the presidency, there is another factor that could decide the election: the impact of third-party votes.

With the race expected to be extremely close, experts say that ballots cast for Jill Stein of the Green party, Cornel West or Robert F Kennedy Jr could potentially draw enough votes away from Harris or Trump to make a difference – a worrying development for both Democrats and Republicans.

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