Voters turned out for Super Tuesday in record numbers yesterday, proof the electorate is energized. But despite the excitement out there, some campaign experts think there’s a real opportunity in 2008 for a third party candidate. Bloomberg? Bloomberg? Veteran political consultant Douglas Schoen has written a book about why we need a third party. It’s called Declaring Independence: The Beginning of the End of the Two-Party System, and he speaks with Faith about it on Fair Game.
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