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Party for 3?

Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks at the CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate at the Benjamin Johnson Arena in Spartanburg, S.C., on Nov. 12. Paul is emerging as a significant factor in the Republican presidential race, especially in Iowa. (File / Associated Press)
Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul speaks at the CBS News/National Journal foreign policy debate at the Benjamin Johnson Arena in Spartanburg, S.C., on Nov. 12. Paul is emerging as a significant factor in the Republican presidential race, especially in Iowa. (File / Associated Press)

Anyone for a third party?

No, not on top of Christmas and New Year's. A third-party candidacy for president - and this one comes with a warning: It won't be easy, at least not for three top-mentioned possibilities, Ron Paul, Donald Trump and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The latest ABC News/Washington Post poll finds that each would have significant challenges were he to undertake the task of mounting a third-party candidacy. Among them:

Americans divide evenly in basic favorable versus unfavorable views of Paul, unchanged from last month, and Paul faces serious questions even in his own party both on his personal qualifications and the policies he'd pursue if elected. Read more.

Do you think it's possible for a 3rd party candidate to win the presidency?

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D.F. Oliveria started Huckleberries Online on Feb. 16, 2004. Oliveria's Sunday print Huckleberries is a past winner of the national Herb Caen Memorial Column contest.