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3rd Parties Play a Role in This Year's Elections

By Karen Dewitt

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Albany, NY – Most of the primary election focus was on the state's two major parties, the Democrats and the Republicans. But two significant events occurred recently that could have lasting impact on two of the state's minor parties, both on the left and right of the political spectrum.

WRVO's Capitol Correspondent Karen DeWitt reports.

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