Continuity Strategies among Political Challengers: The Case of Social Credit.

The Problem of Continuity

Organized groups that challenge the established two-party system through elections may do so by nominating candidates for office or by exacting pledges of support from candidates who run under an existing party label. Such challengers face a hard road, subject to constraints arising from inadequate resources, efforts at suppression, and the inertial forces that work against mobilizing support. Despite such obstacles, many challengers persist. Their persistence, in turn, challenges observers to account for it. As Whittier has observed from the perspective ...

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