Every four years, some two to five percent of Americans come together to make their voices heard, sort of. They are the third-party voters, the independents, the “Other” at the bottom of the vote tally. They may not have had much influence in shaping America as we know it, but they have succeeded in adding a couple of lines to the ballot. And while you’re celebrating the victory of your favored candidate on Election Night, they’re celebrating something far more valuable: their own ideological purity. Here’s to you, “Other”! Long may you run!

This shirt was designed by: EwingKlipspringer, who, when he’s not designing shirts, moonlights as a law firm.

Wear this shirt: the next time you launch into one of your “vote for the lesser evil and you still get evil” tirades.

Don’t wear this shirt: to the Republican election-night party if Bob Barr pulls in more than 5%, or to the Democratic soiree if Ralph Nader does the same.

This shirt tells the world: “Politics is so important to me that I refuse to ever win an election.”

We call this color: The Ballot-Access Blues.

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