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In some cases because of state [[ballot access]] laws, an independent candidate will form a one-time "political party" solely for the purpose of their campaign, for example the "Connecticut for [[Joe Lieberman|Lieberman]] Party" in 2006.  In some other cases, the independent candidacy is a precursor to the formation of a new political party, such as with [[Ross Perot]]'s 1992 independent campaign for President which later led to the founding of the [[Reform Party]].  There also exist numerous cases where a disaffected Democrat or Republican, believing their own party has gone in the wrong direction, will run as an independent seeking to be a "spoiler" against their own party.  In yet some other cases the independent candidate is neither a disaffected member of an existing party nor seeking to form a new party, but simply somebody running as an independent candidate.

In some cases because of state [[ballot access]] laws, an independent candidate will form a one-time "political party" solely for the purpose of their campaign, for example the "Connecticut for [[Joe Lieberman|Lieberman]] Party" in 2006.  In some other cases, the independent candidacy is a precursor to the formation of a new political party, such as with [[Ross Perot]]'s 1992 independent campaign for President which later led to the founding of the [[Reform Party]].  There also exist numerous cases where a disaffected Democrat or Republican, believing their own party has gone in the wrong direction, will run as an independent seeking to be a "spoiler" against their own party.  In yet some other cases the independent candidate is neither a disaffected member of an existing party nor seeking to form a new party, but simply somebody running as an independent candidate.

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