民主党成立了一个团队来对抗第三方和独立的总统候选人。 Democrats establish a team to counter third-party and independent presidential candidates.

民主党正在组建有史以来第一支团队来对抗第三方和独立总统候选人，因为他们在本次选举周期中更加认真地对待这一威胁。 Democrats are building a first-ever team to counter third-party and independent presidential candidates, as they take the threat more seriously this election cycle. 在 2016 年此类投票产生影响后，民主党全国委员会聘请了利斯·史密斯 (Lis Smith)，并由玛丽·贝丝·卡希尔 (Mary Beth Cahill) 和拉姆齐·里德 (Ramsey Reid) 负责监督一项战略，包括积极的沟通、反对派研究和法律挑战，以阻止第三方投票。 The DNC has hired Lis Smith and overseen by Mary Beth Cahill and Ramsey Reid to oversee a strategy including aggressive communications, opposition research, and legal challenges to discourage third-party votes, after the impact of such votes in 2016.