KS: Libertarian and Reform Parties Aim for Major Party Status

From the Kansas City Star:

With so many citizens fed up with both Democrats and Republicans this year, third-party candidates in Kansas hope protest votes will push them into the big leagues.

Some observers think the Libertarian or Reform parties have a real chance of winning 5 percent of the vote statewide, which would give them major-party status in the state and more access to debates. The Constitutional and Libertarian parties have major-party status in Missouri.