“None at all. They won't raise the money. They won't have the support, and they won't have any clout. Americans would have to change the way they think about politics. We are a business nation.”

— Joanna Meyer, homemaker, Lawrence

“I will give them some consideration if their interests are the same as mine, but I always have to bear in mind that they won't be able to win.”

— Michael Beard, chef, Lawrence

“About as much as I give to major party candidates, which is none.”

— Amy Sherman, Kansas University graduate student, Lawrence

“Very little, just because of the unfortunate fact that the probability of them getting elected is highly unlikely.”

— Timothy Howard, company president, Holly Springs, N.C.