What do Ralph Nader and Ross Perot have in common? A. They were former vice presidents of the United States.
B. They were Founding Fathers.
C. They were members of the Green Party and led this political party to the presidency.
D. They were third-party candidates who sought presidential election.

D. They were third-party candidates who sought presidential election

Explanation:

First, we should note that third-party candidates are the candidates from other parties apart from the Democratic and the Republican parties.

Ralph Nader is a lawyer and he was a four time candidate of the president of the United States in 1996, 2000, 2004 and also 2008. On the four occasion, he got less than 5% of the total votes.

Henry Ross Perot was an American billionaire, philanthropists and business magnate. He was a third-party candidates who sought presidential election in 1996 where he established the Reform Party.

Therefore, the answer is option D.

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