Question: How has increased mediated citizenship impacted the success of third party candidates in the United States? a) Citizens are more aware of the issues pushed by third party candidates, making them even less popular among voters. b) Citizens can become more personally connected to the candidates of main parties, which hurts the success of third party candidates. c) Citizens have the ability to donate directly to their preferred candidates, giving more legitimacy to third party candidates. d) Citizens can now do their own research about candidates, which shows them that third party candidates have nothing different to offer.