By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com

Sevier County resident Merlin Miller ran for President in 2012 on the first-ever American Third Position Party ticket. (The Herald/ Archived Photo)

While many voters were focused on the surprise of Mitt Romney’s Nov. 6 defeat, a third party Presidential Candidate living in Sevier County was hardly covered by most media outlets.

Merlin Miller, an award winning film maker who ran for President on the first-ever American Third Position Party ticket, wasn’t mentioned in local newspapers expect for the Herald.

Explaining his own loss in the Presidential Election, Miller said a large portion of the results had to do with a media blackout of his campaign.

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