Barry commoner was the founder of the Citizens party which was founded in 1979. This parties goal was to provide an umbrella for all the liberal and environmentalist groups who where unhappy with President Carters administration. The citizens party was platformed on pro-environment as Barry Commoner had gotten a degree in zoology helping lead to his decision towards this idea. Barry Commoner had some strengths. One of which is that he got a masters and a doctoral degree in zoology so he had some knowledge of what he was trying to promote for the party he had founded. Another thing that could help him is that he has written multiple bestseller books making it know of who he is. Those bestseller books where The Closing Circle and The Poverty of Power. In one of his books he talked about the Three E's which where plaguing the United States. The Three E's consisted of the threat to the environment, the shortage of power, and the unexpected decline of the economy. With these know he could address them in his political campaign and use them to his advantage to get more votes if he ran for president. Another pro he had was that he had run for president before. Although he was unsuccessful people learn from there mistakes and from that learning can use that knowledge of what should not be done can be used to help there chance for running for president in the future. There where some cons that he had. One of which is his goal of his party and the reason behind this is that some people at the time did not know of any problems that he stated so they would not vote for him as there problems would be solved by another candidate for presidency. Those where the pros and cons about Barry Commoner and what he could use to help himself get elected for president.