(The Center Square) – As Election Day draws nearer, Democrats and Republicans are firing up their bases. Meanwhile, advocates of third-party candidates and open primaries – like the Forward Party – say it’s time to give independent voters a stronger voice in the electoral process, and they are gaining ground. Forward has two statewide candidates appearing on the ballot in November, bringing them closer to their goal of securing official minor party status in Pennsylvania. The next challenge, according to Craig Snyder, the party’s Pennsylvania political director, is getting the word out about t…