Don't look for any fringe parties today to pull it off in today's environment, imo. Like it or not the two major parties basically have lock on the system... ..perhaps
But even in my lifetime I saw a third party candidate win 5 states in the general and could have forced the election to the House.
In the information age, organization and financing can happen much easier and faster.
A real third party can come to life in the next 10 years.
But even in my lifetime I saw a third party candidate win 5 states in the general
Yep the racial issue candidate George Wallace.... 3 of the 5 states by plurality and 46 EC votes.
But he didn't win nor force the race to the House.... And no one has even come close since... Hell Perot with almost 20% of the vote nationaly didn't get a single EC vote where the rubber meets the road.