hillary and obama are running against each other in the dnc primary. Mccain is anticipated to be the nominee for the gop. How do the primaries work for a third party candidate? Who would Alan Keyes be running against? Just wondering.
It varies from state to state. The first nut to crack is getting on the ballot at all, much less in all fifty states. The only 3rd party that has accomplished being on the ballot in all 50 states recently is the Libertarian Party. The Libertarians also have the highest number of elected positions of any 3rd party.
What we have now is a duopoly.