[Captain Kennit]

Doesn't mean that the voters disagreed with Buchanan. It simply meant that they chose not to 'waste their vote', and help Al Gore. A better picture of Buchanan's support can be seen in his primary runs in 92 and 96. His support is not negligible. Traditional conservatism as espoused by Buchanan will be around long after the Frums of this world have gravitated back to their natural habitat, the Trotskyite Left.

[Jim Robinson]

Not waste their vote? No kidding? And therein lies your problem. If you don't have a candidate that can't convince the voters to pull the lever then your third party is doomed to failure.