[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.

[Captain Kennit]

You are correct, and history shows that in American modern history third parties are inevitably doomed to failure. But that doesn't mean that the views they espouse do not have strong support; it is just that general agreement with some or all of their views does not translate into votes. Buchanan runs on a 3rd Party ticket and receives 1% of the vote, but that does NOT mean that only 1% of Americans agree with his views.