(July 13, 2016 at 6:13 pm)madog Wrote: It wouldn't surprise me if the biggest promoters of the principle that voting for a third party is a wasted vote was the two major parties .... There is big money in politics, a swing left or right (as defined by the main parties) doesn't really effect the cash flow so much, I would imagine .... but a major third party could well dig into their prosperity.
And therein lies the problem. A third party would either have to hold out their hands too or they wouldn't be able to buy the necessary air time and ads to be a success. Unless funded as a pet project by some billionaire, which kind of disqualifies the whole purpose.
As long as money isn't out of politics, no third party will ever get enough attention to be a national success.