Do Balllots Trample On Democracy?

[goddamnit]

I notice that there are quite a number of people disconcerted by feeling they have to choose from the "lesser of two evils" because only two candidates have a realistic chance. Of course, others (including myself) contest that mindset by voting for one of the main candidates, yet we still acknowledge how unlikely it is for someone other than the two main candidates to be elected.

What if there were no ballots and you had to manually write in the candidate you want? It would give more candidates a higher chance to be elected. If I am supposed to be able to vote for whoever I want, then why should a preselected list of candidates be presented, with a blank spot as one option. In a way, it is kind of insulting.