For all the problems caused by the establishment 2 party system, I think a viable 3rd party might do more harm than good. Look at Europe as an example of political systems with more than two viable political parties and show me one country that isn't already further down the slippery slope of socialism than we are. At least on the Republican side, a candidate with views outside the party line still has a shot of winning the hearts and minds of the people and by extension the nomination. Not so on the Democrat side with Super Delegates in place to ensure the party's chosen candidate will always be the nominee. I mean how do you look at that primary system and then participate in it without feeling like the [BLEEP] that they're essentially calling you?

I'm all for replacing the establishment on both sides of the aisle, but good luck with that. The third party savior party will soon resemble the one it just destroyed/replaced in my opinion. Human nature is human nature and the amount of deal making that must be done to obtain financing for a campaign will always have a candidate beholden to someone or several people whose interests don't align with the American people at large. For all intents and purposes, Trump is/was a third party candidate, but we decided we didn't want that last time.

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