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Want to build a viable third party for presidential elections? Start small at the city/county level and eventually you will have candidates at the state/federal level. Today's city council is tomorrow's senator/president. Does it really surprise anyone that a relatively unknown and unproven candidate outside of the two major parties doesn't get any traction in a federal election?
That takes money, lots of it and the 2 main parties have huge corporate donors who will never give money to an environmental party
That's already the goal of state chairs for third parties.
Oh it's that easy eh?
I think you might need to reread my post, I didn't say it was easy. It's reality, which generally isn't easy.
Just keep smashing yourself into the bricks to "deny the wall legitimacy" or whatever. I'm sure it will work this time.
Says the people who keep voting 3rd party in federal elections and are certain that this time the result will be different.
So you don't agree that starting from the ground up won't work? Why not? Too much effort or takes too much time?