It's hard for anyone outside the two main parties to be a real contender, because they usually run bullshit candidates. The last time there was a serious third-party challenger he did pretty damn good, so it can absolutely be done. But when you have porn stars, Roseanne Barr, and Vermin Supreme as the standard for third-party candidates, it's not too difficult to see why most Americans don't take third-parties seriously.
It's hard for anyone outside the two main parties to be a real contender, because they usually run bullshit candidates. The last time there was a serious third-party challenger he did pretty damn good, so it can absolutely be done. But when you have porn stars, Roseanne Barr, and Vermin Supreme as the standard for third-party candidates, it's not too difficult to see why most Americans don't take third-parties seriously.
Sure, but I would say that that's a symptom rather than the cause.