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You'd think midterms would be a great time to get your name out there and run high profile candidates to win House districts led by charlatans...

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Pretty much the entire operating philosophy and goal of third parties is wrong.

Like you've said "Getting your name out there" has been a complete failure. I think it's safe to say at this point that it doesn't work. If Democrats or Republicans had used it as a strategy, they'd be rightfully dragged.

The "do well enough to get national funding" goal hasn't worked either. Ross Perot got 8% with the Reform party, but no ones even heard of that party.

This is why I consider third parties to just be grifts and scams. Either that, or they're truly stupid.