"He wanted to win some elections....so he ran as a Republican" I would counter that he HAD to run as a Republican because they, along with the Dems control the ballot access.
Same with Kucinich....he could not have run as a Green prior to this year in Ohio. But he is a actually a bad example as he is a Democrat through and through.
My point is a Green should not have to run as a Democrat to win, nor should a Libertarian be forced to run under the Republican banner.
And you give numbers of 50-75 million for each party in power..I accept that. Maybe some of those 50-75 million would be voting for other parties if the opportunity was there. It is not, in most cases. The entire system is jury-rigged.
The electorate in this country has never been given a real choice...it has been column A or column B.
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