[donatj]

I'm very hopeful this election gives the third parties a boost. Unless I suffer a terrible stroke between now and the election I know I will be voting libertarian simply because I couldn't live with myself voting for Trump or Hillary.

[filoeleven]

I would like to see a coordinated effort from those of us who won't vote for the mainstream candidates.

If any 3rd party candidate gets over 5% of the vote, they must by law be included in the debates next time around. We know that a 3rd party will not win the presidential election this time around, so coordinating our votes to get one over 5% in order to inject a new voice into the process seems like a win, even if the party is one I am generally opposed to.

[Kinnard]

This is a good idea. I was unaware of the 5% rule. Would you consider putting up a site?

[mindslight]

IMHO it will do the exact opposite. People basically vote to keep the other candidate from winning. More radical / "scarier" candidates shore up the party lines.