[RangerScience]

IMO it also lets you just count the interest, regardless of outcome. Now you could see Nader (or Bernie, or the libertarian candidate) get 5, 10% of 1st choices and know it's legit, even if it doesn't change the outcome of the election.

[jessaustin]

This is why it's opposed by both faces of the status quo party. Once a third party gets to 10% for a given office, there won't be much stopping it from getting to 40% in the next election for that office.