cville deac
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This is the best year for a third-party candidate since 1992 for sure. The logistics for succeeding as a third-party candidate, however, are severely cumbersome when it comes to getting on state ballots and, as others have mentioned, getting into the debates.
A viable candidate would've needed to lay the ground work months ago and have already been actively campaigning. At this point, it's probably too late for any serious contender to emerge.
While it's a good year for it, we don't have a 3rd party candidate who is capable of getting 15-20% of the vote. Perot did relatively well that year because of a cult of personality. Johnson and the libertarians never poll higher than 4-5%.