3rd Parties suck
It is hard to decide how deeply or salt grain less it is to describe the fluctuations and fissures of the third parties. The Libertarian Party is currently controlled by the radical Mises Caucus, rowdy Internet trolls who are upset by the ex Republicans who won more votes than anyone else but have a different idea of Libertarianism. The Green Party had a tough narrow split decision to participate in the “Rage Against the War Machine Rally” dominated by right wingers and Putin apologists, which makes sense as Jill Stein is photographed dining with the man. The People’s Party — supposed off ramp for Bernie Sanders in the way the Constitution Party had been designed to lure Pat Buchanan — is just one guy’s money laundering scheme.
The real tragedy is I see no evidence that the Modern Whig Party is still kicking. They appear to have thrown up their hands electorally and gone off to other established ballot lines. The Modern Whigs havw, sadly, gone the way of the Whigs.