What would it take for a 3rd party (Libertarians) to gain strenght?

I mean the kind of strength that can get them at least a quarter of congress.





The 2 parties are so evil what will it take to convince people that we can vote for 3rd parties.





I will support Ron Paul till the very end, even if he drops from the republican race (Because the media has SCREWED him, and thats the only reason) and if he runs as a 3rd party/Libertarian I will vote for him (Unless Obama can't defeat Hillary, then Ill vote for any republican, she will destroy America before we have a chance for the next revolution)





if people hate the parties so much why don't the elect a third party, one that is actually a party of the people,





like Libertarians, the political party for people who hate political parties





Be free Vote Libertarian, once the Reds and Blues lose there stranglehold we can start to diminish parties until the day comes where I can turn on C-Span and see a senator talking without a meaningless letter in () by his name

What would it take for a 3rd party (Libertarians) to gain strenght?
Sadly, I don't think Libertarians will ever have that big a share in Congress. I think the big impact that Libertarians will have will be to make the Republican party "more libertarian."





The biggest impact that Ron Paul and libertarian voters will have will be to siphon votes away from Republicans. This will force the Republicans to lose the election and make them rethink their policies.





I will vote for Ron Paul no matter what - even if it means taking away Republican votes and putting Hillary into office. The Republican party is so far off track that it needs to be taught a lesson.





FYI, I really believe putting Hillary in office won't destroy our country. The backlash would be so huge that the Democrats would lose both houses at the next midterm election, greatly weakening her power.
Reply:For a third party to become viable, people would have to be encouraged to wean themselves from the influence of the two major parties. This will never happen, though. After Ross Perot's showing in the 1992 election, the two parties acted to ensure that it would be much harder for a third party candidate to have that kind of success again. The parties instituted rules that guaranteed that it would be nearly impossible for a third party candidate to stand on the stage with the Republican and Democratic nominees at a debate on an equal footing. The two major parties constantly work to deny ballot access to third parties, or work to make it harder for those parties to get their candidate's names on the ballot. The media generally only covers the two major parties, and most Americans are too lazy or unmotivated to read or research and see that there are other choices out there if they are disenchanted with the slate of candidates the major parties put out there.
Reply:I really don't know what it would take. I am libertarian and would welcome the day that libertarians could have some control of congress. I just don't know how we can do it.
Reply:I think you need to start local first in your own town/city. Then you need to vote that way for state elections too. If you can get enough in congress where you can swing the vote against the majority then you will have strength and gain recognition.
Reply:For people to stick with it and not give up the first time they get defeated.
Reply:Libertairns have (L) fyi.