To those saying that Democrats

[Blue Idaho]

7. Welcome to the two party system...

It's been with us for quite some time. Not saying that's good, just saying it's a fact. Unfortunately the problem with most "third parties" is they want to show up once every four years and compete for the most important political job in America. Nobody knows them and nobody trusts them. I don't see that ever working. If you want a viable third choice (pizza) you got to start at the grass roots level and build a structure from there. It takes time... Lots and lots of time. Run people for dog catcher, city council, state offices, and then on to the national scene with congress members. Build an infrastructure and build a name people trust.

It takes a huge organization to run a successful campaign. Without troops on the ground, you'll never get there. You also need to be inclusive - appealing to a wide diversity of the population. For at least the next 15 - 20 years, you better hope the baby boomers like your candidate. We outnumber everyone else and we vote like clockwork.

You can run the leanest, meanest, slickest, coolest, social media campaign with no local footprint but that will only net you the youngest voting block. The people least likely to show up in November and vote. All the apps in the world won't get you where you want to go.

Now take the U.K. As an example. They have at least 4 truly viable parties and probably a dozen others. I think that's cool. But they work their asses off to make that happen. It's also true that close to 80% of Britons vote in their national elections. Compare that to our statistics. It may just be we are too lazy or too disaffected to have more than a two party system.

I'm sure you know all this too - I wish it weren't true but it is.