e 1992 presidential election vowed to “clean out the stables”, if the American people elected him to the White House. Portraying images of corruption were a part of the Perot’s agenda. Then again, in 1996, when he went to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania to launch his second run for the presidency, he denounced the two-party system and vowed to “kill that little snake this time”. Issues then should not be looked so much as left verses right, but clean verses dirty. Third parties in America and their candidates do two major things for the public. First, they take the ideas that the major parties will not address and give citizens a vehicle to make the issues popular. Almost always the major party candidates will them have to address them and they sometimes will even adopt the as their own. Second, they give citizens a vehicle to express their feelings of dissatisfaction with the major parties. The constraints against third parties are such that the way in which a third party can be successful is maybe not to try to win the presidential election. I believe that the way to win is by systematically becoming viable for the long term. This would include a goal to start small. First, set a goal to get members into congress and start to develop a voting record. Next would be a goal that for each presidential election to maintain at least 5 percent of the votes to qualify for federal funding in the next presidential election. Lastly, By staying close to those who elected you and not vote against their desires. Building is the key to grow and become a viable party in the future....
