The article doesn't seem to mention that on a state and local level the republican and Democratic parties have conspired to pass laws that make it harder for th

The article doesn't seem to mention that on a state and local level the republican and Democratic parties have conspired to pass laws that make it harder for third parties to get on ballots. In many places third party candidates have to get a lot more signatures than Republican or democratic candidates which makes it harder for them to get on the ballot let alone elected.