What jacquesm said and also he's traditionally been independent: "He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history..."(from his Wikipedia pag

What jacquesm said and also he's traditionally been independent: "He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history..."(from his Wikipedia page) but like Ron Paul, knew that he would go nowhere in a 3rd party or as an independent because of the way the presidential election system is setup i.e. the Commission on Presidential Debates (Ross Perot freaked them the heck out and they were like, never again!). Along with that, the fund-raising rules or lack thereof make it a playing field only for Goldman Sachs and Lockheed Martin who generally contribute AKA invest the same amount for each party; plus SuperPACs... It's an absolute joke.