The data just doesn't bear this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_third-party_and_independent_performances_in_United_States_Senate_elections https://e

The data just doesn't bear this out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_third-party_and_independent_performances_in_United_States_Senate_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_third-party_and_indepe... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_third-party_and_independent_performances_in_United_States_House_elections https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_third-party_and_indepe... It's more than the ability to put your name on a ballot, between the media control the main parties have, their purposeful entrenchment and anticompetitive setup, and the necessary financial burden; your biggest problem is that simply nobody will know who you are.