What if we actually had a valid 3rd party candidate instead of fringe unqualified people gathering attention running for the 3rd party..... It doesnt make sense to give West any vaidity when he is running so far left on ideas that are not popular or possible in this political climate.
There is a reason the Green party or far right ideas got some initial traction but then disappear or gert pushed aside in national elections......they are not as popular as the people pushing them think when it comes to actual action. Sure they will say YEAH to things in polls but their votes speak much louder.
Maybe stop jumping to presidential elections like naive rookies and get candidates in local elections where policies directly affect people...
Otherwise the Wests and Bernie Sanders and Ross Perots and Jill Greens simply become places for unhappy voters to dump their wasted votes rather than actually make an impact.
Free education, universal healthcare, etc.... they all sound good but these guys never have an answer how to pay for it that is realistic or possible in a general election so it is like listening to a HS senior run for class president and promise more snack machines in the lunchroom and s horter classes.