Our country grows so divided while it seems like neither party actually cares about anyone. Both sides are equally guilty and equally inept. Everyone says a third party vote is a vote for Trump, but how can we ever break out of this horrible system unless people have the courage to vote third party? Seems like circular logic to me.
Third parties have a tough time in American politics. There are lots of them, but the two major parties write the rules. Massachusetts’ ballot question #2 is whether to approve ranked choice voting, which is one common suggestion to allow people more freedom to vote for their preferred candidate rather than the best one they think can win. There’s a detailed explanation of how it would work here: http://bit.ly/bc-mass-voter. Please don’t take that as an endorsement, there are pros and cons to it (see coverage here: http://bit.ly/bc-question2), but your question is a timely one. And vote in local races–third parties are often very significant locally. That’s how you start to make a national case for your ideas.