I hear people complain about the two party system...

... but look at this list, it's always been this way. There has never really been a viable third party contender candidate for the presidency. Just an observation, I know that hopefuls didn't walk the hard party line agendas back then as tightly as they do today, but still. No third candidate really got a close percentage since 1800.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0781450.html