I desperately wanted Bernie Sanders to run a third party campaign against Trump and Clinton last year, and my understanding is he very much wanted to do so as well. I actually think Bernie would have done very well against the two least-liked presidential candidates in American history, but Sanders opted not to run with an outside party. I was told by several campaign insiders that the decision wasn't an easy one. Sanders knew Clinton would struggle against Trump, he said as much throughout his campaign, and neither candidate really represented his core values, but he also knew the way our government is set up stacks the deck firmly against third-party candidates.