Schumacher feels that this system leaves some Americans unrepresented, “You can’t lump all of the American people into Democrats or Republicans. There are many diverse views that need to be represented. All of the candidates need a chance to go on stage and show America why they deserve to be president of the United States.”

Both Jirak and Schumacher said that they think third parties could gain more power in the future, if the conditions are right. Jirak said that if the major parties have unpopular candidates in the future, some Americans may get frustrated and look for other candidates like they did in this election.

Zagorski stated that in order for a third party to win a presidential election, Americans would need to see the demise of one of the major parties. This would allow space for a third party to become a major party.

Even so, more third parties are something that Zagorski would like to see: “Democracy works best when there’s multiple voices. People may feel more represented.”

Stepping away from the two-party system would be very difficult. “