Originally Posted by dteowner 
Besides, it's not just the two main parties that are stomping out other voices. Just look at the hatchet job done by the media on the Tea Party. I expect folks on the other side could cite the abuse Nader took from the media back when he had his best performance with the Green party (2000?) as a similar smear job.
The Tea Party "Patriots" deserve whatever scorn is heaped on them. They are the ones who have driven the Republican party into ruin.