Question

Discuss third parties and the challenges they face in winning elections. in your discussion, explain three reasons third parties have difficulty in our political system. identify one third party candidate who received a significant number of popular votes but no electoral votes. identify one third party candidate who received significant popular and electoral votes

Answer 1

3rd Parties do not have a lot of members, do not have huge rallies, are not very "out there", are not filmed by the media often, are not often publized. One example is the Green Party which is a liberal party. 
George Wallace of the American Independent Party won at least one state.
Martin Van Buren in 1848 is a good example f someone who was popular but won 0 elector votes