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Rand Paul is basically a third party candidate under the Republican banner as was his father. I believe that the only way for a third party to truly become viable is to start from the ground up. People aren't going to "waste a vote" on a party, or candidate, that they don't think can win. If third parties had more seats in lower offices and became more "mainstream" or recognized, they could become contenders. Until then, the better candidates will still have to run under the R or D, in my opinion.