The other parties just don't have the money to compete when it comes to advertising their candidate to the majority of america.
Many more people have been registering as independents lately though, which is a good start.
This is what was spent during the 2004 presidential election.
George W. Bush (R) $367,228,801
John Kerry (D) $326,236,288
Ralph Nader (Ref./indep.) $4,566,037
Michael Badnarik (L) $1,093,013
Michael Peroutka (Const.) $709,087
David Cobb (Green) $496,658
$300 million+ to get a $400,000/year job. $300 million+ wasted on John Kerry.
