A third-party candidate running against the Republican and Democrat party machines in a presidential election has always proven unsuccessful.  The majority of American voters tend to treat third-party candidates more like third-rail candidates.  And you really can’t blame them, because the two major parties have amassed so much power over the years that under today’s presidential electoral system, a third-party candidate is doomed to fail before he even starts.

But what if there were more than just one candidate running against the Republican and Democrat candidates?  What if there was not just one single third-party candidate, but a fourth, or maybe even a fifth candidate?  And what if those candidates already had prominent national exposure, viable voter support, good financial backing, and competitive national organizations as well?  How would that change the political establishment’s presidential campaign paradigm?

Something this dramatic would take not only a seismic shift in the American electorate, but at least two viable presidential candidates outside the Republican and Democratic Parties.

It is becoming increasingly evident that this presidential primary season has provided a perfect scenario for something like this to happen.

Today’s electorate and candidates are showing signs never before seen in a presidential primary.  It’s quite obvious that of the five candidates left in both the Republican and Democrat primaries, at least four have enough enthusiastic loyal supporters and funding to give them a fighting chance in a multiple-candidate presidential race – provided, however, that the two runners-up in both the Republican and Democrat primaries have the intuition and fortitude to run under the banner of another party.

Think about it.  Suppose Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both get the Republican and Democrat Party nominations – which will probably be the case.  Bernie Sanders already has a political party affiliation as a Democratic Socialist, and Ted Cruz can run as the Tea Party candidate he truly is.  Sanders and Cruz both just continue to campaign and raise support and never miss a beat.

Considering both Trump’s and Clinton’s high negative polling, along with their excessive political baggage, the timing for multiple candidates may never be better.  And Sanders and Cruz won’t just be siphoning away votes from Clinton and Trump, as the leaders of the Republican and Democrat parties along with the political establishment and media will try to convince America’s electorate.  Sanders and Cruz would both have a real viable chance of winning the election.