If any candidate gets 5 % of the popular vote , they are set up with guaranteed funding for the next election cycle . Voting for a third party gets them air time and exposure so even if they don ' t win , that candidate , or even the idea of a candidate that isn ' t part of the two party system becomes slightly stronger . Further , the Libertarian Party gained or retained ballot access in 38 states by having people vote for Johnson and other LP candidates on their ballots , where each state has its own threshold for inclusion . Unless Trump literally destroys the country in 4 years , voting 3 rd party is about voting for the long game . <| sep |> Nice ! If Lockheed is in , does that mean we get Kitty Pryde too ? <| sep |> From what I know she just took my pictures to staff and used the basic info I gave her to find me . Its weird . The point of tinder is that you can unmatch someone if they are being a dick . But she chose not too and instead do this .