We already know the two presumptive nominees for the Democratic and Republican parties are the most unpopular in recent history and the problem is much greater than that as an increasing number of Americans leave the two major parties, knowing their views are not represented by either. The trend was noted as early as 2011 and since then, the number of independents has reached record highs.

As the 2016 Republican National Convention wrapped up Thursday, one aspect was clear: Americans are increasingly looking for alternative candidates outside of the two-party duopoly. According to Google Trends, searches for “3rd party candidate 2016” increased by 1,150 percent over the last week. 

On July 22, Wikileaks released nearly 20,000 e-mails among DNC staffers, a number of which suggest bias against the Sanders campaign during the Democratic primary. Some e-mails show high-level DNC members trying to undermine the Sanders campaign, and others reveal the attitude of DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz toward Sanders and his campaign manager, Jeff Weaver.

A survey conducted by FAIR of US media coverage of ISIS or ISIS-inspired attacks in Europe and the Middle East reveals a disparity of coverage, showing that European deaths are