Trump or Hillary as President, who else is petrified?

[NativeSon]

A vote for third party opens up a possible contender next time. At this moment the ship is sinking and is highly likely too regardless of captain Dem or Capt Rep...This two party system is a trap and the more unhappy people are the more screaming will come from both sides as the hard right and hard left jerk their party around. Both sides had better people than Trump and Hillary, it was the loudest and most polarized individuals who made these choices. I dont think this is the last Trump and Hillary election but its definitely the first and I dont want to be in this type of election every 4 years.

MAYBE this will be a wake up call, Republicans are scared, Democrats are scared, the world is scared. Something must change and hopefully soon!

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

How is it that the third parties are immune to this logic? When scrutinized in the same way as the two major parties, the alternatives don't exactly come up smelling of roses. Further, the third parties have had years and years and years to sway public opinion and have very little to show for it.

This election was essentially a replay of 2000. Looking at it nationally, the Libs and Greens are pretty much exactly where they were or even worse off than 16 years ago. There were no big awakenings and no lessons learned then, why would that happen now? Even the Tea Party in its much shorter time has made a bigger impact than both Libs and Greens combined. Ka-ray-zee.

Not saying I'm opposed to third parties, mind you, but applying your reasoning to the existing options just seems to equal more "insanity."