Will, which independent or third party candidate were you wanting to see in office? Is there someone you see as a great potential president who has been frustrated by the system that we have? Maybe there is just IS no one available who would be able to fill the office, or meet the demands of our day.

I think people do not vote because they are too busy with their own lives or are too content. For most people, America chugs along pretty well. Most people I meet who do not vote are uninformed and like to remain that way. I don't see it, but it is a basic contentment with the status quo and a serious disinterest in politics that keeps folks from the ballot box, not some powerful discontent.