Not surprise really, but the two parties have the politics of fear locked in now like no other time, and keep those in either party so worried about the candidate they dislike from getting elected, the "anyone but X" vote, they will not risk voting for outside DemPubs in large enough numbers:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Sixty-three percent of U.S. adults currently agree with the statement that the Republican and Democratic parties do “such a poor job” of representing the American people that “a third major party is needed.” This represents a seven-percentage-point increase from a year ago and is the highest since Gallup first asked the question in 2003. However, the current measure is not meaningfully different from the prior highs of 61% in 2017 and 62% in 2021, shortly after the January 2021 Capitol Hill riots.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/512135/...cal-party.aspx
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