"In every battleground state, there is at least one third-party or independent presidential candidate on the ballot.
"None of these candidates will come anywhere close to winning the presidency" claims the New York Times.
HOW DO THEY KNOW?
Do they have a Crystal Ball? Not exactly. It bases its guess is on opinion polls.
The NYT is worried about the "battleground states," hotly contested by third parties & Independent Presidential Candidates.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/us/politics/presidential-election-third-party-candidates.html