I remember when Ross Perot ran for President and siphoned a significant percentage of Bush’s votes away, basically handing the election to Clinton.
Shoe’s on the other foot. Cornell West, former prof at Hahvahd and Princeton, wants to run as a third party candate — he started out with the Green party and dropped them last week. Right now, the polls show a 44% to 44% dead heat between Biden and Trump. With West in the mix, West polls at 5%, Trump at 52% and Biden at 41%. RFK Jr. may also run as an independent