Since the 18th century, America confined its politics into a two party system.  This might have worked when the parties were split between the federalists and anti-federalists, but times have changed. We live in a world of niche marketing and individualism. Two men too far on each side of the spectrum can’t fulfill the needs of the average, far more moderate American.This is where third-parties should come into consideration.For years the presidential elections have seemed like a race between the lesser of two evils, and it’s absurd. It’s also unnecessary. There are more parties out there than the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, and more names on the ballot than Obama and Romney.There are men like Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate. As Johnson recently explained in a recent YouTube interview with video blogger Philip DeFranco, libertarians are essentially “fiscally responsible and socially accepting.” This description hits the nail on the head for the vast majority of Libertarians, and arguably the vast majority of Americans.  Johnson is a two-term governor of New Mexico, who served from 1995 until 2003. According to his online biography, Johnson started his own handyman business to pay for his college education, climbed Mount Everest, and left New Mexico as one of only four states to have a balanced budget when he resigned. Unlike either of the major candidates, Johnson is upfront and candid about 100 percent of his plans and beliefs. Take a quick visit to his website, garyjohnson2012.com, and one will find a page labeled “issues.” Here Johnson explains, in detail, what he would do as president about both economic and social dilemmas.When it comes to the social aspect of politics, Johnson stands proudly and unapologetically for marriage equality, the repeal of the Patriot Act and keeping the Internet free and without censorship. Furthermore, he is extremely realistic when it comes to drug reform and is wholly in favor of the legalization and taxation of marijuana. His website clearly states, “Governor Johnson believes it is insane to arrest roughly 800,000 people a year for choosing to use a natural substance that is, by any reasonable objective standard, less harmful than alcohol.”As far as fiscal matters are concerned, Johnson is admittedly somewhat radical. However, his plans for reform could be exactly what this country needs. If elected, he would reduce military spending. He wants to give economic responsibility back to the states, who can better deal with their individual health care and education spending.Johnson is a strong believer in Fair Tax. He plans on taxing expenditures, rather than income. Prebates would allow the necessities to be bought tax free, and he would completely get rid of business tax. For a simple, but very detailed plan, visit FairTax.org.What’s truly admirable is Johnson’s honesty and realistic point of view. He isn’t promising a perfect America. He’s promising much needed change that can actually be delivered.“I can’t promise to balance the budget but I can promise to submit a balanced budget,” explained Johnson in the aforementioned interview. One of Johnson’s key guarantees is to have a submitted budget in 2013. This isn’t some vague time within his term, not a point in time after his term is over, but within his very first year of his presidency.Additionally, Johnson believes in fixing the current immigration problems by making it easier to get a work visa as well as allowing a two-year grace period for current illegal immigrants to attain work visas. At the same time, Johnson believes in a “one strike, you’re out” policy for immigrants who try to bypass the process, as stated on his website.Johnson urges undecided and underwhelmed voters to take an online quiz available at isidewith.com to see which candidates they legitimately agree with. The comprehensive quiz measures not only what stances a voter takes on the current issues at hand, but which issues are most important to the voter as well. Many voters, especially those in the younger demographics, are weary to vote for a third party candidate. I couldn’t count the number of times I’ve been told that I’d be “wasting” my vote by voting for a third party.This couldn’t be further from the truth. Voting for someone you simply hate less than his or her opponent isn’t going to solve anything. America is in very serious need of transformation and strong leadership, and a mediocre president isn’t going to supply either of those things.“A wasted vote is voting for somebody who you don’t believe in,” urges Johnson. “You create change in America by voting for the person you believe in.”