密歇根州的国会议员贾斯汀·阿马什正在寻求自由意志党的总统提名，他强烈批评了该国的两党制，认为民主党和共和党正在“使美国人无法”享受他们的生活。

阿玛什当选为共和党人，但去年夏天正式离开该党，并于7月4日宣布独立。自2016年总统竞选以来，他一直是唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)总统的强烈批评者，也是唯一一位在12月与民主党一起投票弹劾总统的众议院保守派议员。

上周，阿玛什宣布他已经启动了一个探索性委员会，寻求自由意志党的总统提名。他在接受美国有线电视新闻网采访时谈到了他的决定以及他打算如何吸引选民国情咨文星期天。

“我要去那里，把华盛顿的问题传达出去。我想我们正处于十字路口。在过去十年左右的时间里，人们变得越来越两极分化，越来越心烦意乱。“但实际上，大多数美国人都是讨人喜欢的人，是有礼貌的人，希望彼此合作，互相尊重，”他补充道。

“真正控制我们政治体系的这两个派别([共和党和民主党)正在摧毁我们的体系，”这位国会议员警告说，“让我们其他人无法坦率地享受我们的生活，”他说。

阿玛什声称他的目标是代表对当前政治分歧感到沮丧的美国人。“我认为我们正处于这种变化可能发生十字路口，”他说。

采访结束后，阿玛什在推特上写道:“没有候选人有资格获得你的投票或胜利的假设。投票给你想赢的人。”

任何第三方候选人都将面临赢得总统职位的艰难斗争。几十年来，美国的政治体系一直由两党制主导，众议院只有一名独立议员，参议院只有两名。自由意志党的2016年总统候选人加里·约翰逊只获得了全国民众投票的3.27%，这是该政党有史以来最好的选举结果。

包括其他反对特朗普的保守派在内的一些分析人士对阿玛什参选表示担忧。他们警告说，他的竞选可能会从民主党总统候选人乔·拜登(Joe Biden)手中夺走选票，许多保守派特朗普批评者都支持他，导致共和党总统赢得胜利，并连任四年。

众议员贾斯汀·阿马什(密歇根州)于2019年5月28日在密歇根州大急流城举行市政厅会议

“他可以从民主党提名人乔·拜登那里获得足够的选票，将选举交给特朗普，”伊利诺伊州前共和党众议员乔·沃尔什在一篇为特朗普的评论文章中写道，他在共和党初选中向特朗普发起挑战，但未获成功华盛顿邮报。“在这一点上，你不必对自己的选择感到满意，因为只有民主党提名人才能击败特朗普。”

但是阿玛什对自己赢得选举的能力表示了信心，而不仅仅是从其他候选人那里攫取选票。

JUSTIN AMASH ARGUES REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS ARE 'DESTROYING OUR SYSTEM,' SAYS THEY ARE 'MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE' TO ENJOY OUR LIVES

Congressman Justin Amash of Michigan, who is seeking the Libertarian Party's presidential nomination, strongly criticized the country's two-party system, arguing that Democrats and Republicans are "making it impossible" for Americans to enjoy their lives.

Amash was elected as a Republican but formally left the party last summer, declaring himself an independent on the Fourth of July. He has been a strong critic of President Donald Trump since his 2016 presidential campaign, and was the only conservative member of the House of Representatives to vote with Democrats to impeach the president in December.

Last week, Amash announced he had launched an exploratory committee to seek the presidential nomination of the Libertarian Party. He spoke about his decision and how he plans to appeal to voters in an interview with CNN's State of the Union on Sunday.

"I'm going to go out there and get the message out there about what's wrong in Washington. I think we're at a crossroads. There is a difference over the last decade or so, where people are more polarized, more upset," Amash said. "But actually, most Americans are delightful people, are polite people, want to work with each other, respect each other," he added.

"And these two factions [Republicans and Democrats] that really control our political system are destroying our system," the congressman warned, "and making it impossible for the rest of us to frankly, enjoy our lives," he said.

Amash asserted that he aims to represent the Americans frustrated with the current political divide. "I think we are at that crossroads where this kind of change can happen," he said.

Posting to Twitter after the interview, Amash wrote: "No candidate is entitled to your vote or a presumption of victory. Vote for the person you want to win."

Any third-party candidate would face an uphill battle to win the presidency. The U.S. political system has been dominated by the two-party system for decades, with only one independent (Amash) serving in the House of Representatives, and just two serving in the Senate. The Libertarian Party's 2016 presidential nominee, Gary Johnson, garnered only 3.27 percent of the national popular vote, which was the political party's best-ever election result.

Some analysts, including other conservatives who are against Trump, have raised concerns about Amash entering the race. They have warned that his run could draw votes away from Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, who many conservative Trump critics have backed, leading the Republican president to victory and another four years in office.

Representative Justin Amash (i-Michigan) holds a Town Hall Meeting on May 28, 2019 in Grand Rapids, Michigan

"He can siphon enough votes from the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, to hand the election to Trump," former Republican Representative Joe Walsh of Illinois, who unsuccessfully mounted a GOP primary challenge to Trump, wrote in an opinion article for The Washington Post. "And you don't have to be happy with your choices at this point to see that the only candidate who can beat Trump is the Democratic Party nominee."

But Amash has expressed confidence in his ability to win the election, not just to siphon votes from other candidates.

"I'm in the race to win it," he told Fox News this weekend. "I would not have entered the race unless I thought there was a path to victory."