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SecretMethod70 - yes, it is true that people can register on election day and then vote democrat or republican. But the advantage for third parties is that those who were set to vote that way can change their minds, and that the third parties can try and run a diffucult but successful get out the vote campaign. The danger isn't really that great - the Minnesota Republicans and Democrats still win the vast majorities of seats - but occasionally, something can go wrong. When Ventura won, neither the Dem nor Republican candidates were well liked or ran good campaigns. This drove down turnout. But Ventura ran a great campaign, rallied the support of the people through grassroots measures, and was able to convince a lot of people to either vote for him instead of the other guys or to decide at the last minute to vote, and to vote for him.
That really is why registration rules are set up how they are most places.
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