I'm a little surprised at all the negativity. Everybody complains that the two parties are the same, but as soon as the prospect of a Trump/Thiel ticket comes up (which would, at the very least, shake things up), people freak out.

I'm about as far from a libertarian as you can get, but I find this interesting! The combination of Trump's willingness to attack everything, and Thiel's ideas on disruption could put a lot of sacred cows up for debate. Regardless of what side you're on, that's not a bad thing. It forces the other side to articulate defenses of the status quo, instead of leaning on inertia.