How a Third-Party Candidate Could Cause an Electoral Crisis

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How deliciously ironic that an article written to rally the partisan troops lays out a roadmap for how we can, finally, break their stranglehold on power:

How a Third-Party Candidate Could Cause an Electoral Crisis

Imagine this scenario. As expected, Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination. However, disaffected Republicans run a third-party candidate. In the presidential election Clinton wins a plurality but not a majority of the popular vote. (A third-party candidate would likely hurt Trump more than Clinton.) Clinton likewise wins a plurality but not a majority of votes in the Electoral College. According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives then selects the president, with each state delegation possessing one vote. In this scenario the House of Representatives is the same heavily Republican body that now sits. The third party candidate, who finished second or even third in the popular vote, becomes president of the United States. Imagine the uproar, hopefully not a violent one, that would ensue such a subversion of the popular will.
 
Stein and Johnson are both moving up in the polls and are on the ballot in all 50 states. If they get 15% they stay on the ballot and that is the bigger threat.
 
Stein and Johnson are both moving up in the polls and are on the ballot in all 50 states. If they get 15% they stay on the ballot and that is the bigger threat.

Your facts aren't quite straight. Stein is currently on the ballot in 23 states, Johnson in 36. And the 15% business has nothing to do with being on the ballot. It's the polling threshold usually required to qualify for national debates.
 
How deliciously ironic that an article written to rally the partisan troops lays out a roadmap for how we can, finally, break their stranglehold on power:

How a Third-Party Candidate Could Cause an Electoral Crisis

Imagine this scenario. As expected, Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination. However, disaffected Republicans run a third-party candidate. In the presidential election Clinton wins a plurality but not a majority of the popular vote. (A third-party candidate would likely hurt Trump more than Clinton.) Clinton likewise wins a plurality but not a majority of votes in the Electoral College. According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives then selects the president, with each state delegation possessing one vote. In this scenario the House of Representatives is the same heavily Republican body that now sits. The third party candidate, who finished second or even third in the popular vote, becomes president of the United States. Imagine the uproar, hopefully not a violent one, that would ensue such a subversion of the popular will.

Johnson/weld sure sound better than other options at the moment
 
No electoral crisis.

If Johnson pulls enough electoral votes to throw the election to congress, there are enough republicans there to tip the balance to Trumpenfurher.
 
No electoral crisis.

If Johnson pulls enough electoral votes to throw the election to congress, there are enough republicans there to tip the balance to Trumpenfurher.

Most of the Republicans in Congress don't want Trump.
 
Stein and Johnson are both moving up in the polls and are on the ballot in all 50 states. If they get 15% they stay on the ballot and that is the bigger threat.

Last I hear, Stein is not on the ballot in all 50 states. Johnson is polling around 13% I believe, so he's not far from making the debates. Maybe he'll get a convention bump after everyone realizes Clinton sucks just as bad as Trump and everyone.
 
How deliciously ironic that an article written to rally the partisan troops lays out a roadmap for how we can, finally, break their stranglehold on power:

How a Third-Party Candidate Could Cause an Electoral Crisis

Imagine this scenario. As expected, Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination. However, disaffected Republicans run a third-party candidate. In the presidential election Clinton wins a plurality but not a majority of the popular vote. (A third-party candidate would likely hurt Trump more than Clinton.) Clinton likewise wins a plurality but not a majority of votes in the Electoral College. According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives then selects the president, with each state delegation possessing one vote. In this scenario the House of Representatives is the same heavily Republican body that now sits. The third party candidate, who finished second or even third in the popular vote, becomes president of the United States. Imagine the uproar, hopefully not a violent one, that would ensue such a subversion of the popular will.

The popular vote is meaningless

Johnson would have to actually win states to get their electoral votes and Hillary has about a hundred electoral vote buffer over 270

No third party candidate has actually won a state since George Wallace almost 50 years ago

Why would a Republican House select a third party candidate over a Republican?
 
How deliciously ironic that an article written to rally the partisan troops lays out a roadmap for how we can, finally, break their stranglehold on power:

How a Third-Party Candidate Could Cause an Electoral Crisis

Imagine this scenario. As expected, Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination. However, disaffected Republicans run a third-party candidate. In the presidential election Clinton wins a plurality but not a majority of the popular vote. (A third-party candidate would likely hurt Trump more than Clinton.) Clinton likewise wins a plurality but not a majority of votes in the Electoral College. According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives then selects the president, with each state delegation possessing one vote. In this scenario the House of Representatives is the same heavily Republican body that now sits. The third party candidate, who finished second or even third in the popular vote, becomes president of the United States. Imagine the uproar, hopefully not a violent one, that would ensue such a subversion of the popular will.

The popular vote is meaningless

Johnson would have to actually win states to get their electoral votes and Hillary has about a hundred electoral vote buffer over 270

No third party candidate has actually won a state since George Wallace almost 50 years ago

Why would a Republican House select a third party candidate over a Republican?

Is there a Republican in the race this year? So far all I've seen is two Democrats and a Libertarian.
 
How deliciously ironic that an article written to rally the partisan troops lays out a roadmap for how we can, finally, break their stranglehold on power:

How a Third-Party Candidate Could Cause an Electoral Crisis

Imagine this scenario. As expected, Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination. However, disaffected Republicans run a third-party candidate. In the presidential election Clinton wins a plurality but not a majority of the popular vote. (A third-party candidate would likely hurt Trump more than Clinton.) Clinton likewise wins a plurality but not a majority of votes in the Electoral College. According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives then selects the president, with each state delegation possessing one vote. In this scenario the House of Representatives is the same heavily Republican body that now sits. The third party candidate, who finished second or even third in the popular vote, becomes president of the United States. Imagine the uproar, hopefully not a violent one, that would ensue such a subversion of the popular will.

The popular vote is meaningless

Johnson would have to actually win states to get their electoral votes and Hillary has about a hundred electoral vote buffer over 270

No third party candidate has actually won a state since George Wallace almost 50 years ago

Why would a Republican House select a third party candidate over a Republican?

Is there a Republican in the race this year? So far all I've seen is two Democrats and a Libertarian.
There's no GOP'er....sadness on you...:lol:
 
The popular vote is meaningless

Johnson would have to actually win states to get their electoral votes and Hillary has about a hundred electoral vote buffer over 270

No third party candidate has actually won a state since George Wallace almost 50 years ago

Why would a Republican House select a third party candidate over a Republican?

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How deliciously ironic that an article written to rally the partisan troops lays out a roadmap for how we can, finally, break their stranglehold on power:

How a Third-Party Candidate Could Cause an Electoral Crisis

Imagine this scenario. As expected, Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination. However, disaffected Republicans run a third-party candidate. In the presidential election Clinton wins a plurality but not a majority of the popular vote. (A third-party candidate would likely hurt Trump more than Clinton.) Clinton likewise wins a plurality but not a majority of votes in the Electoral College. According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives then selects the president, with each state delegation possessing one vote. In this scenario the House of Representatives is the same heavily Republican body that now sits. The third party candidate, who finished second or even third in the popular vote, becomes president of the United States. Imagine the uproar, hopefully not a violent one, that would ensue such a subversion of the popular will.

The popular vote is meaningless

Johnson would have to actually win states to get their electoral votes and Hillary has about a hundred electoral vote buffer over 270

No third party candidate has actually won a state since George Wallace almost 50 years ago

Why would a Republican House select a third party candidate over a Republican?

Because Trump is a Republican in the same way you're a 'rightwinger'.
 
How deliciously ironic that an article written to rally the partisan troops lays out a roadmap for how we can, finally, break their stranglehold on power:

How a Third-Party Candidate Could Cause an Electoral Crisis

Imagine this scenario. As expected, Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic Party’s nomination for president, and Donald Trump wins the Republican nomination. However, disaffected Republicans run a third-party candidate. In the presidential election Clinton wins a plurality but not a majority of the popular vote. (A third-party candidate would likely hurt Trump more than Clinton.) Clinton likewise wins a plurality but not a majority of votes in the Electoral College. According to the Constitution, the House of Representatives then selects the president, with each state delegation possessing one vote. In this scenario the House of Representatives is the same heavily Republican body that now sits. The third party candidate, who finished second or even third in the popular vote, becomes president of the United States. Imagine the uproar, hopefully not a violent one, that would ensue such a subversion of the popular will.

The popular vote is meaningless

Johnson would have to actually win states to get their electoral votes and Hillary has about a hundred electoral vote buffer over 270

No third party candidate has actually won a state since George Wallace almost 50 years ago

Why would a Republican House select a third party candidate over a Republican?

Is there a Republican in the race this year? So far all I've seen is two Democrats and a Libertarian.
There's no GOP'er....sadness on you...:lol:

See, this moron is the perfect example of why the DNC was right to oppose Sanders, and why we need to get rid of the primary system. This moron freely admits that Trump is not a Republican, and that as a Trump supporter he is openly hostile to the Republican party. Moron child thinks its funny to throw eggs at people's houses. That is what our politics have come down to. It's time to put these children to bed.
 

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