2016 Election Thread Part Deux

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volfanhill said:
No there's not. You can try to fool yourself into think their are. But you know deep down that we have two choices.
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This will be the first time they've been on the ballot in all 50 states and apart of the televised debates. Both sides spew the same ridiculous garbage about how a vote for the third party is a vote for Hillary or trump. It's absurd. They only do so to create fear. It's like claiming buying a Honda is supporting Chevy/Ford
 
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Obsessed said:
Lmao.

I read it goofy.

I guess now you can provide a link to trumps definition of "enemy of the state"
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Trump has already said he wants to open up the libel laws to "go after" people who say bad things about him. He probably already has a Nixonian enemies list.

What makes you think he would stop there?
 
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Vol8188 said:
This will be the first time they've been on the ballot in all 50 states and apart of the televised debates. Both sides spew the same ridiculous garbage about how a vote for the third party is a vote for Hillary or trump. It's absurd. They only do so to create fear. It's like claiming buying a Honda is supporting Chevy/Ford
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I don't disagree with what you just said however let me ask you a question? Aside from something eliminating Trump or Clinton, like a death or indictment, what percentage of likely hood do you put on one of them being the next president? You and I both know the answer is 100%. This means there is only two choices.
 
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volfanhill said:
I don't disagree with what you just said however let me ask you a question? Aside from something eliminating Trump or Clinton, like a death or indictment, what percentage of likely hood do you put on one of them being the next president? You and I both know the answer is 100%. This means there is only two choices.
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Johnson is almsost completely unknown to the majority of voters and is already polling at 11% due to the distain for the others. I believe he captured 9% of the vote last cycle without being on the majority of ballots due to state laws and without being in the debates.

People originally thought the same about trumps odds, but as more people came on board, others realized it was a possibility.

Honestly, I think he will get 20% of the vote or more. And if he gets into the debates like I think he will, I'd give me a 20-30% chance of winning. These are the two least liked candidates I've ever seen
 
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Vol8188 said:
Honestly, I think he will get 20% of the vote or more. And if he gets into the debates like I think he will, I'd give me a 20-30% chance of winning. These are the two least liked candidates I've ever seen
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Delusional.
 
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The only thing that is guaranteed is that the next 4 years will be filled with contention no matter which idiot gets elected president.
 
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Vol8188 said:
He's polling at 11% and most people don't even know who he is. He's never been invited to a televised debate wasn't on most ballots and still received nearly 10% of the vote. 20% is reasonable
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Are you old enough to remember Ross Perot? Not simply recall the name but remember his run for president?
 
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Vol8188 said:
I've read about, but I don't have actual memories of it.
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He ran when I was in college. Hated the options of Clinton or Bush. He had more buzz than any third party candidate since. Perot was always on CNN (only game in town back then). He ended up with 14 - 15% (I think). No third party option has even come close to repeating what that crazy Texan did.

Johnson will not break 10% even if he is in debates no matter what the current polls are saying.
 
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McDad said:
He ran when I was in college. Hated the options of Clinton or Bush. He had more buzz than any third party candidate since. Perot was always on CNN (only game in town back then). He ended up with 14 - 15% (I think). No third party option has even come close to repeating what that crazy Texan did.

Johnson will not break 10% even if he is in debates no matter what the current polls are saying.
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I just looked it up. The number was 18.9%. Was he in the national debates and on all 50 ballots?
 
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McDad said:
He ran when I was in college. Hated the options of Clinton or Bush. He had more buzz than any third party candidate since. Perot was always on CNN (only game in town back then). He ended up with 14 - 15% (I think). No third party option has even come close to repeating what that crazy Texan did.

Johnson will not break 10% even if he is in debates no matter what the current polls are saying.
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He got 19%. He was also a billionaire who bought up tons of airtime on major networks and participated in every debate. Now before he pulled out, only to renter again, I think he was polling in the mid twenties.
 
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Vol8188 said:
I just looked it up. The number was 18.9%. Was he in the national debates and on all 50 ballots?
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That is my recollection. He had money to get his message out. His elevator didn't go to top floor.
I haven't seen anyone garner the interest he did. Johnson doesn't have the money to get on front of people and only a small number watch debates.

Now, he may have a puncher's chance to get into the teens IF the liberal media want to split the Republican vote and give Clinton the election (which is what happened in 92).
 
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volfanhill said:
He got 19%. He was also a billionaire who bought up tons of airtime on major networks and participated in every debate. Now before he pulled out, only to renter again, I think he was polling in the mid twenties.
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That's how I remember as well. Obviously I was way off on my percent votes, though
 
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McDad said:
You think so? Why...for the 'what will Trump will say' factor?
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Pretty much. Same reason the GOP debates recorded record numbers of viewers during the primaries.

Trump lovers: "What will he say next?"

Trump haters: "What will he say next?"
 
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