Any guess to what the final third party vote total will be?

[Dawson Leery]

[bravenak]

1. Less than 2 percent

[saltpoint]

3. History will decide how it wants on

third parties in our country, but in this cycle, speaking strictly for myself, I don't think Gary Johnson or Jill Stein have earned people's votes.

They have not been competitive. They have not done well in advancing their plans and policies. Johnson doesn't know Aleppo from Shinola. Stein seems befuddled by vaccines. They ostensibly represent an alternative for voters, but have done very little to be a meaningful alternative. Their 'third partiness' has undermined third party consideration because they've run lousy campaigns.

Joe Exotic is at least entertaining.

Johnson 4 or 5 percent, Stein 1 or 2 percent.

[Beartracks]

4. Joe Exotic? lol

That reminds me, I need to go look up the entire list of candidates. I read somewhere there's like 23 of them... SOmehow I doubt there will be that many on my ballot.

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[saltpoint]

6. I admit that I never heard of Joe until last week

reading this site. Otherwise he would have not shown up on my radar at all most likely.

I'll give him the entertainment nod. He seems to hang around lions. Also he swears like a sailor. When Joe Exotic swears, he isn't nearly as vulgar as Trump when Trump isn't swearing.

[Demsrule86]

16. Third parties simply give the elections to the GOP at this time...

Waste of a vote...and I despise Greens...and think Libertarians are worse than Republicans in terms of their policy.

[saltpoint]

17. We may see a third party forged out of the

chaos of the current GOP implosion.

They are splintered now, with each faction distrustful of the others. There is strong delusional content on the part of the Bible thumpers. The Tea Baggers are loud and proud but could not elect a president on their own. The old establishment faction is reduced to a few whimpering non-descriptos.

They're a mess.

As the factions start to wrangle for influence and power, I think it's very possible that some bizarre coalition will form and a third party will be born. It won't be one progressives like, but it may be the only lifeboat left for the Republicans.

[madinmaryland]

18. Don't forget about Lee L mercer, jr.

Eye spy community, national and international.

[saltpoint]

19. He might look pretty good against Gary Johnson

this cycle. Johnson seems like a nice enough guy but I just don't care for his politics at all.

[madinmaryland]

20. Gary Johnson is just a teabagger who smokes pot. nt

[saltpoint]

21. Yep. Too far right on main things.

Not sure what the hell Bill Weld was thinking by signing on to that project.

[Dawson Leery]

5. kick

[MineralMan]

8. Insufficient.

[Dawson Leery]

9. kick

[book_worm]

11. Johnson 5% Stein 1% or less

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

12. 2.5% for pothead Gary Johnson

Less that 1% for Putin lover Jill Stein.

[Coyotl]

13. About 3-4% nationally. If more, at Trump's expense.

[alcibiades_mystery]

14. 2.85% Johnson; 0.35% Stein

[Dawson Leery]

15. kick

[geek tragedy]

22. <2% total nt