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rogerashton

(3,960 posts) Tue Sep 15, 2015, 03:07 PM Sep 2015

This is just a fantasy, but ... [View all]

It's a year from now. Bernie and Trump are the nominees of the two parties. Hillary runs as an independent, with the justification that it is "necessary to save the country from extremism." And wins a bare majority in the electoral vote, with a near three-way split in the popular vote.

It's just a fantasy. Couldn't possibly happen. I'm sure.

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This is just a fantasy, but ... [View all] rogerashton Sep 2015 OP

more likely a three way split in the electoral vote virtualobserver Sep 2015 #1

a very strange fantasy olddots Sep 2015 #2

Is this something that you want to see happen? MiniMe Sep 2015 #3

No, not something I want to see. rogerashton Sep 2015 #10

Such a thing will not occur. MineralMan Sep 2015 #4

That would be a nightmare YabaDabaNoDinoNo Sep 2015 #5

I don't see Clinton running a vanity campaign Warpy Sep 2015 #6

Another fantasy -- rogerashton Sep 2015 #11

It would be interesting Travis_0004 Sep 2015 #7

Well, it IS a fantasy, rogerashton Sep 2015 #12

Doubt it. If Hillary does not win the nomination, I can't see her running as an Independent. Xyzse Sep 2015 #8

It's about too late for any of the declared candidates to mount a third party run. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #9