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brettdale

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4. If Bernie runs as a third party candidate

Reply to basselope (Original post)

Mon May 9, 2016, 10:31 PM

May 2016

Clinton wins in a landslide against Trump in a two person race.
Trump beats Clinton in a landslide if Bernie runs, Bernie finishes third.
Trump wins in a landslide if Bernie is the Dem nomination.

Above is your three options.

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IF Sanders runs 3rd party.. does that help Clinton win??? [View all] basselope May 2016 OP

One word dylan33 May 2016 #1

He is a man of his word, so he won't run third party nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #2

I know he won't.... I am just wondering out loud if it saves the democrats from themselves. basselope May 2016 #5

Time to face the music, the party has finished it's realignment nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #13

Not really. basselope May 2016 #15

Alas confirming what I just posted nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #16

bernie would only win vermont...maybe esp after everyone sees what a fraud he would be msongs May 2016 #3

Yeah, I remember! truebluegreen May 2016 #14

If Bernie runs as a third party candidate brettdale May 2016 #4

The fallacy is in the first assumption. basselope May 2016 #7

You're clearly not paying attention. onecaliberal May 2016 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author TM99 May 2016 #12

There was a south park episode on SJW brettdale May 2016 #6

The point is that (if you read the OP) basselope May 2016 #8

I heard the Koch brothers offered to finance Sanders' 3rd party run Brother Buzz May 2016 #10

'I'm just asking.' nt onehandle May 2016 #11