How we end up with Trump for President in 2016

[beachbum bob]

13. last time I looked...electoral vote is winner take all in almost every instance except like nebraska

a 3rd party candidate will never will more than a hand full electoral votes if any.. I have been around for 2 big 3rd party candidates....John B Anderson and Ross Perot

how many states and electoral votes did they get? Perot got just under 20 MILLION votes and NO electoral votes at all, most of perot voters were republican..... John B anderson got just under 6 Million votes again mostly republican...and NO electoral votes....in 2000, nader got under 3 million...no electoral votes but syphoned off enough to give the election to bush....the bulk of the votes he syphoned would have most likely voted for gore

there is little or no chance for a libertarian party candidate...or really any 3rd party candidate to win any...but a few electoral votes and hence....would never cause an election to go to the congress.....a 3rd party candidate would syphon votes from one or the other main party...giving the other party a huge landslide victory in electoral count